Category Archives: Canadian Press
'Solo: A Star Wars Story' touches down in Cannes
CANNES, France - The Han Solo spinoff “Solo: A Star Wars Story” has touched down at the Cannes Film Festival, bringing its cast and a full-sized Chewbacca to the French Riviera extravaganz...
May 15, 2018
April home sales drop to 7-year monthly low as mortgage rules continue to drag
TORONTO - April home sales dropped to a seven-year low for the month, the kick-off to the busy spring real estate season, as both sales and prices saw double-digit annual declines, the Canad...
May 15, 2018
Domestic dispute in Germany: Man arguing with a parrot
BERLIN - Police were called to investigate a domestic disturbance in a southern German town - and found a man arguing with a parrot. A resident in Loerrach, near the Swiss border, called the emergency...
May 15, 2018
Indonesia police shoot dead suspected militant, arrest 13
SURABAYA, Indonesia - Indonesian police fatally shot a militant and arrested 13 others Tuesday suspected of links to suicide bombings carried out by two families in the country’s second-largest ...
May 15, 2018
Will he or won't he? Presence of Markle's father in doubt
LONDON - Thomas Markle spent a career in Hollywood, but nothing prepared him for this. The father of royal bride-to-be Meghan Markle has been quoted as saying he will not attend his daughter’s w...
May 15, 2018
Bahrain revokes citizenship of 115 people in mass trial
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A Bahrain court on Tuesday revoked the citizenship of 115 people at a mass terrorism trial, the most to lose their nationality at any one time, amid a yearslong crackdown...
May 15, 2018
N.B. officials reiterate warning about edible plants in flood zone, plan cleanup
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick’s chief medical officer of health is issuing another warning about eating wild, edible plants in areas of the province affected by flooding. Jennifer Russell say...
May 15, 2018
Halifax judge tells rape victim: 'You are strong and you are brave'
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia judge praised a young university student for coming forward after a sexual assault she endured when she was 17, saying she showed courage and strength ...
May 15, 2018
Quebec to hold English leaders' debate ahead of October election
MONTREAL - The leaders of Quebec’s four main political parties will participate in an English-language debate ahead of the Oct. 1 provincial election. The Sept. 17 event at the Radio-Canada...
May 15, 2018
Tory staffer lobbied senators to delay legal-pot bill weeks before being fired
OTTAWA - An employee of the Conservatives’ lead Senate critic on marijuana legalization had been lobbying independent senators for several weeks before he was fired last week for urging the...
May 15, 2018