Category Archives: Canadian Press
Victims of Humboldt Broncos crash may soon get interim payments
SASKATOON - The victims of the Humboldt Broncos hockey team bus crash may soon get interim payments from a fundraising campaign that has collected $15.2 million. The non-profit group that administers ...
Jul 05, 2018
Cousin says hiker who fell by waterfall near Vancouver lived and died selflessly
VANCOUVER - The cousin of a man who fell into a pool of a waterfall north of Vancouver says Charles Ryker Gamble lived an adventurous life travelling around the world but he’ll be remembered mos...
Jul 05, 2018
World Cup shows the beautiful game can also be a con game. Is Canada immune?
The World Cup in Russia has been rich in entertainment, showing soccer at its best. But the beautiful game has also been a con game at times, with stars like Brazil’s Neymar frustrating with the...
Jul 05, 2018
Toronto student arrested for protesting demolition of Palestinian village
A Toronto university student protesting the demolition of a Palestinian-Bedouin village in the West Bank has been arrested by the Israeli forces, her mother said Thursday. Karen Rodman said her 21-yea...
Jul 05, 2018
Justice Ginsburg bemoans partisan divide in Congress
JERUSALEM - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said Thursday she hoped the traditional “bipartisan spirit” of congressional hearings for judges will once again prevail in Washi...
Jul 05, 2018
Judge blocks 1 California sanctuary law, allows 2 others
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California can limit police co-operation with immigration officials and require inspections of detention facilities but can’t enforce a key part of a third state sanctuary l...
Jul 05, 2018
Mother, son separated at US border reunited in Chicago
CHICAGO - A Brazilian woman separated from her son in May while seeking asylum in the U.S. has been reunited with the 10-year-old boy in Chicago. The reunion occurred Thursday afternoon, just hours af...
Jul 05, 2018
Fireworks explosion kills 24, injures 49 near Mexico City
TULTEPEC, Mexico - Twenty-four people were killed and at least 49 injured Thursday when a series of explosions ripped through fireworks workshops in a town just north of Mexico City, according to offi...
Jul 05, 2018
More than one in four human trafficking victims in Canada is under 18
OTTAWA - A new Statistics Canada report suggests the majority of human trafficking victims in Canada are women and girls younger than 25, while most of the people charged with the crimes are men betwe...
Jul 05, 2018
Mother of missing Indigenous woman hits feds, RCMP with $600M class action
OTTAWA - A Regina mother whose daughter went missing in 2007 is launching a multimillion-dollar class-action lawsuit against the federal government and the RCMP, alleging a “negligent” and...
Jul 05, 2018