Category Archives: Canadian Press
Quebec man charged in weekend slaying of landlord, 71, near Montreal
LAVAL, Que. - A Quebec man has been charged with second-degree murder in the slaying of a 71-year-old woman over the weekend. Christophe Oliviera was charged Thursday, hours after his arrest. A police...
Jun 28, 2018
Julia Roberts joins Instagram, makes first social media post
LOS ANGELES - Julia Roberts is getting social. The “Pretty Woman” star has joined Instagram and made her first ever social media post. It’s a photo of her sitting in grass wearing de...
Jun 28, 2018
Airstrikes pound southern Syria, causing thousands to flee
BEIRUT - Airstrikes pounded rebel-held areas in southwestern Syria on Thursday, killing at least 17 civilians in an underground shelter and driving thousands from their homes, as scores of displaced p...
Jun 28, 2018
Joe Jackson turned his children into stars, but at a price
NEW YORK - Joe Jackson once had his own dreams of success. He tried to be a boxer and then played guitar with a group called The Falcons. But he realized early on that there was an overwhelming pool o...
Jun 28, 2018
In the news today, June 28
Five stories in the news for Thursday, June 28 --- NAVDEEP BAINS: FIRST LIBERAL CANDIDATE FOR 2019 The Liberals have nominated their first candidate for next year’s federal election. At a Toront...
Jun 28, 2018
Private plane crashes in crowded Mumbai area; 5 people dead
MUMBAI, India - A small private plane crashed Thursday in a busy area of Mumbai, India’s financial and entertainment capital, killing five people including one person on the ground, police said....
Jun 28, 2018
Sen. Peter Harder among parliamentarians subpoenaed in Abdelrazik case
OTTAWA - Several parliamentarians - including Peter Harder, the Liberal government’s representative in the Senate - have been subpoenaed to testify in Abousfian Abdelrazik’s high-profile l...
Jun 28, 2018
CFL Eskimos brass on northern visits to talk about name, 'where we fit in'
INUVIK, N.W.T. - Officials from the Edmonton Eskimos Canadian Football League club are on a tour of northern communities to discuss the team’s name. Marketing vice-president Allan Watt says the ...
Jun 28, 2018
'A goal of mine:' Hockey dream still alive for paralyzed Humboldt Bronco
PHILADELPHIA - Ryan Straschnitzki hasn’t given up his dream of playing hockey. The 19-year-old Alberta teen, who was paralyzed from the chest down in a bus crash involving the Humboldt Broncos j...
Jun 28, 2018
Mattis says US will keep current troop levels in South Korea
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Carrying a clear message of reassurance to South Korea, U.S. Defence Secretary Jim Mattis stated flatly Thursday that the U.S. will maintain its current number of troops on...
Jun 28, 2018