Category Archives: Canadian Press
As U.S. plans in Syria shift, Canada tries to plan for own forces in Iraq
OTTAWA - The commander of Canada’s special forces says officials are watching closely to see what impact U.S. plans to withdraw hundreds of soldiers from Syria could have on Canada’s missi...
Feb 23, 2019
Cartoon museum acquires dozens of original Archie comics
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The world’s largest cartoon museum has announced the acquisition of dozens of complete original Archie Comics stories. The work by the late artist Dan DeCarlo includes stories f...
Feb 23, 2019
At least 150 die from tainted liquor in India's northeast
GAUHATI, India - At least 150 people have died and about 200 people have been hospitalized after drinking tainted liquor in two separate incidents in India’s remote northeast, authorities said S...
Feb 23, 2019
Pakistan FM's letter to UN warns of security deterioration
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan’s foreign minister has appealed to the U.N. Security Council to draw attention to Indian threats of force in the wake of the Pulwama suicide bombing that killed more than 40...
Feb 23, 2019
Maduro opponents boost military rhetoric in Venezuela crisis
CUCUTA, Colombia - Opposition leader Juan Guaido has called on the international community to consider “all options” to resolve Venezuela’s crisis, a dramatic escalation in rhetoric ...
Feb 23, 2019
North Korea leader Kim Jong Un boards train to summit
DANDONG, China - North Korea leader Kim Jong Un was on a train Sunday to Vietnam for his second summit with President Donald Trump, state media confirmed. Kim was accompanied by Kim Yong Chol, who has...
Feb 23, 2019
Women take Catholic bishops to task at Vatican abuse summit
VATICAN CITY - A prominent Nigerian nun blasted the culture of silence that has long kept clergy sexual abuse hidden in the Catholic Church, telling Catholic leaders Saturday that they must transparen...
Feb 23, 2019
Trump sets up abortion obstacles, barring clinic referrals
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration on Friday set up new obstacles for women seeking abortions, barring taxpayer-funded family planning clinics from making abortion referrals. The new policy is cert...
Feb 23, 2019
India police arrest Kashmir activists amid rising tensions
SRINAGAR, India - Police have arrested at least 300 activists seeking the end of Indian rule in disputed Kashmir, officials said Saturday, escalating fears among already wary residents that a sweeping...
Feb 23, 2019
Quebec physicians vote to give nurse practitioners long-sought authority to diagnose
MONTREAL - The professional order representing Quebec physicians has voted to allow the roughly 500 nurse practitioners in the province to begin diagnosing patients in an effort to reduce wait times i...
Feb 23, 2019