Category Archives: Canadian Press
Toll from Greek floods rises to 23 as 2 new deaths reported
ATHENS, Greece - Greek authorities on Monday raised to 23 the death toll from heavy flooding near Athens this month, after one more body was found and an injured woman died in hospital. The Fire Briga...
Nov 27, 2017
Conyers gives up Judiciary post amid sex harassment probe
WASHINGTON - Even while fiercely denying allegations of sexual harassment, Michigan Rep. John Conyers is giving up his leadership position as top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, acknowledgi...
Nov 27, 2017
Canada 150 proved to be a big draw for tourism operators coast to coast
FREDERICTON - Canada celebrated its 150th birthday in 2017 but it was the tourism industry that got to collect the presents. Tourism operators from coast to coast were planning for big events and extr...
Nov 27, 2017
Macron seeks to rethink Africa relations, faces tensions
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso - French President Emmanuel Macron landed late Monday in West Africa, where he is expected to try to revive French influence and move beyond post-colonial tensions despite th...
Nov 27, 2017
Police: Man says he fatally shot son in self-defence
NASHVILLE - Authorities say a Tennessee man says he shot and killed his son in self-defence. News outlets report Metro Nashville police say 42-year-old Mario Ford Sr. told 20-year-old Mario Ford Jr. h...
Nov 27, 2017
The Latest: Tourists look for flight info or enjoy Bali stay
KARANGASEM, Indonesia - The Latest on a rumbling volcano on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali (all times local): 11:40 a.m. Thousands of tourists remain stuck on Indonesia’s island of Bali a...
Nov 27, 2017
Baby boom at Florida zoo with arrivals of 2 giraffe
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - There is a baby boom at a Florida zoo. Two reticulated giraffe calves - a male and a female - were born this week at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens. The births mark the 41st gir...
Nov 27, 2017
Netanyahu averts coalition crisis over Sabbath 'desecration'
JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reached an agreement with his ultra-Orthodox allies to avert a potential coalition crisis following the resignation of his health minister ove...
Nov 27, 2017
In the news today, Nov. 27
Four stories in the news for Monday, Nov. 27 --- ARGOS HAND STAMPS STUNNING GREY CUP LOSS It was another stunning Grey Cup defeat for the Calgary Stampeders. Lirim Hajrullahu’s field goal with 5...
Nov 27, 2017
Challenger holds surprise lead in Honduras presidential vote
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - The main challenger to Honduras’ president held an unexpected lead Monday in early election returns, but the release of updated results essentially ground to a halt and b...
Nov 27, 2017