Category Archives: Canadian Press
Libyan official: '70 per cent' of last IS bastion liberated
CAIRO - U.S.-backed forces in Libya have liberated “70 per cent” of the city of Sirte, the Islamic State group’s last bastion in the North African country, after seizing several stra...
Aug 11, 2016
US deports former Guatemalan soldier wanted in 1982 massacre
GUATEMALA CITY - A former Guatemalan soldier deported from the United States in handcuffs and flanked by security maintained his innocence in the face of accusations that he helped massacre more than ...
Aug 11, 2016
Victim tells 'Grim Sleeper': 'You are truly a piece of evil'
LOS ANGELES - On the day Enietra Washington was shot and left for dead three decades ago, she looked her assailant in the eye and told him she would haunt him if she died. Washington survived, but she...
Aug 11, 2016

Ride operator had other incident before Ferris wheel spill
NASHVILLE - The organizers of the eastern Tennessee fair where three girls fell from a Ferris wheel kept their ride operator despite an incident across the state line that injured five and caused the ...
Aug 11, 2016
German minister proposes tougher security laws after attacks
BERLIN - Germany’s interior minister on Thursday unveiled proposals to boost security after recent attacks, including making it easier to deport foreigners deemed dangerous and stripping dual na...
Aug 11, 2016
US seeks to ease Chinese anger over missile defence plans
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - A senior U.S. military official said Thursday that an advanced U.S. missile defence system that is to be deployed in South Korea will only target North Korea, not China. Ch...
Aug 11, 2016
Japan, Philippines to China: Respect law for Asian stability
DAVAO, Philippines - The top diplomats from Japan and the Philippines called on China Thursday to avoid intimidating actions and follow the rule of law in disputed waters where Beijing has defied an a...
Aug 11, 2016

Canada's Trumps say they're not impressed with the Donald
There is a small, quiet colony of Trumps living in Canada, and some say they’re not impressed with the famous Donald that shares their name. Stephen Trump, a property manager in Toronto, said he...
Aug 11, 2016

Canada's Trumps say they're not impressed with the Donald
There is a small, quiet colony of Trumps living in Canada, and some say they’re not impressed with the famous Donald that shares their name. Stephen Trump, a property manager in Toronto, said he...
Aug 11, 2016

Pikachu go home: Alberta lawsuit says unwelcome visitors an invasion of privacy
CALGARY - Thanks to her kids and grandkids, Barbra-Lyn Schaeffer is fully aware of the Pokemon Go phenomena. But when it comes to her home in Torrington, Alta., she just wants the Pokemon players to g...
Aug 11, 2016