Category Archives: Canadian Press

WARSAW, Poland - Poland’s prime minister sought to ease concerns Thursday over a law criminalizing some public comments about the Holocaust by invoking the horror both Poles and Jews experienced...

NAIROBI, Kenya - Kenya’s High Court on Thursday ordered the government to end its shutdown of the country’s top three TV stations after they tried to broadcast images of the opposition lea...

DOVER, Del. - One year after a deadly inmate riot and hostage-taking, Delaware’s maximum-security prison remains a potentially explosive, understaffed facility managed by overworked guards overs...

OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives are proposing a tax break for parents of newborns. The Tories say they will introduce the proposed measure as a private members bill in the hope of having it passed ...

HAVANA - Two years after taking office, President Raul Castro widened the niche for private enterprise in Cuba’s state-dominated economy. Capitalism came pouring in. Slowly at first, then gainin...

AKOBO, South Sudan - South Sudan’s opposition is threatening to resort to “guerrilla warfare” if peace talks in Ethiopia fail in the coming days as government forces advance on remai...

BANJUL, Gambia - Gambia’s new president says taking over a bankrupt nation was “like carrying a mountain” and that stabilizing the economy will take time after the former leader left...

HUNTSVILLE, Texas - A former Dallas accountant condemned for fatally shooting his two young daughters while their mother listened helplessly on the phone was put to death Thursday night in Texas. John...

BOSTON - That ordinary bottle of juice delivered to your doorstep will set you back at least $55. But the bag of marijuana that comes with it? On the house. Retail marijuana stores are months away fro...

HONOLULU - Every day, tourists flock to a downtown Honolulu palace for a glimpse of the way Hawaii’s royal family lived, marveling at its gilded furniture, lavish throne room and grand staircase...