Category Archives: Canadian Press

SANTIAGO, Chile - The special envoy sent by Pope Francis to investigate allegations that a bishop had covered up sex abuse underwent gallbladder surgery Wednesday in Chile, church officials said. Malt...

PYEONGCHANG, Korea, Republic Of - The Court of Arbitration for Sport says it will hear the doping case against Russian curler Alexander Krushelnitsky on Thursday. Krushelnitsky returned a positive tes...

MOBILE, Ala. - An hourslong standoff in Alabama ended with both the suspect and a police officer dead. Mobile Police Chief Lawrence Battiste told news outlets early Wednesday that Officer Justin Billa...

BUDAPEST, Hungary - With two Oscars in the past two years, Hungary’s film industry has been on a winning streak. Now the creators behind the movie “On Body And Soul,” a surreal love ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A California state senator accused of sexual misconduct apologized Wednesday to anyone who felt uncomfortable because of his behaviour but flatly denied two of the more serious al...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - A SpaceX satellite launch from California that could create a spectacular aerial display has been delayed. The Falcon 9 rocket carrying an Earth observation satelli...

TOKYO - A Japanese man who has won legal custody of 13 surrogate children in Thailand has remained virtually anonymous in the Japanese media. Mitsutoki Shigeta, who was granted sole custody of his chi...

PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Russia has named an honorary consul in a Pakistani province on the Afghan border, signalling closer ties with Islamabad at a time when U.S.-Pakistani relations are spiraling downw...

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Asian retail and chewing gum giant Lotte has accepted the resignation of its co-CEO after he was convicted of bribery and embezzlement in a wide-ranging corruption scandal ...

NICHOLS, N.Y. - Fox News personality and former New York prosecutor Jeanine Pirro has pleaded guilty to driving 95 mph in a 65 mph zone. Authorities previously said that a state trooper clocked Pirro&...