Category Archives: Canadian Press
Russian, US and other ministers expected at UN meetings
A high-level U.N. Security Council meeting this week will focus on “confidence building” measures to deal with weapons of mass destruction, and North Korea is expected to be in the spotlig...
Jan 15, 2018
Hundreds converge on Times Square to protest racism, Trump
NEW YORK - Hundreds of Haitian-Americans and others have rallied in Times Square in New York City to denounce racism and remarks that President Donald Trump is said to have made disparaging African co...
Jan 15, 2018
Venezuela forces take down fugitive group in deadly shootout
CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelan special forces on Monday captured five members of a band led by a rebellious police officer who has been on the run since stealing a helicopter and launching grenades a...
Jan 15, 2018

Hong Kong court to rule later on 3 activists' prison terms
HONG KONG - Three Hong Kong activists will have to wait to learn the outcome of their final appeal Tuesday to overturn prison sentences for their roles in sparking 2014’s massive pro-democracy p...
Jan 15, 2018
King children criticize Trump, decry racism on MLK holiday
ATLANTA - Two of Martin Luther King Jr.’s children and the pastor of his historic Atlanta church marked the national King holiday Monday with sharp denunciations of President Donald Trump, focus...
Jan 15, 2018
Glowing red lava rolls down slopes of Philippine volcano
LEGAZPI, Philippines - Glowing red lava rolled down the slopes of a Philippine volcano Tuesday morning as authorities maintained a warning of a possible hazardous eruption. The lava was quietly flowin...
Jan 15, 2018
10 workers die in bridge collapse, Colombian officials say
BOGOTA - Colombian officials say 10 workers died after a bridge they were building outside the nation’s capital collapsed. Civil Defence authorities say the labourers were working on drainage al...
Jan 15, 2018

Olympic champ Simone Biles says she was abused by doctor
Simone Biles watched as her friends and former Olympic teammates came forward to detail abuse at the hands of a now-imprisoned former USA Gymnastics team doctor. Drawing in part from their strength, t...
Jan 15, 2018

Prime Minister Trudeau to unveil Olympic flag bearer on Tuesday morning
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and members of the Canadian Olympic Committee will announce the flag bearer for the upcoming Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea on Tuesday morning. Joining...
Jan 15, 2018

Gesundheit! Stifling a sneeze can cause injuries in rare cases, experts say
TORONTO - With cases of flu continuing to rise in Canada, there’s likely a whole lot of “achooing” going on across the country. But ear, nose and throat doctors advise against trying...
Jan 15, 2018