Category Archives: Canadian Press
Trump prays for hurricane victims, criticizes Democrats
ERIE, Pa. - As Hurricane Michael pounded Florida, President Donald Trump took shelter at a campaign event in Pennsylvania, where he sought to boost Republicans before the midterms. Trump acknowledged ...
Oct 11, 2018
Israel's Netanyahu appears poised to call early elections
JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s top ministers are squabbling, a deadline looms for contentious legislation that may bring down his government and a corruption indictment ...
Oct 11, 2018
Melania Trump says she might be 'the most bullied person'
WASHINGTON - First lady Melania Trump says she could be “the most bullied person” in the world, judging by “what people are saying about me.” She made the remark during a telev...
Oct 11, 2018
Manhattan DA drops part of Harvey Weinstein case
NEW YORK - Prosecutors in New York City abandoned part of their sexual assault case against Harvey Weinstein on Thursday after evidence surfaced that a lead police detective coached a witness to keep ...
Oct 11, 2018
S. Korea walks back on possibly lifting sanctions on North
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korea on Thursday walked back on a proposal to lift some of its unilateral sanctions against North Korea following U.S. President Donald Trump’s blunt retort th...
Oct 11, 2018
9 dead after severe cyclone hits eastern Indian coast
GOPALPUR, India - A severe cyclone damaged homes and blew down trees and power poles in eastern India, where nine people were killed and about 300,000 forced to move to higher ground. Cyclone Titli, o...
Oct 11, 2018
As markets swoon, finance chiefs urge US, China to cool it
NUSA DUA, Indonesia - The heads of the World Bank and IMF appealed Thursday to the U.S. and China to cool their dispute over technology policy and play by world trade rules, as tumbling share prices d...
Oct 11, 2018
Russian rocket failure raises questions for Canadian astronaut Saint-Jacques
MONTREAL - Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques’ scheduled space voyage in December is in doubt following a rocket failure Thursday that forced a Soyuz capsule with two astronauts on board to ...
Oct 11, 2018
Miami Heat player sues for lost income from dog's neutering
COOPER CITY, Fla. - Miami Heat veteran Udonis Haslem is suing the veterinary hospital he says “castrated” his dog without permission. The Miami Herald reports the basketball player filed a...
Oct 11, 2018
Electoral officer to investigate after recount flips Quebec riding from Liberal to PQ
Quebec’s chief electoral officer has launched an investigation into possible irregularities after a judicial recount found a Liberal declared the winner Oct. 1 in fact lost to his Parti Quebecoi...
Oct 11, 2018