Category Archives: Canadian Press

There are remarkable scenes of damage in parts of Newfoundland and Labrador after water levels rose significantly over the weekend, washing out or endangering several roads including the Trans-Canada ...

TOKYO - The U.S. is beefing up its presence around the Korean Peninsula ahead of next month’s Winter Olympics by deploying stealth bombers, at least one extra aircraft carrier and a new amphibio...

BERLIN - The head of Germany’s elite paramilitary unit says it will be increased by a third and will open a second base due to increased terror threats. Jerome Fuchs told rbb Inforadio Monday th...

BANGKOK - A top Myanmar official said Monday that a camp to house Rohingya Muslim and Hindu refugees who return from Bangladesh will be ready by its promised deadline next week. More than 650,000 ethn...

MOSCOW - Russian authorities say 15 people have been hurt in a knife incident at a school in the Ural mountains city of Perm. The local department of the Investigative Committee, a Russian law enforce...

HONOLULU - When Jonathan Scheuer got an alert on his phone of a ballistic missile headed for Hawaii, he and his family didn’t know what to do. They went to their guest bedroom, then decided it w...

LONDON - Toy maker Lego is partnering with China’s internet firm Tencent to offer games, video and possibly a social network aimed at children. The privately-owned company based in Copenhagen, D...

BEIRUT - Turkey’s president on Monday denounced U.S. plans to form a 30,000-strong Kurdish-led border security force in Syria, vowing to “drown this army of terror before it is born,”...

MOSCOW - Russia spoke out strongly Monday against the U.S. push for modifying a nuclear agreement with Iran, while Germany said it would seek more detail on what the U.S. wants and analyze the situati...

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan’s military says Indian troops have fired across the border in the divided region of Kashmir, killing four Pakistani soldiers in the latest cease-fire violation in the disput...