Category Archives: Canadian Press
Israel's African migrants in limbo after Netanyahu reversal
TEL AVIV, Israel - Halofom Sultan went from being jailed in his native Eritrea for opposing the oppressive government to detention in Israel, where he is seeking asylum after fleeing for his life. So ...
Apr 04, 2018
Brazil's top court: Lula can be jailed for upheld conviction
RIO DE JANEIRO - A sharply divided top court voted early Thursday to reject an attempt by former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio da Silva to stay out of jail while he appeals a corruption conviction, ...
Apr 04, 2018
Trump scales back US goals in Syria, leaves future to others
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is dramatically scaling back U.S. goals in Syria as he pushes for a quick military withdrawal, Trump administration officials said Wednesday, abandoning plans to st...
Apr 04, 2018
Plowing a path: State to buy farms to help new farmers
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Rhode Island is launching a program to buy farms and sell them to new farmers for dirt cheap. A farm bought for $500,000, for example, could then be sold for $100,000. It is an unco...
Apr 04, 2018
MLK honoured as thousands march to 'keep the dream going'
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - With thoughts on the past and eyes to the future, thousands marched and sang civil rights songs Wednesday to honour the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., the “apostle of nonviolence&...
Apr 04, 2018
Video game addiction a disease? WHO prepares to codify 'gaming disorder'
TORONTO - Lisa Pont has heard plenty of skepticism about video game addiction and whether it’s truly a medical condition that should be classified as a disease, as the World Health Organization ...
Apr 04, 2018
At The Turn: Parkinson Project explores elusiveness of lasting golf improvement
KING CITY, Ont. - It’s the most inspiring week on the recreational golf calendar, with the snow slowly receding, the Masters heralding the approach of another season and the impulse to get out a...
Apr 04, 2018
New York house with celebrity-filled past is on the market
NYACK, N.Y. - A house that’s been a celebrity magnet for decades is on the market in the New York City suburbs. According to the Journal News , actress Helen Hayes and her husband, playwright Ch...
Apr 04, 2018
Canadian women look to, rule Gold Coast beach, earn Commonwealth Games gold
GOLD COAST, Australia - Beach volleyball and Australia’s Gold Coast seem like a match made in heaven. And Canadian Sarah Pavan can’t wait to make some history there. Pavan, from Kitchener,...
Apr 04, 2018
Legal system often fails on male violence, judge says: 'Little has changed'
CORNER BROOK, N.L. - A Newfoundland judge says the legal system has long failed to recognize the extent of violence faced by women who end relationships, and has opted to jail a man who threatened to ...
Apr 04, 2018