Category Archives: Canadian Press
2 die after pilotage boat capsizes in Gulf of Finland
COPENHAGEN - The Finnish Border Guards says two people have been found dead inside a pilot boat that capsized and sank off southern Finland. The state agency says the pair was found Saturday morning i...
Dec 9, 2017
Suspected Saudi-led airstrikes kill 4 in Yemen
SANAA, Yemen - Yemeni rebel officials say Saudi-led airstrikes outside a rebel-run TV station in the capital killed at least four people. The officials said Saturday that the airstrikes the day before...
Dec 9, 2017
Person of interest sought in Houston triple slaying
HOUSTON - Authorities say three people have been found dead following a shooting inside a Houston home. News outlets report that 35-year-old Jeffery Noble has been named as a person of interest in con...
Dec 9, 2017
Ex-aide: Rep. Franks offered $5 million to carry his child
WASHINGTON - A former aide to Republican Rep. Trent Franks has told The Associated Press the congressman repeatedly pressed her to carry his child, at one point offering her $5 million to act as a sur...
Dec 9, 2017
Jailed Saakashvili calls for Ukraine president's impeachment
KIEV, Ukraine - From his jail cell in Ukraine’s capital, opposition leader Mikheil Saakashvili is calling on supporters to rally for the impeachment of the president and has declared a hunger st...
Dec 9, 2017
Archaeologists discover 2 ancient tombs in Egypt's Luxor
LUXOR, Egypt - Egypt on Saturday announced the discovery of two small ancient tombs in the southern city Luxor dating back some 3,500 years and hoped it will help the country’s efforts to revive...
Dec 9, 2017
More barred owls sightings in Vancouver bad news for rats and mice
VANCOUVER - A spike in owl sightings in downtown Vancouver could be good news for ridding the city of pesky rodents, a wildlife group says, but there’s a downside for the birds. Photos of barred...
Dec 9, 2017
Documents outline Liberal lobbying plan to promote Gordie Howe bridge in U.S.
OTTAWA - Federal officials have been on a months-long campaign to surreptitiously slip the name Gordie Howe into conversations with top-level American counterparts to promote the new border crossing t...
Dec 9, 2017
MLS Cup winners will share US$275,000 while losing team divides $80,000
TORONTO - The MLS Cup winners get to hoist the Philip F. Anschutz Trophy on Saturday but they will also be able to stash some cash. Under Major League Soccer’s collective bargaining agreement, t...
Dec 9, 2017
PM announces on state TV Iraq's war against IS has ended
BAGHDAD - After more than three years of combat operations, Iraq announced Saturday that the fight against the Islamic State group is over after the country’s security forces drove the extremist...
Dec 9, 2017