Category Archives: Canadian Press
Nude students, Filipino activists protest dictator's burial
MANILA, Philippines - Thousands of Filipinos, including more than a dozen nude students, protested against the hasty burial of Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos in a heroes’ cemetery, in a gr...
Nov 25, 2016
Florence Henderson, "The Brady Bunch" mom, dies
LOS ANGELES - Florence Henderson, who went from Broadway star to become one of America’s most beloved television moms in “The Brady Bunch,” has died, her manager and her publicist sa...
Nov 25, 2016
PM Trudeau heads to Madagascar from Liberia, where he promised stronger bonds
MONROVIA, Liberia - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is departing Liberia today with a promise to renew and strengthen the friendship between Canada and the West African nation. “Canada and Liberia...
Nov 25, 2016
Another 'Buy American' flap in the works? The conditions are aligning for one
WASHINGTON - An early irritant in Canada-U.S. relations in the Trump era could emerge in the massive infrastructure bill proposed by the president-elect, amid speculation in Washington that it might i...
Nov 25, 2016
Hundreds more flights cancelled on day 3 of Lufthansa strike
BERLIN - Germany’s largest airline, Lufthansa, cancelled 830 short- and medium-haul flights on Friday affecting 100,000 passengers after a pilots’ strike entered its third day in a long-ru...
Nov 25, 2016
Turkish leader threatens to open migrant floodgate to Europe
BRUSSELS - Turkey threatened Friday to open the migrant floodgates if the European Union halts its membership talks, as criticism grows of Ankara’s heavy-handed response to a failed military cou...
Nov 25, 2016
Four stories in the news Friday, Nov. 25
Four stories in the news for Friday, Nov. 25 --- TRUDEAU HEADING TO MADAGASCAR Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is departing Liberia today with a promise to renew and strengthen the friendship between Ca...
Nov 25, 2016
Crown argues ex-Montreal mayor Michael Applebaum was aware of corruption
MONTREAL - Ex-Montreal mayor Michael Applebaum was a knowing participant in a criminal plot to enrich both himself and others, the Crown told the court Friday as the longtime former municipal politici...
Nov 25, 2016
With recounts looming, Trump adds new administration picks
MADISON, Wis. - President-elect Donald Trump pressed forward Friday with two more administration picks, as failed Green Party candidate Jill Stein took new steps to force recounts across key Midwester...
Nov 25, 2016
Iran: Death toll in train collision rises to 43
TEHRAN, Iran - A train collision in northern Iran killed at least 43 people and injured 100 on Friday, Iran’s state media reported. The official IRNA news agency quoted Mostafa Mortazavi, a spok...
Nov 25, 2016