Category Archives: Canadian Press
Young adult novel pulled amid online criticisms
NEW YORK - The author of a debut young adult novel has pulled his book amid criticism of how it portrayed the Kosovo War of the late 1990s. Kosoko Jackson tweeted Thursday that he had asked his publis...
Mar 01, 2019
US military says airstrike in Somalia kills 26 al-Shabab
NAIROBI, Kenya - The United States military on Friday said it had killed 26 fighters with the al-Shabab extremist group with an airstrike in central Somalia, after a pair of strikes earlier this week ...
Mar 01, 2019

Million litres of crude oil released in Manitoba train derailment: TSB
WINNIPEG - Investigators say at least one million litres of petroleum crude oil were released when a freight train derailed last month on a ranch in western Manitoba. The update from the Transportatio...
Mar 01, 2019
Toronto FC still a team under construction as 2019 MLS season kicks off
TORONTO - Ask Toronto FC president Bill Manning what he heard from supporters in the off-season and the answer is simple. “They’re saying we don’t want to sit through another season ...
Mar 01, 2019

Captain Christine Sinclair scores goal No. 179 in Algarve Cup win over Scotland
LAGOS, Portugal - Captain Christine Sinclair rescued Canada with an 81st-minute penalty in a 1-0 win over Scotland at the Algarve Cup on Friday. It was her 179th career international goal, moving Sinc...
Mar 01, 2019
As Brexit looms, UK 'preppers' stock up and hunker down
LONDON - For almost as long as Britain and the European Union have been wrangling over Brexit, Melvin Burton has been preparing for a bumpy landing. He’s growing vegetables, drying fruit and buy...
Mar 01, 2019

Parents blame North Korea's 'evil regime' for son's death
CINCINNATI - Unlike President Donald Trump, Otto Warmbier’s parents don’t believe North Korea’s leader. The parents of the American college student who was sent home from North Korea...
Mar 01, 2019
Opponents of Trump border emergency close to votes needed
WASHINGTON - Senate opponents of President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency at the Mexican border have moved very close to having enough votes to prevail, and one Republican su...
Mar 01, 2019
Pakistan frees captured Indian pilot in 'gesture of peace'
WAGAH, Pakistan - Pakistan handed over a captured Indian air force pilot to Indian officials at a border crossing on Friday, a “gesture of peace” by Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan aim...
Mar 01, 2019
Officials say Trump overstated Kim's demand on sanctions
HANOI, Vietnam - President Donald Trump said he walked away from his second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un because Kim demanded the U.S. lift all of its sanctions, a claim that North Kore...
Mar 01, 2019