Category Archives: Canadian Press
Japan protests San Francisco's 'sex slave' statue decision
TOKYO - Japan expressed strong regret Friday over San Francisco’s decision to give city property status to a statue commemorating Asian women who worked in military brothels for Japanese troops ...
Nov 24, 2017
After weeks of deals, stores aim to draw Black Friday crowds
NEW YORK - Shoppers were out before dawn in the U.S. for fun and for deals, as retailers that have had a tough year were hoping to bring customers to their stores and websites for Black Friday, one of...
Nov 24, 2017
OPCW chief: 'Unfortunate' that Syria probe's mandate blocked
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The head of the international chemical weapons watchdog said Friday that Russia’s veto of United Nations Security Council resolutions to extend the mandate of an investi...
Nov 24, 2017
Black Friday enthusiasm wanes as some consumers, retailers shun practice
VANCOUVER - Chaotic images of people clamouring to be the first through the doors to get their hands on hot deals have become synonymous with Black Friday in recent years. However, the one-day shoppin...
Nov 24, 2017
The Latest: UN condemns deadly mosque attack in Egypt
EL-ARISH, Egypt - The Latest on mosque attack in Egypt (all times local): 8:55 p.m. The U.N. Security Council and Secretary-General Antonio Guterres have condemned the deadly attack on a mosque in Egy...
Nov 24, 2017
Sobeys to cut 800 office jobs as part of reorganization of grocery business
TORONTO - The Sobeys grocery business will be cutting about 800 office jobs across Canada as part of efforts to create one efficient national organization out of five regional operations, the company ...
Nov 24, 2017
Militants attack Egyptian mosque, kill at least 235 people
CAIRO - In the deadliest-ever attack by Islamic extremists in Egypt, militants assaulted a crowded mosque Friday during prayers, blasting helpless worshippers with gunfire and rocket-propelled grenade...
Nov 24, 2017
UofL graduate student named Mitchell scholar
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A University of Louisville graduate student has been named a George J. Mitchell scholar. The school says in a statement that music student James May is one of 12 students across the ...
Nov 24, 2017
Firefighters help rescue dog from tunnel dug by tortoise
CHANDLER, Ariz. - A dog wouldn’t come out after chasing a cat into a tunnel dug by a giant tortoise in the back yard of a home in a Phoenix suburb, so homeowner Toby Passmore called for help. Ch...
Nov 24, 2017
In the news today, Nov. 24
Five stories in the news for Friday, Nov. 24 --- PM TO APOLOGIZE TO NL RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL SURVIVORS Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will apologize today for abuse at residential schools in Newfoundland ...
Nov 24, 2017