Category Archives: Canadian Press
Zimbabwe couple weds after crocodile bites off bride's arm
HARARE, Zimbabwe - A couple attacked by a crocodile wedded days later in a Zimbabwean hospital, where the bride was recovering after losing an arm. “In one week we went from shock and agony to a...
May 08, 2018

Trump signals co-operative approach with Mueller is fading
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump signalled a more confrontational legal strategy against the special counsel’s Russia probe on Monday, ripping into what he dismissed as an investigation into ...
May 08, 2018
Melania Trump debuts 'Be Best' campaign for kids' well-being
WASHINGTON - Melania Trump gave a splashy launch Monday to her public awareness campaign to help children, calling it “Be Best.” In a rare twist on their White House roles, she commanded t...
May 08, 2018
US abortion clinics face surge of trespassing and blockades
NEW YORK - America’s abortion clinics experienced a major upsurge in trespassing, obstruction and blockades by anti-abortion activists in 2017, according to an annual survey by an industry group...
May 08, 2018
Forsberg keeps scoring highlight-reel goals for Nashville; Predators take Game 6
WINNIPEG - P.K. Subban may have guaranteed a win in Game 6, but it was Filip Forsberg and Pekka Rinne who made it happen. Forsberg scored two highlight-reel goals and Rinne had a 34-save shutout as th...
May 08, 2018
Mom sues Alabama zoo where kangaroo bit daughter's ear
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - A woman is suing the owners of an Alabama zoo where her 9-year-old daughter was bitten by a kangaroo. News outlets report a lawsuit filed Friday by Jennifer White accuses Harmony Pa...
May 08, 2018
Inside the Met Gala: Real-life cardinal gets star treatment
NEW YORK - It was cocktail hour at the Met Gala, the most glittery and exclusive event on the New York social calendar, and celebrity guests were thronging around the imposing Temple of Dendur at the ...
May 08, 2018

Japanese drug maker Takeda to buy Ireland's Shire
TOKYO - Japanese drugmaker Takeda has agreed to buy Shire for 46 billion pounds ($62.4 billion) in cash and stock, one of the biggest deals ever in the pharmaceuticals industry, the companies said Tue...
May 08, 2018

In the news today, May 8
Six stories in the news for Tuesday, May 8 --- N.B. FLOODING STARTING TO STABILIZE Floodwaters are expected to stabilize in New Brunswick although water levels remain high. Geoffrey Downey of the...
May 08, 2018
Raptors rookie OG Anunoby earns kudos from Cavaliers star LeBron James
CLEVELAND - LeBron James spent four games up-close and personal with OG Anunoby and came away impressed with the Raptors rookie. “I think he has a bright future. His future is now, actually,R...
May 08, 2018