Category Archives: Canadian Press
Pompeo: US will fight Russian interference in 2018 elections
WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday the Trump administration will not tolerate Russian interference in the 2018 congressional midterm elections. Pompeo told the House Foreign Af...
May 23, 2018
Pic of Markle as chocolate-covered marshmallow causes stir
BERLIN - A German confectionery company has apologized for tweeting a picture of a chocolate-covered marshmallow dressed up as bride Meghan Markle at her wedding to Prince Harry. A spokesman for Dickm...
May 23, 2018
Accused serial killer Bruce McArthur makes a court appearance
TORONTO - A man accused of killing men associated with Toronto’s gay village appeared briefly in court today. Bruce McArthur was remanded in custody until June 22 for what is expected to be anot...
May 23, 2018
Hungary: 9 Romanians killed when bus slams into truck
BUCHAREST, Romania - Nine Romanians were killed when the bus they were travelling in slammed into an oncoming truck in Hungary, authorities said Wednesday. The Romanian foreign ministry said the accid...
May 23, 2018
Militant Cuban exile Luis Posada Carriles has died
MIAMI - Former CIA operative and militant Cuban exile Luis Posada Carriles, who was accused of organizing a string of 1997 Havana hotel bombings and a 1976 Cuban airline bombing that killed 73 people,...
May 23, 2018
Trump appeals again to delay 'Apprentice' contestant's suit
NEW YORK - President Donald Trump wants New York’s highest court to delay a defamation suit filed by a former “Apprentice” contestant who accused him of unwanted groping and kissing....
May 23, 2018
Legend of Loch Ness Monster will be tested with DNA samples
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - The stories seem as tall as the lake is deep. For hundreds of years, visitors to Scotland’s Loch Ness have described seeing a monster that some believe lurks in the dep...
May 23, 2018
Groom in arranged marriage at Mall of America dies at 48
MINNEAPOLIS - David Weinlick knew he would get married on June 13, 1998. He just didn’t know who his bride would be. Friends came to his aid and picked Elizabeth Runze from among hundreds of int...
May 23, 2018
Vote, take risks, be fearless: Celebs offer advice to grads
Work hard, be true to yourself, embrace diversity and seize the moment. It’s the same advice graduation speakers have offered for ages, yet every year some addresses stand out. Some are powerful...
May 23, 2018
Stunning fall of Malaysia's Najib ushers in hopes of reform
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Two weeks ago, Najib Razak was supremely confident of being elected Malaysia’s prime minister for a third term. Instead, in a dizzying political drama, he lost an unlosa...
May 23, 2018