Category Archives: Canadian Press

Goffin beats Federer at ATP Finals, faces Dimitrov in final
LONDON - A set up against a man he’d never lost to, Roger Federer looked to be cruising toward a shot at a seventh ATP Finals title. David Goffin had other ideas. The Belgian rallied in the semi...
Nov 18, 2017
Zoo throwing farewell party for beloved gorilla
BOSTON - A Boston zoo is holding a farewell party for a beloved gorilla that’s heading to another zoo in New Orleans to start his own family. Officials at the Franklin Park Zoo on Saturday will ...
Nov 18, 2017

U.S. nuclear commander says he would resist 'illegal' order from Trump
HALIFAX - The top commander of U.S. nuclear forces says he would push back if President Donald Trump asked him to carry out an order he deemed “illegal.” Air Force Gen. John E. Hyten told ...
Nov 18, 2017
Surgeons remove worms, parasites from N. Korean soldier
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Surgeons treating a North Korean soldier who was severely wounded by gunfire while escaping to South Korea have removed dozens of parasites from his body, including presume...
Nov 18, 2017

Why few women of colour in wave of accusers? 'Stakes higher'
PHILADELPHIA - In the weeks since dozens of women have accused movie mogul Harvey Weinstein of rape or sexual harassment, unleashing an avalanche of similar charges against other prominent men across ...
Nov 18, 2017

3-month citywide arts exhibit opens Sunday in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS - Collages by jazz trumpeter Louis Armstrong, three versions of a work by Yoko Ono, a dream-like video about jazz trumpeter Buddy Bolden, a steam calliope that plays African-American prote...
Nov 18, 2017
Germany bans children's smart watches with listening app
BERLIN - German regulators have banned certain types of smartwatches marketed to children, saying the devices have been used to listen in on school classrooms and run afoul of Germany’s surveill...
Nov 18, 2017

Designer Azzedine Alaia, known for clingy style, dies at 77
PARIS - Tunisian-born designer Azzedine Alaia, a fashion iconoclast whose clingy styles helped define the 1980s and who dressed famous women from Hollywood to the White House, has died at age 77. The ...
Nov 18, 2017
Spain saves 500 migrants crossing Mediterranean in 46 boats
MADRID - Spanish authorities say around 500 migrants have been saved by rescue boats as they attempted the perilous crossing of the Mediterranean Sea from Africa. Francisco Bernabe, the Spanish repres...
Nov 18, 2017
Macron's upstart party chooses new leader, amid tensions
LYON, France - French President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist party has chosen a new leader, as the 19-month-old movement tries to overcome divisions and solidify its position after redrawing Franc...
Nov 18, 2017