Category Archives: Canadian Press
Turkey seeks extradition of suspects in Khashoggi killing
ANKARA, Turkey - Turkey on Friday intensified its demands for Saudi Arabia to extradite 18 suspects in the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a call that is likely to be met with resistance from t...
Oct 25, 2018
Mexican towns rally for migrants, who try to be good guests
MAPASTEPEC, Mexico - As long lines of migrants shuffled past his cheese shop Thursday on the far-distant journey north, Cesar Cabuqui was ready, handing out scores of homemade bean and cheese sandwich...
Oct 25, 2018
Bomb threats put spotlight on vitriolic political rhetoric
NEW YORK - The discovery of pipe bombs targeting prominent Democratic politicians and CNN is raising the threat of election-season violence largely unknown in the U.S. - and prompting uncomfortable qu...
Oct 25, 2018
Buckle up: Wall Street volatility is back with a vengeance
NEW YORK - Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the market. If you’re an investor who was lulled to sleep by the stock market’s calm, steady gains this summer, you’re wide...
Oct 25, 2018
Georgia mayor wants to detain sex offenders on Halloween
GROVETOWN, Ga. - A Georgia mayor says the roughly 30 sex offenders on probation in his city will be held at city hall on Halloween to ensure the safety of local children. News outlets report Grovetown...
Oct 25, 2018
Typhoon crumbles homes, kills 1 in Northern Mariana Islands
The strongest storm to hit any part of the United States this year crumbled concrete houses, smashed cars and killed at least one person in the Northern Mariana Islands, shocking residents and officia...
Oct 25, 2018
Who won the lottery? Why some states allow winners secrecy
SIMPSONVILLE, S.C. - Like the location of Jimmy Hoffa’s body, the secret formula for Coca-Cola and the possibility of aliens in outer space, the identity of the winner of the second-biggest lott...
Oct 25, 2018
No big Powerball winner; jackpot now up to $750 million
DES MOINES, Iowa - No one has won the big Powerball prize, so the estimated jackpot now grows to $750 million - potentially the fourth-largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history. The next drawing will be...
Oct 25, 2018
Japan reporter freed from captivity in Syria returns home
TOKYO - A Japanese journalist returned to Tokyo on Thursday after being freed from more than three years of captivity in Syria, and was greeted at the airport with hugs from his wife and his favourite...
Oct 25, 2018
UN investigator: Genocide still taking place in Myanmar
UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. - Genocide is still taking place against Rohingya Muslims remaining in Myanmar and the government is increasingly demonstrating it has no interest in establishing a fully function...
Oct 25, 2018