Category Archives: Canadian Press
Swimmer Feigen apologizes for 'serious distraction' in Rio
NEW YORK - U.S. swimmer James Feigen apologized for the “serious distraction” he and three teammates caused at a gas station during the Rio Olympics, saying he omitted facts in his stateme...
Aug 24, 2016
Police allege man attacked, stabbed man and woman at two different homes
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - Police in New Brunswick are investigating a pair of unusual, random attacks in Saint John that left two people with minor injuries. The Saint John Police Force says a man entered a ...
Aug 24, 2016

Former West German president Walter Scheel dies at 97
BERLIN - Walter Scheel, who helped shape West Germany’s policy of reconciliation with the communist bloc as foreign minister and later served as his country’s president, has died. He was 9...
Aug 24, 2016
South Sudan fighting kills at least 275, both sides say
JUBA, South Sudan - At least 275 people have died in fighting between government and rebel forces in South Sudan, officials from both sides say. Jonglei Governor Phillip Aguer says rebels attacked the...
Aug 24, 2016
Clinton proposes new federal fund to combat Zika virus
LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. - As the Zika virus continues to spread, Hillary Clinton is proposing a new fund to improve the federal government’s response to major public health crises. The Democratic p...
Aug 24, 2016
Trump's evolving immigration plan compared to Clinton, Obama
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump’s new line on immigration - “fair, but firm” - is leaving both Republicans and Democrats with the same question: Is the famously hard-line GOP nominee softe...
Aug 24, 2016

Army general testifies no one swayed him in Bergdahl case
FORT BRAGG, N.C. - The Army general who ordered Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl’s court martial testified Wednesday that he wasn’t swayed by negative comments from a powerful U.S. senator, saying that ...
Aug 24, 2016
British man accused in Bali police death confesses to fight
BALI, Indonesia - A British man arrested in the killing of a police officer on the tourist island of Bali confessed to bashing the Indonesian man with a beer bottle and leaving him unconscious, police...
Aug 24, 2016

Colombia, FARC rebels reach deal to end half-century war
HAVANA - Colombia’s government and the country’s biggest rebel group reached a historic deal Wednesday evening for ending a half-century of hostilities in one of the world’s longest-...
Aug 24, 2016
Japan, China, S. Korea unite in condemning N. Korea missile
TOKYO - The foreign ministers of China, Japan and South Korea made a rare display of unity Wednesday to sharply criticize North Korea’s latest submarine missile test. Japanese Foreign Minister F...
Aug 24, 2016