Category Archives: Canadian Press
Illinois race car driver, 61, dead following crash on Ontario track
BOWMANVILLE, Ont. - A 61-year-old Illinois man is dead after he lost control of his race car and crashed during a race at a track east of Toronto on Saturday afternoon. Durham Regional Police say the ...
Jun 17, 2018
Thousands hold gay pride march in Ukrainian capital of Kyiv
MOSCOW - Several thousand gay pride supporters have held a march in Ukraine’s capital that lasted about 20 minutes despite opponents’ attempts to block them. About 5,000 were on hand for t...
Jun 17, 2018
Mother of sick boy seeks legalization of medical marijuana
LONDON - The mother of an epileptic boy at the centre of a debate over medical marijuana in the U.K. is calling for an urgent meeting with ministers to discuss liberalizing British policy. Charlotte C...
Jun 17, 2018
UK PM vows big funding increase for National Health Service
LONDON - British Prime Minister Theresa May has announced a significant funding increase for the country’s beleaguered National Health Service. The prime minister said the NHS will receive an ad...
Jun 17, 2018
Afghan bomber kills 19, Taliban rejects cease-fire extension
KABUL - A suicide bomber struck in Afghanistan’s eastern city of Jalalabad on Sunday, killing at least 19 people in the second attack in as many days targeting Taliban fighters, security forces ...
Jun 17, 2018
Ontario ticket takes Saturday night's $7 million Lotto 649 jackpot
TORONTO - A ticket sold in Ontario claimed Saturday night’s $7 million Lotto 649 jackpot. And the guaranteed $1 million prize went to a ticket holder in the Prairies. The jackpot for the next Lo...
Jun 17, 2018
From marijuana beer to pot cookies, Canadian companies creating cannabis edibles
VANCOUVER - Beer brewed with marijuana, baking mixes concocted to bring out the unique flavours of cannabis oil and good, old-fashioned pot cookies: Canadian companies are creating them all, but it...
Jun 17, 2018
Art festival on verge of being shut down when shots rang out
TRENTON, N.J. - Authorities say a 24-hour arts and music festival in New Jersey was on the verge of being shut down because of numerous fights when gunfire erupted. One suspect was killed and 22 peopl...
Jun 17, 2018
Police: Taxi driver who hit 8 Moscow pedestrians fell asleep
MOSCOW - The suspect in a taxi crash near Red Square that injured two Mexican soccer fans and six other pedestrians as Russia hosts the World Cup told interrogators he fell asleep at the wheel, Moscow...
Jun 17, 2018
Israel strikes launchers of burning kites from Gaza Strip
JERUSALEM - The Israeli military on Sunday said it carried out four airstrikes targeting Palestinians launching burning kites and balloons into southern Israel. No one was injured in the strikes, but ...
Jun 17, 2018