Category Archives: Canadian Press

PRAGUE, Czech Republic - The Czech Republic’s pro-Russia president won a second five-year term Saturday after beating a political newcomer viewed as more Western-oriented in a runoff vote. Presi...

LUCKNOW, India - Indian police rushed security forces to a northern town where a clash between Hindu and Muslim groups left one person dead and three others injured during India’s National Day c...

WARSAW, Poland - Holocaust survivors wearing striped scarves that recalled their uniforms as prisoners of Nazi Germany placed candles on the train tracks carried people to their deaths at Auschwitz on...

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korean officials on Saturday wrapped up a three-day visit to South Korea where they examined Olympic stadiums, hotels and concert halls that will potentially be used ...

LONDON - British investigators say a bundle of large party balloons almost caused a collision with a business jet shortly after take-off from London City Airport. Britain’s airport safety invest...

TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $24 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw. The jackpot for the next draw on Feb. 2 will grow to approximately $33 million. The Canadian Pr...

COQUITLAM, B.C. - Samson Wong wept Saturday as he apologized to his teenage son, saying he wishes he could have protected the young man from the stray bullet that took his life. Alfred Wong was headin...

KABUL - A suicide bomber drove an ambulance into a commercial area by pretending to be carrying a patient to a hospital and then detonated his explosives at a checkpoint near the European Union consul...

ASPEN, Colo. - Canadian Max Parrot earned his third straight X Games gold in big air Friday night, taking his overall medal haul in the event to seven. Parrot, from Bromont, Que., had a two-run score ...

SYDNEY, Australia - Canada’s men’s rugby sevens team dropped out of Cup contention at the HSBC Sydney World Series after three straight losses in pool play. Canada, ranked seventh in the w...