Category Archives: Canadian Press
Roof won't use mental health experts to try to save his life
COLUMBIA, S.C. - Dylann Roof doesn’t want jurors to consider his mental health when they decide next month whether he should face the death penalty for killing nine black Charleston church worsh...
Dec 17, 2016
Official: Texas city had 3 reports of dirty water before ban
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - There were three reports of dirty water before the 300,000 residents of Corpus Christi were told not to drink the city’s water due to a chemical leak at an asphalt plant,...
Dec 17, 2016
Minnesota football team reverses decision to boycott, will play in Holiday Bowl
MINNEAPOLIS - The University of Minnesota football team will play in the Holiday Bowl, reversing a threat to boycott the game because of the suspension of 10 players accused of participating in a sexu...
Dec 17, 2016
Canadian short-track competitors earn five medals at World Cup competition
GANGNEUNG, Korea, Republic Of - Marianne St-Gelais of Saint-Felicien, Que., and Montreal’s Pascal Dion captured silver medals to anchor a solid performance for Canada on Saturday at the ISU Worl...
Dec 17, 2016
Funeral planned for famed census resister Audrey Tobias
TORONTO - An activist who made headlines when she was charged for refusing to fill out the census three years ago will be remembered for her spirit and tenacity at a funeral service in Toronto today. ...
Dec 17, 2016
FIFA president defends video replays at Club World Cup
YOKOHAMA, Japan - FIFA president Gianni Infantino has defended the use of video replays despite a shaky debut for the new system at the Club World Cup. The replay system allows referees to halt play t...
Dec 17, 2016
Booby found on UK beach flown back to Caribbean home
LONDON - Norman the booby bird may have clocked up the most unlikely air miles in aviation history. The red-footed booby, a native of tropical zones, was discovered on a southern English beach Sept. 4...
Dec 17, 2016
Strike closes Eiffel Tower for 5th day
PARIS - The Eiffel Tower has closed for a fifth day in a strike over working conditions - causing disappointment for scores of tourists. The monument’s management apologized Saturday to the visi...
Dec 17, 2016
Drug overdose deaths increased significantly in past 5 years
CONCORD, N.H. - Drug overdose deaths have increased by 33 per cent in the past five years across the country, with some states seeing jumps of nearly 200 per cent. According to data from the Centers f...
Dec 17, 2016
Pope eats with homeless on 80th birthday, gets 70,000 emails
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis celebrated an active if low-key 80th birthday on Saturday, sharing breakfast with eight homeless people before celebrating Mass with cardinals as greetings poured in from a...
Dec 17, 2016