Category Archives: Canadian Press
Trump, Kim summit may boost recovery of US Korea War remains
TOKYO - More than six decades after the troops died for their country, the repatriation of the remains of thousands of U.S. military personnel missing in action and presumed dead from the Korean War m...
Apr 06, 2018
More playoff teams at world curling championships liked by some, not others
LAS VEGAS - A more generous playoff format at the men’s world curling championship is getting mixed reviews from skips. The World Curling Federation added a 13th country to the field this year a...
Apr 06, 2018
'Eyes and ears': Past Guard border deployments offer clues
SAN DIEGO - The U.S. National Guard faces a vastly different environment than it did on its last two deployments to the border with Mexico, with far fewer illegal crossings and more Central Americans ...
Apr 06, 2018
Lin-Manuel Miranda has shingles, quarantined from baby son
NEW YORK - Lin-Manuel Miranda thought he had a migraine. It turns out the Broadway star really had shingles. Miranda tweeted on Thursday the diagnosis was caught early, but he’s been quarantined...
Apr 06, 2018
9 killed, scores wounded by Israeli fire in Gaza protest
KHUZA’A, Palestinian Territory - Thousands of Palestinians protested along Gaza’s sealed border with Israel on Friday, engulfing the volatile area in black smoke from burning tires to try ...
Apr 06, 2018
Scandal-hit Malaysian PM calls elections, expected in May
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysia’s scandal-tainted prime minister announced Friday that Parliament will be dissolved to pave the way for general elections, expected to be held next month that w...
Apr 06, 2018
Rain shuts Yosemite, threatens problems at tallest US dam
SAN FRANCISCO - A fierce Northern California storm Friday shut down Yosemite National Park, threatened mudslides in wildfire-ravaged wine country and could present the first test of a partially repair...
Apr 06, 2018
Harrowing few minutes for woman caught in Alberta national park snow
LAKE LOUISE, Alta. - A woman is in stable condition recovering from hypothermia after she was caught in what is believed to have been an avalanche in Banff National Park. RCMP say they received an eme...
Apr 06, 2018
Romanian 'dead man' to go court again to prove he's alive
BUCHAREST, Romania - A Romanian man who failed to convince a court that he was alive after he was officially registered as deceased by his wife has initiated a new lawsuit to annul his death certifica...
Apr 06, 2018
'Selfie Kid' and Justin Timberlake reunite for a new photo
BOSTON - The Massachusetts teenager who became a social media sensation after taking a selfie with Justin Timberlake during the Super Bowl halftime show got another chance to meet the pop star - and t...
Apr 06, 2018