Category Archives: Canadian Press
Clarification: United States-Venezuela story
BOGOTA - In a story Feb. 25, The Associated Press reported that forces loyal to Venezuelan Nicolas Maduro set fire to humanitarian aid. The story should have said eyewitnesses said the forces set fire...
Feb 25, 2019

Trump tamps down expectations as he heads to Kim summit
WASHINGTON - Redefining success, President Donald Trump headed to his second meeting with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un on Monday, determined to tamp down expectations that he’ll achieve big s...
Feb 25, 2019

Poor People's Campaign to hold bus tours of poverty areas
RALEIGH, N.C. - The Poor People’s Campaign will hold bus tours of poverty-stricken areas in more than 20 states to call attention to “what the national emergencies really are” in the...
Feb 25, 2019
Prince Harry and wife Meghan visit equine centre in Morocco
RABAT, Morocco - Britain’s Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, have travelled to one of Morocco’s most prestigious equestrian clubs to learn about how therapy using horses can ...
Feb 25, 2019
Russia: US asks for advice on North Korea talks
MOSCOW - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says the United States has asked Moscow’s advice in dealing with North Korea before a summit between President Donald Trump and the North Korean l...
Feb 25, 2019

In the news today, Feb. 25
Five stories in the news for Monday, Feb. 25 --- SINGH’S FATE IN HANDS OF BYELECTION VOTERS Jagmeet Singh’s political fate, and the fortunes of the New Democratic Party as a whole, are in ...
Feb 25, 2019

'Turning humans into robots:' Injured Broncos player planning spinal surgery in Thailand
CALGARY - A hockey player paralyzed in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash is planning to head to Thailand in his quest to get better. Ryan Straschnitzki of Airdrie, Alta. plans to undergo an experimental ...
Feb 25, 2019

Singh cements leadership with B.C. byelection win but NDP loses Outremont
OTTAWA - Jagmeet Singh tightened his shaky grip on the reins of the NDP Monday by winning a do-or-die federal byelection in British Columbia. But the challenge he now faces in reviving the party’...
Feb 25, 2019

Caribou Marketing Board: Regulating wild food suggested to ease Arctic hunger
Northerners could get relief from sky-high grocery bills if Ottawa were to help regulate and encourage the sale of food harvested from the land, a federal advisory board has concluded. In a report rel...
Feb 25, 2019

Former US security officials to oppose emergency declaration
WASHINGTON - A group of former U.S. national security officials is set to release a statement arguing there is no justification for President Donald Trump to use a national emergency declaration to fu...
Feb 24, 2019