Category Archives: Canadian Press
Reward offered for wolf that escaped when hurricane hit
CHIPLEY, Fla. - An animal preserve is offering an $800 reward for the return of a wolf named Tahan that escaped as Hurricane Michael ripped through the Florida Panhandle. In a video posted on Facebook...
Oct 18, 2018
Judge explains 'close your legs' comment
TRENTON, N.J. - A New Jersey family court judge who told a woman she could “close your legs” to stop a sexual assault says he was trying to elicit more details from her. Judge John Russo o...
Oct 18, 2018
Candidate: Elections key to countering Afghan conservatism
MAIDAN SHAHR, Afghanistan - Hameeda Danesh was locked away at age 13 and beaten daily for six months by uncles who abhorred the thought of her attending school. Now, she’s running for a seat in ...
Oct 18, 2018
Police hand out a few hefty fines for allegedly violating Cannabis Act
The celebratory mood that marked the legalization of recreational cannabis lost a bit of its high for some consumers who found themselves with hefty fines for allegedly violating laws around pot use. ...
Oct 18, 2018
Progressives say Seoul caved in denying asylum to Yemenis
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korean progressives accused the government of caving to xenophobic sentiment by rejecting a plea for refugee status by hundreds of asylum seekers from war-ravaged Yem...
Oct 18, 2018
EU looks to African nations, border control to stop migrants
BRUSSELS - European Union leaders agreed Thursday to pursue the co-operation of countries in North Africa and to beef up the bloc’s external borders to stop large numbers of migrants from enteri...
Oct 18, 2018
Peru's president soars as he channels anger over corruption
CALEMAR, Peru - Martin Vizcarra stepped down from a military helicopter into a small Peruvian jungle village where no president had ventured before. Donning thick-soled boots, he journeyed across the ...
Oct 18, 2018
Pressure turns to Mexico as migrant caravan heads for border
GUATEMALA CITY - As some 3,000 Hondurans made their way through Guatemala, attention turned to Mexico, after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Thursday to close the U.S.-Mexico border if authorit...
Oct 18, 2018
UK's May says Brexit transition period could grow, draws ire
BRUSSELS - British Prime Minister Theresa May stood firm Thursday in the face of stinging domestic criticism, saying the U.K. and the European Union could overcome their “few but considerable...
Oct 18, 2018
Indonesia drops disinfectant on quake-obliterated villages
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Helicopters are dropping disinfectant on neighbourhoods in the earthquake- and tsunami-stricken city of Palu to reduce disease risks from the thousands of victims believed buried ...
Oct 18, 2018