Category Archives: Canadian Press

Teacher who recorded students with pen camera is guilty of voyeurism: high court
OTTAWA - A high-school teacher who used a pen camera to surreptitiously take videos of female students is guilty of voyeurism, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled. In a ground-breaking decision Thur...
Feb 14, 2019
Cypriot UK bases court jails man for people trafficking bid
NICOSIA, Cyprus - A court within the two British military bases in Cyprus has sentenced a Palestinian man to six months in prison after finding him guilty of trying to illegally bring two men into a b...
Feb 14, 2019
Storm creates chaos in California with flooding, mudslides
SAUSALITO, Calif. - Waves of heavy rain pounded California on Thursday, trapping people in floodwaters, washing away a mountain highway, triggering a mudslide that destroyed homes and forcing resident...
Feb 14, 2019

Papua New Guinea on hunt for 275 cars missing after APEC
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - A Papua New Guinea police superintendent on Thursday was hot on the trail of one of the many high-end cars he’s trying to recover after an international summit. About 2...
Feb 14, 2019
53 cases of measles confirmed in southern Washington state
VANCOUVER, Wash. - Health officials in southern Washington state say they have confirmed 53 cases of measles. The Columbian reports Clark County Public Health officials have identified one new case si...
Feb 14, 2019
UK's May suffers embarrassing defeat on Brexit strategy
LONDON - British Prime Minister Theresa May suffered an embarrassing defeat by lawmakers Thursday in a vote that left her bid to secure a European Union divorce deal stuck between an intransigent EU a...
Feb 14, 2019
In El Chapo's state, people see little change with verdict
CULIACAN, Mexico - U.S. officials are hailing the conviction of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman as a victory for the Mexican people, but in the drug lord’s home state of Sinaloa, cradle to...
Feb 14, 2019

US-backed Syrian forces clearing IS remnants from villages
BEIRUT - U.S.-backed Syrian forces are clearing two villages in eastern Syria of remaining Islamic State militants who are hiding among the local population, and detaining others attempting to flee wi...
Feb 14, 2019
Teen who fled UK to join Islamic State wants to come home
LONDON - A pregnant British teenager who ran away from Britain to join Islamic State extremists in Syria four years ago has said she wants to come back to London, but her path home is not clear. Shami...
Feb 14, 2019
After shooting: 'You can't really trust other students'
OKEECHOBEE, Fla. - Some students have difficulty trusting classmates outside their circle. Parents say interactions with school staff are more impersonal. Teachers worry that added security detracts f...
Feb 14, 2019