Category Archives: Canadian Press
Trump auditions Cabinet prospects high above Manhattan
NEW YORK - Donald Trump held court from his perch high above Manhattan on Monday, receiving a line of former rivals, longtime allies and TV executives while overseeing a presidential transition that a...
Nov 20, 2016
Indigenous sexual abuse likely to dominate inquiry into murdered, missing women
OTTAWA - Sharon Acoose remembers being groped as a child by an uncle who paid her in pocket change for her trouble - the earliest roots of a life scarred by sex work, drug use and jail time. “He...
Nov 20, 2016
France's Sarkozy loses primary with hard-line on immigration
PARIS - Former President Nicolas Sarkozy and his populist, hard-line stand on Muslims and immigration went down in defeat Sunday in France’s conservative primary for president. Two ex-prime mini...
Nov 20, 2016
Yemen rebels prevent food aid from reaching besieged city
SANAA, Yemen - Yemeni security officials say Houthi rebels are blocking humanitarian aid to the besieged western city of Taiz. The officials say 18 trucks from the World Food Program were prevented fr...
Nov 20, 2016
WWII mystery: Are 'missing' sailors actually in NY cemetery?
It’s a confounding mystery of World War II: What happened to the 136 missing sailors from the explosion and sinking of the USS Turner? After all, the ship did not go down in battle or even in th...
Nov 20, 2016
'Fantastic Beasts' spins magic, 'Billy Lynn's' tanks
LOS ANGELES - Harry Potter spinoff “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” cast a spell over audiences in its debut, summoning $75 million according to studio estimates Sunday and unseat...
Nov 20, 2016
Judge allows suit by ex-TV anchor fired after online remarks
PITTSBURGH - A federal judge has declined to throw out a lawsuit filed by a former Pittsburgh newscaster fired after her comments in a Facebook post about a shooting were deemed racially insensitive. ...
Nov 20, 2016
Trump again slams 'Hamilton'; Pence says he wasn't offended
NEW YORK - President-elect Donald Trump, in the midst of choosing his Cabinet, took time out Sunday for a second day to criticize the cast of the Broadway musical “Hamilton” and demand an ...
Nov 20, 2016
Canada ends FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup with a 5-0 loss to Japan
PAPUA NEW GUINEA, Papua New Guinea - Canada’s young team ended the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup with a 5-0 loss to Japan on Sunday. Canada, with an eye to the future, fielded a team with an...
Nov 20, 2016
B.C. First Nation celebrates return of artifacts, resilience of culture
PORT ALBERNI, B.C. - A five-metre-wide painted wood screen and 37 hand-carved birds are among a collection of artwork returned to a First Nation after more than a century in the Royal B.C. Museum. Huu...
Nov 20, 2016