Canadian Press

AP Interview: New Zealand urges North Korea 'de-escalation'

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern expressed support Thursday for economic sanctions against North Korea while also urging a “de-escalation” on the Korean ...

Syndicated Author Feb 1, 2018

Regulators urged to include so-called grey market in marijuana legalization

VANCOUVER - If it wasn’t for the scent, customers who wandered into Eden Medicinal Society would be forgiven for thinking they had entered a boutique health store rather than a marijuana dispens...

Syndicated Author Feb 1, 2018

Canadian space sleuth discovers NASA satellite not a 'piece of space junk'

ROBERTS CREEK, B.C. - An amateur astronomer in British Columbia has made a discovery that has gained the attention of NASA. Scott Tilley, a 47-year-old electrical technologist, sneaks time away from h...

Syndicated Author Feb 1, 2018

28 Russians have Olympic doping bans lifted

MOSCOW - Twenty-eight Russian athletes had their Olympic doping bans overturned Thursday, throwing the International Olympic Committee’s policy on the country into turmoil. The Court of Arbitrat...

Syndicated Author Feb 1, 2018

Fire kills 11 in dormitory for Japanese welfare recipients

TOKYO - A fire engulfed a group home for welfare recipients in northern Japan, killing 11 people and injuring three, police and fire officials said Thursday. Fire department officials said the residen...

Syndicated Author Feb 1, 2018

UN official says Rohingya crisis has 'hallmarks of genocide'

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - The U.N. special envoy on human rights in Myanmar said Thursday that the Myanmar military’s violent operations against Rohingya Muslims bear “the hallmarks of a...