Category Archives: Canadian Press
Clinton says she won't be 'knocked off course' in final week
WILTON MANORS, Fla. - Hillary Clinton vowed Sunday that she would not be “knocked off course” in the election’s final days, as she sought to push past a new FBI email inquiry in a se...
Oct 30, 2016
Germany checking if fatal Hamburg stabbing was IS-related
BERLIN - Germany’s federal prosecutor is checking whether he should take over the investigation into a fatal stabbing in Hamburg earlier this month, his office said Sunday. A spokesman for the p...
Oct 30, 2016
Romania marks a year since deadly nightclub fire
BUCHAREST, Romania - A year ago, Miluta Flueras was taking photos of a rock band at the Colectiv nightclub when he was trapped in a fire that killed 64, the worst in Romania’s modern history. Fl...
Oct 30, 2016
Bale agrees to new contract with Madrid until 2022
MADRID - Real Madrid says Gareth Bale has agreed to a contract extension that will tie the Wales winger to the European champions through 2022. The 27-year-old Bale has helped Madrid win two Champions...
Oct 30, 2016
Cibulkova upsets Kerber to win WTA Finals title
SINGAPORE - Dominka Cibulkova put on a stunning show of unflappable tennis to upset top-ranked Angelique Kerber 6-3, 6-4 to win the WTA Finals title on Sunday. The seventh-seeded Cibulkova, making her...
Oct 30, 2016
'Very happy' Oland in Ottawa as top court hears groundbreaking bail appeal
FREDERICTON - A “very very happy” Dennis Oland has been spending quiet time with his family since his murder conviction was overturned last week, but he will make a return to the courtroom...
Oct 30, 2016
Five deaths at Winnipeg Remand Centre a 'huge flag:' John Howard Society
WINNIPEG - The deaths this year of five people in custody at the Winnipeg Remand Centre is a big red flag and should be investigated in a wide-ranging inquest, says a prisoners rights group. “I&...
Oct 30, 2016
'Canada's UFO guy' long fascinated by mysterious lights in the sky
WINNIPEG - After three decades being known as one of Canada’s top UFO experts, Chris Rutkowski doesn’t mind a bit of good-natured ribbing now and then. “People will sometimes give me...
Oct 30, 2016
Saudi Arabia says it breaks up 2 militant plots
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia said Sunday it broke up two militant plots in recent weeks, one with Islamic State militants trying to kill police officers and the second involving parking a car b...
Oct 30, 2016
Egypt bans TV Interview with anti-corruption critic
CAIRO - A rare TV interview with Egypt’s former chief auditor, who went on trial after publicly alleging massive government corruption, has been banned, the former state official said on Sunday....
Oct 30, 2016