Category Archives: Canadian Press
Funeral held for Syrian refugee, 9, struck and killed by bus in Abbotsford, B.C.
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The parents of a nine-year-old Syrian refugee who was struck and killed by a bus in British Columbia on Friday thought their children were finally safe when they escaped the civil w...
Dec 3, 2017
Trudeau, Xi face off on future of trade as PM China trip begins in earnest
BEIJING - Smiles and warm handshakes, ceremony and splendour - all of it will be on vivid display on Monday when Chinese Premier Li Keqiang extends a red-carpet welcome to Prime Minister Justin Trudea...
Dec 3, 2017
6.0 earthquake hits Ecuador coast; no injuries reported
QUITO, Ecuador - A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck along the coast of Ecuador Sunday in the same area where a much stronger tremor left hundreds dead last year. President Lenin Moreno said there were ...
Dec 3, 2017
The Latest: UAE denies claim of Yemen missile attack
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The Latest on Yemen rebels claiming they launched a missile at an under-construction nuclear plant in the United Arab Emirates (all times local): 3 p.m. The United Arab E...
Dec 3, 2017
Winnipeg Jets like flying under the radar as best NHL team in Canada
WINNIPEG - Mark Scheifele doesn’t care if the Winnipeg Jets aren’t big news in Canadian hockey circles. While a lot headlines this season have focused on the success of Auston Matthews and...
Dec 3, 2017
Rebels kill Yemen's strongman Saleh as alliance collapses
SANAA, Yemen - Yemeni rebels on Monday killed their onetime ally Ali Abdullah Saleh, the country’s former president, as they gained the upper hand in days of fighting with his forces for control...
Dec 3, 2017
Trump suggests openness to negotiations on GOP tax plan
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump suggested Saturday he may be willing to negotiate changes to a significant portion of the tax overhaul, the corporate tax rate, injecting an element of uncertainty ...
Dec 3, 2017
Afghan official: Suicide bomber on motorbike kills 6 people
KABUL - A suicide bomber riding on a motorcycle struck Sunday outside a soccer stadium in eastern Afghanistan, killing at least six people and wounding 13, an Afghan official said. Among those killed ...
Dec 3, 2017
UAE denies claim of Yemen missile attack against its plant
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The United Arab Emirates on Sunday denied a claim by Yemen’s Shiite rebels that they fired a missile toward an under-construction Emirati nuclear plant. The denial ...
Dec 3, 2017
Remembering 1963 eruption, Bali's elderly wary of another
KLUNGKUNG, Indonesia - Bali’s glowering Mount Agung has seemingly quieted since hurling huge columns of ash from its crater a week ago, but some villagers on the Indonesian island who survived t...
Dec 3, 2017