Category Archives: Canadian Press

DARAYA, Syria - Escorted by armed troops, dozens of insurgents and their families left this war-wrecked suburb of the Syrian capital on Friday as part of a forced evacuation deal struck with the gover...

BERLIN - A poll in Germany suggests that a large majority favours at least a partial ban on the face-covering veils used by some Muslim women. Security officials from Chancellor Angela Merkel’s ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - The killing this week of a 10-year-old Albuquerque girl who was drugged, raped and dismembered is just the latest horrific child slaying case for New Mexico, which has the nation&#...

WASHINGTON - The U.S. economy expanded at a sluggish 1.1 per cent pace this spring as businesses sharply reduced their stockpiles of goods and spent less on new buildings and equipment. Yet most analy...

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Lotte Group’s vice chairman has been found dead as authorities widen a probe into corruption at South Korea’s fifth-largest business group, officials at the com...

KABUL - After a deadly attack this week, the American University of Afghanistan says it has started repair work at its sprawling campus on the edge of Kabul. A statement posted Friday on its website s...

New York City subway riders are likely to get bugged over a lot of things - but a recent incident was one for the books. The New York Post ( http://nyp.st/2c1fvpK ) says a woman trying to sell cricket...

OTTAWA - It’s been months since Stephen Harper packed up his Parliament Hill office, but on Friday he finally turned out the lights, resigning his seat as a Calgary MP and ending nearly two ofte...

WINDSOR, Ont. - Environment Canada confirms that two tornadoes touched down in the Windsor, Ont., area earlier this week. Teams surveying the damage have concluded that an EF1-category tornado hit the...

PENSACOLA, Fla. - An October trial date has been set for a Florida Panhandle man accused of lying to FBI agents investigating his possible support for the Islamic State terror group. The Pensacola New...