Category Archives: Canadian Press
Canadian teen Bianca Andreescu tops Hogenkamp to win Fed Cup opener
‘S-HERTOGENBOSCH, Netherlands - Canada took a 2-0 lead over the Netherlands in the best-of-five Fed Cup tie with a pair of singles victories on Saturday. Teenager Bianca Andreescu defeated Riche...
Feb 09, 2019
Ukrainian president vows to push for EU, NATO membership
KIEV, Ukraine - Ukraine must join the European Union and NATO to protect itself from Russia’s expansionist actions, Ukraine’s president said Saturday as he officially launched his re-elect...
Feb 09, 2019

Wilson-Raybould entered federal politics hoping to be a bridge builder
OTTAWA - As the frigid air of an Ottawa winter howled outside in January 2013, Jody Wilson-Raybould stood at the centre of a mass of national media, trying to be a peacemaker as First Nations chiefs f...
Feb 09, 2019
Three dead after fire breaks out at apartment building in Longueuil, Que.
LONGUEUIL, Que. - Officials say three members of the same family died and 11 others were injured after a fire broke out in an apartment in Longueuil, Que. The fire broke out in an apartment building w...
Feb 09, 2019
39 die, dozens sick in India from drinking spurious liquor
LUCKNOW, India - At least 39 people have died and another 27 fallen sick from drinking cheap spurious liquor containing toxic methanol in several villages in the northern India, officials said Saturda...
Feb 09, 2019

Likely deal would give Trump fraction of desired wall money
WASHINGTON - Congressional bargainers are working toward a border security deal amid indications that the White House is preparing to accept a bipartisan agreement that would give President Donald Tru...
Feb 09, 2019
Pilot in deadly California house crash had been disciplined
LOS ANGELES - The pilot whose plane broke apart and crashed into a Southern California home, killing five people, was disciplined for dangerous flying years earlier, it was reported Friday. Antonio Pa...
Feb 09, 2019

2nd woman accuses Virginia official of sexual assault
WASHINGTON - A second woman accused Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax of sexual assault Friday, saying the Democrat raped her 19 years ago while they were both students at Duke University. Calls for hi...
Feb 09, 2019

Thailand puzzles over political surprises from royals
BANGKOK - A Thai political party swore loyalty to the king after its stunning decision to nominate the monarch’s sister as its candidate for prime minister backfired when the king called the mov...
Feb 09, 2019

Illegal construction blamed in Istanbul building collapse
ISTANBUL - Turkish officials blamed illegal construction practices for the collapse of an apartment building in Istanbul as they joined hundreds of mourners Saturday at a funeral for nine members of o...
Feb 09, 2019