Category Archives: Canadian Press

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un clapped his hands and said he was “deeply moved” as he, along with his wife and hundreds of other citizens, watched a rare per...

ALBANY, N.Y. - “Sex and the City” star Cynthia Nixon says she has a simple response to voters who question whether she has the experience necessary to run for governor of New York. “...

TORONTO - U.S. wireless providers are trumpeting the virtues of their soon-to-be-unveiled 5G networks, but in Canada, the Big Three telecoms are sitting back and staying mum. Many experts believe it&#...

CALGARY - Medical scientists at the University of Calgary have taken steps to minimize the impact on mice and rats used in their experiments. The university’s Cumming School of Medicine is outfi...

TORONTO - It might be called the “shame game” - a parent embarrassing a child on social media as a way of disciplining them for bad behaviour with the hope they will learn their lesson and...

BANGKOK - A boat with 56 people claiming to be Muslim Rohingya refugees from Myanmar was helped back to sea by Thai fishermen and navy craft after being damaged in a storm and stopping temporarily Sun...

BAMAKO, Mali - The International Criminal Court says authorities in Mali have handed over a jihadist leader for prosecution on war crimes charges. Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud is acc...

LONDON - Queen Elizabeth II, Prince William and his wife Kate and other senior royals have celebrated an Easter church service at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor. William and Kate arrived at the ...

KEMEROVO, Russia - Trapped inside a movie theatre at a burning shopping centre, 11-year-old Vika Pochankina made a panicked phone call to her aunt. “I’m suffocating. Tell Mama that I loved...

LONDON - The leader of Britain’s left-leaning Labour Party is facing intensifying criticism from outsiders and some of his own members for what is viewed as a failure to address reports of anti-...