Category Archives: Canadian Press
NBC News fires Billy Bush after lewd Donald Trump tape airs
NEW YORK - NBC News on Monday fired “Today” show host Billy Bush, who was caught on tape in a vulgar conversation about women with Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump before an &#...
Oct 17, 2016
Mosul operation to test UN humanitarian efforts
The military operation to wrest Mosul from the Islamic State group could potentially become the single largest, most complex humanitarian operation in the world in 2016, a U.N. official said Monday. S...
Oct 17, 2016
Indians fans defend name and logo ahead of ALCS Game 3 against Blue Jays game
TORONTO - Cleveland Indians fans in Toronto for a crucial playoff game against the Blue Jays said the team’s name and logo are not offensive and should not be changed. Sarah Johnston said the te...
Oct 17, 2016
Virginia man pleads guilty to trying to help Islamic State
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A northern Virginia man pleaded guilty Monday to trying to help the Islamic State group after a sting operation caught him buying gift cards and filming potential landmarks in the D....
Oct 17, 2016
Former general pleads guilty in false statements probe
WASHINGTON - A former vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff pleaded guilty Monday to making false statements during an investigation into a leak of classified information about a covert cyberatta...
Oct 17, 2016
UN continues to support DiCaprio's work on climate change
A U.N. spokesman has expressed continued support for Leonardo DiCaprio’s work as a “Messenger for Peace” for climate change despite an environmental group’s demand that he resi...
Oct 17, 2016
Why tomatoes lose flavour in fridge: their genes chill out
NEW YORK - If you buy tomatoes from John Banscher at his farmstand in New Jersey, he’ll recommend keeping them out of the fridge or they’ll lose some of their taste. Now scientists have fi...
Oct 17, 2016
Olympian Denny Morrison returns to racing in speedskating comeback, Part 2
CALGARY - The words “you don’t have to come back and see me ever again” from his neurologist was Denny Morrison’s green light to get back to what he loves. Less than six months...
Oct 17, 2016
Judge drops charge against 'Democracy Now' reporter
MANDAN, N.D. - “Democracy Now!” reporter Amy Goodman won’t face a riot charge stemming from her coverage of a protest against construction of the Dakota Access oil pipeline in North ...
Oct 17, 2016
The Monday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Monday, Oct. 17 ____ TEARS, TRIBUTES FOR JIM PRENTICE IN PARLIAMENT: Former federal cabinet minister and Alberta premier Jim Prentice is being remembered in Ottawa, d...
Oct 17, 2016