Category Archives: Canadian Press

NEW YORK - President-elect Donald Trump signalled a sharp rightward shift in U.S. national security policy Friday with his announcement that he will nominate Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions as attorney gen...

MOSUL, Iraq - Iraqi troops advanced cautiously into eastern districts of Mosul on Friday, facing stiff resistance from Islamic State militants a day after they paused their assault due to poor visibil...

BERLIN - It’s the last thing President Barack Obama ever expected he’d be doing in his final months in office: Coaching Donald Trump on how to be a world leader. As the president-elect hol...

Five stories in the news for Friday, Nov. 18 --- OPIOID SUMMIT IN OTTAWA HOPES TO FIND WAYS TO CURB ADDICTION A summit in Ottawa led by federal Health Minister Jane Philpott will try to find ways to t...

NEW DELHI - The sudden withdrawal of 86 per cent of India’s currency has left cash in short supply, retail sales stumbling and wholesale markets in turmoil. That’s just the immediate fallo...

MANILA, Philippines - Long-dead former Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos was buried Friday at the country’s Heroes’ Cemetery in a secrecy-shrouded ceremony, a move approved by President...

BEIJING - A pair of Chinese astronauts returned Friday from a monthlong stay aboard the country’s space station, China’s sixth and longest crewed mission and a sign of the growing ambition...

CHICAGO - Hundreds of O’Hare International Airport workers have voted to go on strike ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. Service Employees International Union Local 1 officials said Thursday tha...

ST. PAUL, Minn. - A Minnesota police officer who shot and killed Philando Castile during a July traffic stop will be allowed to remain free as a manslaughter case against him proceeds, a judge ruled d...

CINCINNATI - Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Johnny Bench has launched a new cellphone app aimed at combatting bullying in schools nationwide. The Cincinnati Reds catcher officially launched his &...