Category Archives: Canadian Press
Iowa governor opts not to appeal fetal heartbeat law ruling
DES MOINES, Iowa - Iowa’s governor said Monday she decided against appealing a judge’s ruling last month that struck down Iowa’s “fetal heartbeat” abortion law, which wou...
Feb 18, 2019
16 states sue Trump over emergency wall declaration
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California and 15 other states filed a lawsuit Monday against President Donald Trump’s emergency declaration to fund a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. California Attorney Ge...
Feb 18, 2019
Haitians seek water, food as businesses reopen after protest
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Businesses and government offices slowly reopened across Haiti on Monday after more than a week of violent demonstrations by hundreds of thousands of protesters demanding the r...
Feb 18, 2019
New Zealand leader says no final decision on using Huawei
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Tuesday that no final decision has been made on whether Huawei equipment can be used in a planned network upgrade. New Zealand&...
Feb 18, 2019
Roger Stone apologizes to judge for Instagram post about her
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump’s longtime confidant Roger Stone has apologized to the judge presiding over his criminal case for an Instagram post featuring a photo of her with what appears...
Feb 18, 2019
Judge OKs suit aimed at halting Obama library in Chicago
CHICAGO - A federal judge gave the green light Tuesday to a parks-advocacy group’s lawsuit that aims to stop for good the delayed construction of former President Barack Obama’s $500 milli...
Feb 18, 2019
Exposed Chinese database shows depth of surveillance state
BEIJING - The Chinese database Victor Gevers found online was not just a collection of old personal details. It was a compilation of real-time data on more than 2.5 million people in western China, up...
Feb 18, 2019
China, Iran meet amid efforts to preserve nuclear deal
BEIJING - The Iranian foreign minister’s passionate defence of his country’s interests at the Munich Security Conference has made him “a famous person” in China, his Chinese co...
Feb 18, 2019
Memorial speaks to North Korea's ties to summit host Vietnam
BAC GIANG, Vietnam - In a rice field in northern Vietnam, 14 headstones are an enduring symbol of the wartime friendship of Vietnam and North Korea. They mark the original burial ground of North Korea...
Feb 18, 2019
Australian Anglican set to be defrocked over abuse inaction
CANBERRA, Australia - An assistant bishop is set to become the most senior Anglican in Australia to be defrocked after a church committee on Tuesday found he took no action when he was told a priest h...
Feb 18, 2019