Category Archives: Canadian Press
Israeli leaders' Nazi remarks scuttle summit with Europeans
JERUSALEM - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s off-hand comment in Warsaw about Poland and the Holocaust set in motion a diplomatic crisis that on Monday scuttled this week’s summit of ce...
Feb 18, 2019
In France, the Force is strong with lightsaber dueling
BEAUMONT-SUR-OISE, France - Master Yoda, dust off his French, he must. It’s now easier than ever in France to act out “Star Wars” fantasies, because its fencing federation has borrow...
Feb 18, 2019
Don Cherry blasts Hurricanes as 'jerks'; team responds with his words on T-shirt
TORONTO - Don Cherry’s latest rant about the Carolina Hurricanes and their victory celebrations didn’t go unnoticed by the NHL club. The Hurricanes even decided to embrace his words. Cherr...
Feb 18, 2019
Electoral reform: All eyes turn to tiny P.E.I. as issue put to voters
CHARLOTTETOWN - Tiny Prince Edward Island has a chance to send a big message to the rest of the country about electoral reform when voters are asked to consider proportional representation in a refere...
Feb 18, 2019
Tense standoff spells endgame for IS militants in Syria
BAGHOUZ, Syria - The collection of tents was largely silent on a sunny winter Monday afternoon. Few people were visible, but the few out and about were calm: Two men in long robes and pants walked slo...
Feb 18, 2019
Barred from Venezuela, European lawmakers call for action
MADRID - Conservative European lawmakers who were barred from entering Venezuela this weekend are urging the European Union’s top diplomat to suspend contacts with Nicolas Maduro’s governm...
Feb 18, 2019
China accuses US of trying to block its tech development
BEIJING - China’s government on Monday accused the United States of trying to block the country’s industrial development by alleging that Chinese mobile network gear poses a cybersecurity ...
Feb 18, 2019
Iranian president: US sanctions are 'economic war' on Iran
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran’s president on Monday described U.S. sanctions imposed on Iran as an economic war being waged on his country and stressed that “economic war is more difficult than mili...
Feb 18, 2019
Berlin to get single travel app for public, private services
Berlin is unveiling a new app that will let people use public transport, rental bikes, car-sharing and taxis seamlessly to travel through the German capital. The app presented Monday is the work of Li...
Feb 18, 2019
Israeli leaders' Nazi comments derail European summit
JERUSALEM - Poland on Monday withdrew from a European summit in Jerusalem, derailing the meeting and embarrassing its Israeli hosts, to protest claims by Israel’s acting foreign minister that Po...
Feb 18, 2019