Category Archives: Canadian Press
Egyptian lawmaker's call for virginity tests draws fire
CAIRO - A women’s rights group has filed a legal complaint against an Egyptian lawmaker who called for mandatory virginity tests for women seeking university admission, the Al-Masry Al-Youm news...
Oct 02, 2016

After emerging from hideouts, Colombia's rebels now in limbo
BOGOTA - As peace talks in Colombia advanced over the past year, 7,000 rebel fighters began slowly emerging from their jungle hideouts hoping for, if not a hero’s welcome, at least an outstretch...
Oct 02, 2016
DIVIDED AMERICA: Gender equality in 2016? It's complicated
For weeks after the vote, the abuse kept coming: Venomous, sexist phone calls and emails, venting rage at the five women on Seattle’s City Council who outvoted four men to derail a sports arena ...
Oct 02, 2016
DIVIDED AMERICA: Gender equality in 2016? It's complicated
For weeks after the vote, the abuse kept coming: Venomous, sexist phone calls and emails, venting rage at the five women on Seattle’s City Council who outvoted four men to derail a sports arena ...
Oct 02, 2016

The Latest: Clinton aide says Trump embodies "rigged system"
WASHINGTON - The Latest on the presidential race between Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton (EDT): 10:35 a.m. Hillary Clinton’s campaign manager says the report on Donald Trump...
Oct 02, 2016

Japanese thwart Canadian parents' struggle to access abducted children
TORONTO - A Canadian father is hoping a mountain hike will help ease his distress and draw attention to the insurmountable roadblocks countless parents like him face in trying to access their children...
Oct 02, 2016
Three dead and two injured in Hamilton house fire, police say
HAMILTON - Three people are dead and three more were taken to hospital after a house fire near the industrial district of Hamilton, Ont., late Saturday night. Staff Sgt. Marco Del Conte of the Hamilto...
Oct 02, 2016

'The Art of Command:' Canada's Afghan mission leaders subject of new exhibit
CALGARY - They were the public faces of Canada in the Afghan war. Now an exhibit of those who led the mission is on display at The Military Museums in Calgary. “The Art of Command: Portraits and...
Oct 02, 2016
U.S. trade ambassador to meet with Canadian lumber execs before softwood deadline
MONTREAL - Canadian softwood lumber executives will meet this week with America’s trade ambassador as they brace for the prospect of U.S. tariffs that they say could result in mill closures and ...
Oct 02, 2016

Legal experts look at what might happen after verdict in murder trial questioned
EDMONTON - Legal experts say a judge who used an unconstitutional section of law to convict an Alberta man of murdering two missing seniors can take a few different avenues to fix the error, including...
Oct 02, 2016