Category Archives: Canadian Press
Rival Koreas agree to reunions of war-separated families
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North and South Korea have agreed to hold temporary reunions of families divided by the 1950-53 Korean War in August as they boost reconciliation efforts amid a diplomatic ...
Jun 22, 2018
Latino teens who alleged abuse at centre no longer in US
WASHINGTON - A lawyer for immigrant children who say they were cuffed and beaten by staff inside a Virginia detention facility said Friday they plan to press forward with a federal civil-rights lawsui...
Jun 22, 2018
In the news today, June 22
Five stories in the news for Friday, June 22 --- PROTEST TEEPEE BACK UP AT SASK. LEGISLATURE To the sound of beating drums and applause, people put up a teepee outside the Saskatchewan legislature onl...
Jun 22, 2018
'Hot Dog Water' seller in Vancouver gets laughs, sales with savvy marketing
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver man who sold bottles of “Hot Dog Water” for nearly $40 each says he was trying to see how marketing of health claims backed by supposed science amounts to quick sal...
Jun 22, 2018
South Sudan peace deal attempt fails as Kiir rejects Machar
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - The latest attempt at ending South Sudan’s five-year civil war failed Friday as President Salva Kiir rejected working again with rival Riek Machar after their first face-...
Jun 22, 2018
Hope, despair in poetry by immigrant children in US lockup
NEW YORK - The young immigrants held in prison-like conditions at a juvenile detention centre in the mountains of Virginia express despair. Some cling to pleasant memories from home. For a select few,...
Jun 22, 2018
Valbuena hits 2 HRs, Angels power past Blue Jays 8-5
ANAHEIM, Calif. - Kole Calhoun, Luis Valbuena and the Los Angeles Angels seem to be hitting their way out of a long funk. Valbuena homered twice, Calhoun connected for the second consecutive game and ...
Jun 21, 2018
Indonesia court sentences cleric behind attacks to death
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Radical cleric Aman Abdurrahman was sentenced to death by an Indonesian court Friday for ordering Islamic State group-affiliated militants to carry out attacks including the Janua...
Jun 21, 2018
Harris leads Redblacks past Roughriders 40-17; Collaros leaves game early
OTTAWA - It’s only one win, but the way the Ottawa Redblacks went about it was most impressive. Ottawa posted a 40-17 victory over the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Thursday night in its season op...
Jun 21, 2018
Ichi-who? Suzuki sits on M's bench in fake moustache disguise
NEW YORK - Just who was that guy sitting on the Seattle Mariners bench, the odd fellow with the bushy moustache, shades and a hoodie? Wait a second - it was Ichiro! Now a team executive, Ichiro Suzuki...
Jun 21, 2018