Category Archives: Canadian Press
Crocodile suspected in death of UK reporter in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Sri Lankan navy divers on Friday found the body of a British journalist who is believed to have been attacked by a crocodile while holidaying with friends on an eastern beach. Pol...
Sep 15, 2017
Women's Hall of Fame to induct 10, mark NY vote centennial
SENECA FALLS, N.Y. - The National Women’s Hall of Fame will add 10 inductees during a weekend that will also celebrate the 100th anniversary of women securing the right to vote in New York. The ...
Sep 15, 2017
Justice ministers ask feds to hurry on court delays, slow down on legalizing pot
VANCOUVER - Provincial and territorial ministers of justice and public safety are urging the federal government to hurry up on solving court delays and slow down on legalizing pot. British Columbia...
Sep 15, 2017
Federal Court judge orders government to release pages of docs on Senate scandal
OTTAWA - A Federal Court judge has ordered the central bureaucracy that serves the prime minister and cabinet to partially release pages of information on four senators at the heart of the 2013 Senate...
Sep 15, 2017
Facebook launches artificial intelligence research lab in Montreal
MONTREAL - Facebook has become the latest technology company to dig into Montreal’s burgeoning artificial intelligence sector, announcing the opening of a research lab in the city Friday. The la...
Sep 15, 2017
Mars research subjects to emerge after 8 months of isolation
HONOLULU - After eight months of living in isolation on a remote Hawaii volcano, six NASA-backed research subjects will emerge from their Mars-like habitat on Sunday and return to civilization. Their ...
Sep 15, 2017
Angry Birds maker Rovio valued at $1 billion in planned IPO
COPENHAGEN - Rovio Entertainment, the Finnish maker of “Angry Birds” and other popular mobile games, says that its initial public share offering will value it at about $1 billion. The comp...
Sep 15, 2017
Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi bets on spike in electric cars
PARIS - The Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance is gambling that mass-market drivers are going to pivot soon to electric cars, announcing plans Friday to produce 12 new electric models by 2022 and to m...
Sep 15, 2017
Harvard scraps decision to give Chelsea Manning a fellowship
Harvard University reversed its decision to name Chelsea Manning a visiting fellow early Friday, a day after CIA Director Mike Pompeo scrapped a planned appearance over the title for the soldier who w...
Sep 15, 2017
King's forces arrest prominent Saudis in warning to critics
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - When news broke of a possible breakthrough in an impasse that has pitted Qatar against its Arab neighbours for the past three months, one of Saudi Arabia’s most wel...
Sep 15, 2017