Category Archives: Canadian Press

OTTAWA - For years, Canadian diplomats posted in Saudi Arabia have battled low morale, the dust and noise of drawn-out renovations and the challenges of adjusting to life in the conservative kingdom. ...

TORONTO - There’s more on the line than just winning for some players at the 2018 CHL Canada-Russia Series. A standout performance could be the difference between watching or playing in the upco...

OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen says he is proud of Canada’s effort to help resettle a contingent of “White Helmet” emergency volunteers from Syria after it became clear t...

REGINA - The family of a woman found fatally injured at the bottom of a laundry chute is to meet with the Regina Police Service next week to discuss an RCMP review of her death. Nadine Machiskinic, wh...

CARAYACA, Venezuela - Images of a tiny red bird that barely fills the palm of one’s hand appear everywhere in Venezuela - printed on money, labels of craft beer bottles and the cover of children...

JOHANNESBURG - One by one, five to a grave, the coffins are buried in the red earth of this ill-kept corner of a South African cemetery. The scrawl on the cheap wood attests to their anonymity: “...

TORONTO - A novel effort by some survivors to challenge the court-approved settlement of the ’60s Scoop class action amid a squabble over $75 million in legal fees could delay payments to the vi...

VENICE, Italy - Wearing colorful disposable boots, tourists enjoyed outdoor cafes Thursday in St. Mark’s Square in Venice as waters receded from an exceptional high tide. With their feet in wate...

JAKARTA, Indonesia - New details about the crashed Lion Air jet’s previous flight cast more doubt on the Indonesian airline’s claim to have fixed technical problems, as hundreds of personn...

JUCHITAN, Mexico - Thousands of Central American migrants resumed their slow trek through southern Mexico on Thursday, as immigration agents and police nibbled at the edges of the two caravans current...