Category Archives: Canadian Press
Millions return to poverty in Brazil, eroding 'boom' decade
RIO DE JANEIRO - When Leticia Miranda had a job selling newspapers on the streets, she earned about $160 a month, just enough to pay for a tiny apartment she shared with her 8-year-old son in a poor n...
Oct 23, 2017
Trial in killing of Iowa teenager to focus on gender motive
BURLINGTON, Iowa - Retired nurse Jenna Sansone said it was a normal night in the quiet eastern Iowa neighbourhood where she lives on a hill above the Mississippi River. Then she heard the “bang-...
Oct 23, 2017
New flight paths lead to airplane noise complaints across US
PHOENIX - Airliners began flying over Twila Lake’s bungalow-style house in a historic district three years ago, taking off every one to two minutes from the Phoenix airport and roaring over her ...
Oct 23, 2017
Nova Scotia's new cyberbullying legislation 'too cautious,' expert says
HALIFAX - A new Nova Scotia law replacing anti-cyberbullying legislation struck down in the courts two years ago is moving forward unchanged, against the advice of legal experts who say it will be cos...
Oct 23, 2017
Maori All Blacks name touring rugby squad to face Canada in Vancouver
TORONTO - The Maori All Blacks have named 10 new caps in their squad to face Canada in Vancouver next month. Hawke’s Bay hooker Ash Dixon will captain the storied invitational rugby side. The ne...
Oct 23, 2017
Activism can help defeat 'illiberal' forces trying to destroy democracies: Clinton
MONTREAL - Citizens in the West must continue standing up for minority rights in order to help fight off the forces trying to destabilize democracies around the world, Hillary Clinton said Monday on t...
Oct 23, 2017
Jagr out of Calgary Flames lineup with injury, Jankowski recalled
CALGARY - First delay and now interruption has grounded Jaromir Jagr’s launch as a Calgary Flame. A lower-body injury sustained in Saturday’s 4-2 loss to the Minnesota Wild put the 45-year...
Oct 23, 2017
Dryden: Time for a 'Game Change' when it comes to hockey and hits to the head
TORONTO - Ken Dryden never met Steve Montador. But after hearing of the death of the NHL veteran defenceman at just 35, he wanted to know how and why. “Game Change” is the result. Subtitle...
Oct 23, 2017
Julie Snyder files sex-assault complaint against Gilbert Rozon
MONTREAL - Julie Snyder, one of the biggest names in Quebec’s entertainment industry, has filed a complaint of sexual assault against Just For Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon. The former wife of bu...
Oct 23, 2017
New U.S. envoy Kelly Craft faces challenges representing Donald Trump
OTTAWA - Kelly Craft’s first acts of public diplomacy in Canada involved quoting John F. Kennedy - a Democrat - and acknowledging the country’s collective loss of Gord Downie. As for her b...
Oct 23, 2017