Category Archives: Canadian Press
4 thieves steal nearly 200 pumpkins from New Jersey farm
WAYNE, N.J. - Four thieves have stolen nearly 200 pumpkins from a family-run farm in New Jersey. Todd Kuehm, owner of Farms View Roadstand in Wayne, says surveillance footage recorded the pumpkin thef...
Oct 27, 2016

Music programs helping refugee children adapt to life in Canada
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - At 11 years old, Majid has a voice that more than does justice to her slight four-foot frame. Standing in the hallway of the Living Arts Centre in Mississauga, Ont., Majid is pract...
Oct 27, 2016
Experts wonder why US official uttered hard N. Korea truth
America’s top intelligence official echoed what many U.S. experts have long argued when he said this week there was little chance North Korea would agree to shut down its nuclear weapons program...
Oct 27, 2016

2 Yazidi women who escaped IS group win human rights prize
BRUSSELS - Two Yazidi women who escaped sexual enslavement by the Islamic State group and went on to become advocates for others have won the European Union’s Sakharov Prize for human rights. Gu...
Oct 27, 2016

Minister cautious on apparent breakthrough on Cda-EU trade deal
OTTAWA - International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland sounded a cautionary note Thursday after an apparent European breakthrough in the long-running Canada-EU free trade saga, saying every trade agr...
Oct 27, 2016

British economy grows more than expected after Brexit vote
LONDON - Britain’s economy grew faster than expected in the three months after its vote to leave the European Union despite concern that uncertainty over the country’s future would weigh o...
Oct 27, 2016
Early voting: More good signs for Clinton in key states
WASHINGTON - The millions of votes that have been cast already in the U.S. presidential election point to an advantage for Hillary Clinton in critical battleground states, as well as signs of strength...
Oct 27, 2016
Feds urged to make mental health top priority in health accord negotiations
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is being urged to make mental health a top priority as it negotiates a new health accord with the provinces and territories. Dr. Catherine Zahn, president of the Centre...
Oct 27, 2016
Rapper Kevin Gates gets 180 days in jail for kicking fan
BARTOW, Fla. - Rapper Kevin Gates has been sentenced to 180 days in jail after being convicted of kicking a female fan at a Florida concert last year. News outlets report a Polk County jury found Gate...
Oct 27, 2016
Six stories in the news today, Oct. 27
Six stories in the news for Thursday, Oct. 27 --- TRUDEAU NAMES NINE NEW INDEPENDENT SENATORS Justin Trudeau will name nine, new, non-partisan senators Thursday, bringing him within reach of his goal ...
Oct 27, 2016