Category Archives: Canadian Press
San Francisco to remove statue depicting Native American
SAN FRANCISCO - A San Francisco board decided Wednesday to remove a 19th century statue that activists say is racist and demeaning to indigenous people. The decision by the San Francisco Board of Appe...
Sep 13, 2018
Eurovision says Tel Aviv will host 2019 song contest
JERUSALEM - The Eurovision Song Contest announced Thursday that next year’s competition will be held in Tel Aviv, clearing up some of the political controversy surrounding Israel’s hosting...
Sep 13, 2018
Puerto Rican evacuees hunt for housing as vouchers expire
ORLANDO, Fla. - Like many Puerto Ricans who fled to the mainland after Hurricane Maria, Jose Santiago has been scrambling to find a place to live. The federal vouchers that pay for his hotel room near...
Sep 13, 2018
'Threat becomes reality': Florence begins days of rain, wind
WILMINGTON, N.C. - The big slosh has begun, and the consequences could be disastrous. Hurricane Florence’s leading edge battered the Carolina coast Thursday, bending trees and shooting frothy se...
Sep 13, 2018
Judge orders compound suspects remain in federal custody
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - A federal judge on Wednesday ordered five former residents of a ramshackle New Mexico compound to remain jailed amid accusations that a woman in the group declared herself a prophe...
Sep 13, 2018
Suu Kyi says handling of Rohingya could have been better
HANOI, Vietnam - In the face of global condemnation, Myanmar’s leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday said that the handling of Rohingya Muslims, 700,000 of whom have...
Sep 13, 2018
South Africa uses new tech to fight vicious gun violence
CAPE TOWN, South Africa - As gunshots ring out in one of South Africa’s most dangerous neighbourhoods, a new technology detects the gun’s location and immediately alerts police. South Afri...
Sep 13, 2018
Thousands of Canadians in path of extreme storms: Global Affairs Canada
Global Affairs Canada says thousands of Canadians are in the path of extreme weather expected to hit the U.S. and Southeast Asia. The department says 440 Canadians have registered in areas expected to...
Sep 13, 2018
Gunman kills ex-wife, 4 others and himself in California
LOS ANGELES - A gunman in Southern California fatally shot his ex-wife and a man at a trucking company before chasing after another man, killing him, and then driving to a home where he killed a fathe...
Sep 13, 2018
Honolulu warns residents after storm swells dam water levels
Honolulu officials said a dam holding 21 million gallons (80 million litres) of water was not in danger of collapsing Thursday, but still warned nearly 10,000 residents downstream that they might need...
Sep 13, 2018