Category Archives: Canadian Press
Indonesian police investigate porn on electronic billboard
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Police in Indonesia’s capital are investigating the operator of a public video screen that briefly displayed a pornographic movie instead of advertising to passing traffic. ...
Oct 03, 2016
Tear gassing of Greek pensioners adds pressure on government
ATHENS, Greece - Greek police fired tear gas and pepper spray at protesting pensioners who challenged a cordon near the office of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, whose left-wing government faces mounti...
Oct 03, 2016
Clinton tears into Trump on taxes; he says he'll save nation
TOLEDO, Ohio - Hillary Clinton tore into Donald Trump’s tax manoeuvring, business skills and trustworthiness Monday as she sought to capitalize on news that the New York real estate mogul may ha...
Oct 03, 2016
Hurricane Matthew slams Haiti, takes aim at US East Coast
PETIT-GOAVE, Haiti - Hurricane Matthew slammed into Haiti’s southwestern tip with howling 145 mph winds Tuesday, knocking down trees and tearing off roofs in the poor and largely rural area, whi...
Oct 03, 2016
Seven stories in the news today, Oct. 3
Seven stories in the news for Monday, Oct. 3 --- LAWYERS BACK IN COURT AFTER FLAWED MURDER VERDICT Defence lawyers and prosecutors return to an Edmonton courtroom today, two weeks after a judge used a...
Oct 03, 2016
A rust-belt fantasy: How Trump campaign hinges on promise of a miracle comeback
ALIQUIPPA, Pa. - Here’s what a Christmas story sounds like in a rust-belt town with a broken economy, fed-up voters and a political climate ripe for the nostalgic slogans of a candidate like Don...
Oct 03, 2016
Figures show Liberals set to fall short on promise of 5,000 green jobs for youth
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are being accused of breaking a promise to young Canadians with figures showing the government is falling well short of last year’s campaign pledge to create thousa...
Oct 03, 2016
Japanese scientist wins Nobel for study of cell recycling
NEW YORK - Like a busy city, a cell works better if it can dispose of and recycle its garbage. Now a Japanese scientist has won the Nobel Prize in medicine for showing how that happens. The research m...
Oct 03, 2016
Woman who gave water to pigs headed to slaughter testifies at her mischief trial
BURLINGTON, Ont. - A Toronto woman who is on trial for giving water to pigs on their way to slaughter told court on Monday that feeding bacon to children is tantamount to child abuse, comparing the po...
Oct 03, 2016
Edmonton judge hearing mistrial application in Travis Vader murder case
EDMONTON - An Edmonton judge who used an unconstitutional section of the Criminal Code in his murder verdict is considering whether or not to grant a mistrial in the case. Crown and defence lawyers ap...
Oct 03, 2016