Category Archives: Canadian Press
Quebec feminist author found not guilty of slandering Muslim school in Montreal
MONTREAL - A prominent secular feminist did not slander a Muslim school when she compared it to military training camps in Afghanistan and Pakistan, a judge ruled Tuesday. Rather, Djemila Benhabib, an...
Dec 13, 2016
Rapper Lil Uzi Vert charged over Atlanta dirt bike ride
ATLANTA - Rapper Lil Uzi Vert has been charged with reckless driving and a host of other counts after police say he and another man raced through the streets of Atlanta on dirt bikes. Police say the 2...
Dec 13, 2016
Environmental groups ask Supreme Court to hear Ontario endangered species case
TORONTO - Two environmental groups are taking their fight against Ontario’s endangered species regulations to the country’s highest court. Ontario Nature and Wildlands League argue that so...
Dec 13, 2016
Nationalize port of Churchill under port authority, NDP MP Niki Ashton urges
OTTAWA - A New Democrat MP is urging the federal government to nationalize the port of Churchill, Man., which has been closed since last summer. Niki Ashton says the port is a strategic asset that sho...
Dec 13, 2016
Cosby lawyer attacks 'bandwagon' accusers' accounts as vague
NORRISTOWN, Pa. - Bill Cosby’s lawyers on Wednesday attacked what they called “vague, remote and often inconsistent” allegations from a slew of women whom prosecutors are seeking to ...
Dec 13, 2016
Innocence Canada gets critical funding in fight for the wrongfully convicted
TORONTO - An organization that has helped exonerate more than 20 Canadians wrongfully convicted of serious crimes is receiving much-needed funding that will allow it to resume tackling new cases. Inno...
Dec 13, 2016
US halts some Saudi arms sales over Yemen deaths concerns
WASHINGTON - The United States is terminating some sales of military arms to Saudi Arabia over concerns about the killing of civilians in Yemen by a Saudi-led coalition, a senior U.S. official said Tu...
Dec 13, 2016
Japanese brewer Asahi to buy East Europe beer brands for $8B
TOKYO - Japanese brewer the Asahi Group said Tuesday it plans to buy five beer brands in Eastern Europe for 7.3 billion euros ($7.8 billion). Asahi said Tuesday that the beer brands in the Czech Repub...
Dec 13, 2016
'It broke our hearts:' Near-frozen puppy gets TLC and a second chance
WINNIPEG - An organization that rescues dogs says the body heat of a five-week-old puppy found near frozen in a northern Manitoba community was so low it didn't even register on a thermometer. "I've n...
Dec 13, 2016
Bobsled, skeleton officials moving worlds out of Russia
Avoiding what would have almost certainly been a widely boycotted world championships, international officials pulled this season’s biggest bobsled and skeleton competition out of Russia on Tues...
Dec 13, 2016