Category Archives: Canadian Press

Canadians across the country march to end violence against women
Women and their allies participated in marches across Canada on Saturday, from large cities to tiny villages, demanding the advancement of the rights of women and other vulnerable groups. Attendance f...
Jan 19, 2019
Pope puts Sistine choir under aide's eye after scandal
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis has put a close aide in charge of the Sistine Chapel Choir following a funding scandal. The Vatican said Saturday that the all-male ensemble, believed to be the world’...
Jan 19, 2019
Pope puts Sistine choir under aide's eye after scandal
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis has put a close aide in charge of the Sistine Chapel Choir following a funding scandal. The Vatican said Saturday that the all-male ensemble, believed to be the world’...
Jan 19, 2019

Rescuers hope to reach Spanish boy in deep hole on Sunday
MADRID - Authorities in southern Spain said Saturday they hope to soon reach the spot where they believe a two-year-old boy is trapped after falling in a deep borehole six days ago. Angel Garcia, the ...
Jan 19, 2019
George W. Bush treats Secret Service detail to pizza
DALLAS - Former President George W. Bush treated his Secret Service detail to pizza to show his appreciation for their service without paychecks during the partial government shutdown. A photo posted ...
Jan 19, 2019
Ethiopia readies 'massive offensive' on al-Shabab in Somalia
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - The Ethiopian National Defence Force on Saturday confirmed an ambush by al-Shabab extremists on an Ethiopian peacekeeping convoy in neighbouring Somalia and said Ethiopian forc...
Jan 19, 2019
Trump offers temporary 'Dreamers' deal for border wall
WASHINGTON - In a bid to break the shutdown stalemate, President Donald Trump on Saturday offered to extend temporary protections for young people brought to the U.S. illegally as children and those f...
Jan 19, 2019
Official: Police kill 4 insurgents in shootout in Pakistan
MULTAN, Pakistan - Counter-terrorism officers killed four insurgents, including two women, in a shootout on a highway in eastern Punjab province on Saturday, officials said. Senior officer Rai Tahir s...
Jan 19, 2019
Sen Graham: Syria withdrawal without plan can lead to chaos
ANKARA, Turkey - A U.S. withdrawal from Syria that has not been thought through would lead to “chaos” and “an Iraq on steroids,” Sen. Lindsey Graham warned Saturday, urging Pre...
Jan 19, 2019
UK's Labour Party seeks 'frank' debate on Brexit impasse
LONDON - Britain’s opposition Labour Party is calling for an “open and frank debate” on the government’s stalled Brexit plan and an increased role for Parliament in managing Br...
Jan 19, 2019