Category Archives: Canadian Press

HONG KONG - Britain has expressed concern over freedom of speech in its former colony Hong Kong after authorities refused to renew the work visa of a senior editor of the Financial Times. A statement ...

TOKYO - America’s top diplomat left Tokyo for Pyongyang on Sunday after pledging that the U.S. will co-ordinate with allies Japan and South Korea on efforts to persuade North Korea to give up it...

SRINAGAR, India - At least 20 people were killed and 16 others injured on Saturday when an overcrowded minibus fell into a deep gorge along a mountainous road in Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said...

LONDON - Art prankster Banksy has struck again. A work by the elusive street artist self-destructed in front of startled auction-goers on Friday, moments after being sold for 1.04 million pounds ($1.4...

CHICAGO - Four years after he fired 16 bullets into a black teenager, three years after dashcam video of the shooting was released and three weeks after his murder trial began, Jason Van Dyke’s ...

OTTAWA - Jim Carr’s view of enhancing Canadian trade in Asia - and its biggest prize, China - is rosier these days because he’s seeing the possibilities through a new lens: LNG Canada̵...

CAIRO - Melania Trump says she has, at times, told the president to put his phone down. And she says she doesn’t always agree with what he tweets. The U.S. first lady spoke briefly with reporter...

BUCHAREST, Romania - Romanians have begun two days of voting on a constitutional amendment that would make it harder to legalize same-sex marriage. The vote has raised concerns that non-traditional fa...

TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for Friday night’s $60 million Lotto Max jackpot. However, there were also 40 Maxmillion prizes of $1 million each up for grabs, and 14 of them were won. The...

BARCELONA, Spain - Montserrat Caballe, a Spanish opera singer renowned for her bel canto technique and her interpretations of the roles of Rossini, Bellini and Donizetti, has died. She was 85. Caballe...