Category Archives: Canadian Press
Christiane Amanpour to help fill Charlie Rose gap on PBS
LOS ANGELES - Christiane Amanpour is helping PBS fill the gap created by Charlie Rose’s exit. On an interim basis, public TV stations will be able to air Amanpour’s weekday public affairs ...
Dec 4, 2017
Trump heartily endorses Moore as GOP comes to grips with him
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump gave embattled GOP Senate candidate Roy Moore a vigorous formal endorsement Monday, looking past allegations of sexual misconduct with Alabama teenagers as Republic...
Dec 4, 2017
1 peacekeeper killed, 3 wounded in Central African Republic
Mainly Christian anti-Balaka forces attacked a U.N. police checkpoint in Central African Republic on Monday, killing one U.N. peacekeeper and wounding three others, the United Nations said. The attack...
Dec 4, 2017
US to donate $500,000 to conserve Mexico's Palenque ruins
MEXICO CITY - The U.S. Embassy will donate $500,000 to help conserve the tomb of king Pakal and other structures at the Mayan ruin site of Palenque, Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology a...
Dec 4, 2017
Trump, congressional leaders plan White House budget meeting
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump and congressional leaders have scheduled a summit to begin sorting out their budget differences, top lawmakers and the White House said Monday, as a clash that coul...
Dec 4, 2017
Obama talks at climate change summit as mayors sign charter
CHICAGO - Former President Barack Obama on Tuesday told a summit of mayors driven to act after President Donald Trump rejected the Paris climate accord that cities and states are the “new face o...
Dec 4, 2017
Honduran opposition rejects president's lead in last tally
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - The final vote count in Honduras’ presidential election left the incumbent with a narrow lead Monday, while the main opposition candidate called the tally a fraud and urg...
Dec 4, 2017
UConn changes speaker rules after conservative speech ruckus
STORRS, Conn. - The University of Connecticut has issued new guidelines for speakers and campus events after an altercation at a speech by a conservative commentator titled “It’s OK To Be ...
Dec 4, 2017
Opera waited year to act on accusation against conductor
NEW YORK - A big question remains after renowned conductor James Levine was suspended from the Metropolitan Opera amid accusations of sexual abuse: Why did it take so long for the company to act after...
Dec 4, 2017
Peregrine falcon no longer a threatened species after four decades
EDMONTON - For the first time in four decades, a bird known for its speed could be removed from the list of threatened species in most of Canada. The peregrine falcon, which can fly at speeds up to 32...
Dec 4, 2017