Category Archives: Canadian Press
The Latest: Syria: Aleppo has returned to government control
BEIRUT - The Latest on the conflict in Syria (all times local): 8:30 p.m. A statement by the Syrian armed forces says the northern city of Aleppo has returned to government control, ending a four-year...
Dec 22, 2016
N.L. police having Christmas fun with report of 'reindeer' sighting
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - For a moment, Christmas appeared to come early to a neighbourhood in St. John’s, N.L. The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary reported Thursday that they were called to a ne...
Dec 22, 2016
Iraq bombs kill 23, disrupt return to normal life in Mosul
IRBIL, Iraq - Zaid Ahmed’s barber shop in the Gogjali district of Mosul was packed with customers Thursday when the first of three car bombs ripped through the outdoor food market outside. Ahmed...
Dec 22, 2016
Putin: Russia's military is stronger than any potential foe
MOSCOW - Russia’s military today can overpower any potential foe but should strengthen its nuclear arsenal, President Vladimir Putin told an annual end-of-year meeting Thursday with defence chie...
Dec 22, 2016
Swede claims to be first man wheelchair to reach South Pole
COPENHAGEN - A Swedish man is claiming to be the first person in the world to have reached the South Pole in a wheelchair. Aron Anderson said he accomplished the feat on Wednesday after a 21-day journ...
Dec 22, 2016
Spain's 'El Gordo' lottery sparks celebrations across Madrid
MADRID - Workers at a home for the elderly were among those celebrating Thursday in Madrid after all the tickets with the top prize-winning number in Spain’s 2.3 billion-euro ($2.4 billion) Chri...
Dec 22, 2016
Seven stories in the news today, Dec. 22
Seven stories in the news for Thursday, Dec. 22 --- A WHITE CHRISTMAS ON THE WAY FOR MOST CANADIANS, SAYS METEOROLOGIST The Weather Network says most Canadians dreaming of a white Christmas will have ...
Dec 22, 2016
A story of a priest accused of abuse, friendship and a long search for justice
Piita Irniq, one of a generation of Inuit leaders who took his people from igloos to iPhones, has seen and accomplished much, but one loose end haunts him. It’s the lonely search for justice for...
Dec 22, 2016
In 2017, Canadian economy will get its first taste of the Trump era
OTTAWA - The Canadian economy exits 2016 with bruises from the still-tough adjustment to weak crude prices and scars from the devastating wildfires that singed the oil patch. It enters 2017 with linge...
Dec 22, 2016
Accused in Amanda Lindhout kidnapping to face trial next October
OTTAWA - A man charged with taking journalist Amanda Lindhout hostage in Somalia is slated to face trial by judge alone next October. Three weeks have been set aside for the trial of Ali Omar Ader, wh...
Dec 22, 2016