Category Archives: Canadian Press
IOC asks Russia for records of anti-doping procedures
MOSCOW - The IOC is asking Russia to provide details of how anti-doping procedures were carried out over a five-year period as the Olympic body investigates the country’s drug scandals. The IOC ...
Oct 25, 2016
Tokyo festival produces heartwarming trilogy of Asian films
TOKYO - Cannes-winning Brillante Mendoza is among the three directors tapped by the Tokyo International Film Festival to create “Reflections,” a trilogy that depicts the intertwining of st...
Oct 25, 2016
'Another sad day in the neighbourhood' as Ontario nurse charged with 8 murders
WOODSTOCK, Ont. - Members of a southwestern Ontario community that is no stranger to tragedy expressed shock and outrage Tuesday after learning that a local nurse was accused of killing eight seniors ...
Oct 25, 2016
GM reports record 3Q earnings despite slowing US sales
DETROIT - General Motors doesn’t seem too worried about slowing U.S. auto sales or economic troubles in Europe. If third-quarter numbers are any indication, the company has numbers to back that ...
Oct 25, 2016
Vatican, Argentine church to open 'dirty war' archives
VATICAN CITY - The Vatican and Argentina’s bishops have finished cataloguing their archives from the country’s “dirty war” and will soon make them available to victims and thei...
Oct 25, 2016
Boy arrested after stabbing teen in clown mask in Germany
BERLIN - German police say a teenager’s attempt to frighten a group of young people by wearing a clown mask and brandishing a hammer on a Berlin street turned out very badly. Berlin police said ...
Oct 25, 2016
Chinese firm says it did all it could ahead of cyberattack
BEIJING - A Chinese electronics maker that has recalled products sold in the U.S. said Tuesday it did all it could to prevent a massive cyberattack that briefly blocked access to websites including Tw...
Oct 25, 2016
Seymour becomes a major Category 3 hurricane in the Pacific
MIAMI - Seymour has become a major Category 3 hurricane in the Pacific, far from Mexico’s coast. The hurricane’s maximum sustained winds early Tuesday have increased to near 115 mph (185 k...
Oct 25, 2016
Evacuation in progress, crews tear down French migrant camp
CALAIS, France - Crews in hard hats and orange jumpsuits on Tuesday started dismantling a makeshift camp in France that has become a symbol of Europe’s migrant crisis while thousands of people r...
Oct 25, 2016
Poll: Clinton gaining ground with young voters
WASHINGTON - Liane Golightly has finally decided who she’ll vote for on Election Day. Hillary Clinton is not a choice the 30-year-old Republican would have predicted, nor one that excites her. B...
Oct 25, 2016