Category Archives: Canadian Press
Stories from people who have lost loved ones to opioids
VANCOUVER - A gradual surge in lethal opioid overdoses shows no sign of slowing, and some experts say the worst is yet to come unless governments do more to counteract the deadly crisis. The incursion...
Dec 13, 2016
Some facts about the deadly opioid fentanyl
Here are some facts about fentanyl: What is fentanyl? Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid traditionally used for pain management. Fentanyl can’t be seen, smelled or tasted, which makes it di...
Dec 13, 2016
Man who fired shots in DC pizzeria to face federal charges
WASHINGTON - A man inspired by an internet conspiracy theory to fire an assault weapon inside a pizza restaurant warned friends that his “raid” could involve killing people, according to c...
Dec 13, 2016
For Congress, defence contracts are like baseball, apple pie
WASHINGTON - For members of Congress, there’s nothing more American than baseball, apple pie and big defence contracts. After President-elect Donald Trump attacked the cost of the F-35 Joint Str...
Dec 13, 2016
Monday's Games
Monday’s Games NHL Boston 2 Montreal 1 (OT) Pittsburgh 7 Arizona 0 — AHL Milwaukee 5 San Antonio 4 — NBA Toronto 122 Milwaukee 100 Indiana 110 Charlotte 94 Miami 112 Washington 101 H...
Dec 13, 2016
Rebels to evacuate Aleppo in surrender deal as fighting ends
BEIRUT - Syrian rebels reached a cease-fire deal to evacuate from eastern Aleppo in an effective surrender on Tuesday, as Russia declared all military action had stopped and the Syrian government had ...
Dec 13, 2016
India arrests 12 for not standing during national anthem
NEW DELHI - Twelve people have been arrested in southern India for not standing while the national anthem was being played at an international film festival, police said Tuesday. The arrests Monday fo...
Dec 13, 2016
Indonesia mob kills man arrested for school stabbing spree
JAKARTA, Indonesia - An enraged mob in central Indonesia forced its way into a police station and beat a man to death Tuesday, hours after he was arrested for allegedly stabbing seven children at an e...
Dec 12, 2016
Pakistan's national carrier chief resigns after plane crash
ISLAMABAD - A spokesman for Pakistan International Airlines says the national carrier’s chief has resigned following last week’s plane crash that killed all 47 people onboard. Danyal Gilan...
Dec 12, 2016
Prosecutors ask judge to allow Cosby's accusers to testify
NORRISTOWN, Pa. - Bill Cosby used his fame to gain the trust of women before knocking them out with pills and drinks so he could sexually assault them, prosecutors argued Tuesday as they sought to per...
Dec 12, 2016