Category Archives: Canadian Press
Russia seeks to calm tensions over czar love affair film
MOSCOW - Top Russian officials have sought to downplay the “hysteria” surrounding a new film depicting the love affair between Russia’s last czar and a ballerina, amid arson attacks ...
Sep 13, 2017

Spanish officials crank up pressure on Catalan breakaway bid
MADRID - Spain’s top prosecutor is investigating more than 700 Catalan mayors for co-operating with a planned referendum on the region’s independence after the nation’s constitutiona...
Sep 13, 2017

Willie Nelson, Raitt to headline Texas storm benefit concert
AUSTIN, Texas - Willie Nelson, Paul Simon, James Taylor and Bonnie Raitt are among the stars headlining a benefit concert next week to help Texas residents affected by Hurricane Harvey. Organizers sai...
Sep 13, 2017
Man charged after toddler accidentally shoots 4-year-old
OPAL, Va. - A Virginia man has been arrested after a 2-year-old shot a 4-year-old inside a car. News outlets report 26-year-old Isaiah Marshall Davis and another adult allegedly left three children be...
Sep 13, 2017
Dwarfs meet at festival in South African town
MODIMOLLE, South Africa - A recent South African festival for people with dwarfism featured dancing, a tug-of-war contest, stand-up comedy, talks on health issues facing dwarves and a Mr. and Ms. Dwar...
Sep 13, 2017
Swedish YouTube star apologizes again
COPENHAGEN - YouTube star Felix Kjellberg (SHEHL’-burg), who goes by the online name PewDiePie, says he regrets using the “n-word” during a video live stream, saying he was an “...
Sep 13, 2017
Eight stories in the news for today, Sept. 13
Eight stories in the news for Wednesday, Sept. 13 --- MORE CENSUS DATA OUT TODAY Statistics Canada will offer a detailed look today at the size of the gap between the country’s top income earner...
Sep 13, 2017

'A really good aura:' Calgary office tower dog friendly to attract tenants
CALGARY - Man’s best friend is moving on up - to the 16th floor of a downtown Calgary office building. As the city continues to suffer from a severe economic downturn caused by low oil prices, r...
Sep 13, 2017

Tax changes for small business could hamper innovation, tech CEOS say
SEATTLE - The head of one of Canada’s few tech “unicorns” and other industry players are joining the chorus of opposition to Ottawa’s proposed small business tax changes, sayin...
Sep 13, 2017

Ontario premier denies in court that she offered NDP MP a job in her cabinet
SUDBURY, Ont. - Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne denied in court Wednesday that she promised a New Democrat MP a cabinet position to get him to leave his party and run for the provincial Liberals. The p...
Sep 13, 2017