Category Archives: Canadian Press
Mexicans want to throw out status quo in presidential vote
MEXICO CITY - Mexicans fed up with corruption and violence say their country is poised for a historic transformation in Sunday’s presidential election, while others fear the vote will bring a fr...
Jun 28, 2018
Putin, Trump to hold summit in Helsinki on July 16
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump will hold a summit in Helsinki on July 16, a long-expected encounter that comes amid spiraling tensions between Moscow and Was...
Jun 28, 2018
VP Pence tells Central America to do more to stop migrants
GUATEMALA CITY - U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence told the leaders of three Central American nations Thursday that they must do more to stop the flow of migrants who enter the United States illegally. H...
Jun 28, 2018
Prosecutor: Suspects in N. Korean death are trained killers
SHAH ALAM, Malaysia - Two Southeast Asian women on trial for killing the estranged half brother of North Korea’s leader are trained assassins who used “criminal force” to rub the tox...
Jun 28, 2018
Amid Harley feud, Trump hails economy at future factory site
MT. PLEASANT, Wis. - President Donald Trump highlighted his economic policies Thursday at the groundbreaking for a massive $10 billion FoxConn factory complex that may bring thousands of jobs to Wisco...
Jun 28, 2018
White police officer charged in fatal shooting of black teen
A white Pennsylvania police officer was charged with criminal homicide just eight days after fatally shooting an unarmed black teenager in the back in a case built quickly on the testimony of multiple...
Jun 28, 2018
Move over UPS truck: Amazon delivery vans to hit the street
SEATTLE - Your Amazon packages, which usually show up in a UPS truck, an unmarked vehicle or in the hands of a mail carrier, may soon be delivered from an Amazon van. The online retailer, wanting more...
Jun 28, 2018
China tries to defuse trade pressure, says world benefits
BEIJING - China’s government defended its trade record as a benefit to the world in a new effort Thursday to defuse U.S. and European pressure over market access and technology policy. A Cabinet...
Jun 28, 2018
Feds learned by accident of Harper's plans to visit White House next week
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government only found out by accident that former prime minister Stephen Harper was planning to visit the White House next week in the midst of a looming trade war between Canada ...
Jun 28, 2018
5 of 7 nations hit by US travel ban are majority Muslim
The seven nations under the Trump administration’s travel ban - upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court - include five majority Muslim countries, prompting dissenting Justice Sonia Sotomayor to assert ...
Jun 28, 2018