Category Archives: Canadian Press
Partisanship clouds PM, opposition leaders' meeting on 'Francophonie' issues
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his counterparts from the four other main federal parties left a supposedly non-partisan meeting on how to help Canadian francophones divided and without a p...
Nov 28, 2018
Another gene-edited baby may be on the way, scientist says
HONG KONG - A Chinese researcher who claims to have helped make the world’s first genetically edited babies says a second pregnancy may be underway. The researcher, He Jiankui of Shenzhen, revea...
Nov 28, 2018
Rise in US deaths in Afghanistan clouds outlook for peace
WASHINGTON - A rash of American combat deaths in Afghanistan is putting a spotlight on a stalemated 17-year war that is testing President Donald Trump’s commitment to pursuing peace with the Tal...
Nov 28, 2018
Divisive race ends with win for Republican Sen. Hyde-Smith
JACKSON, Miss. - Republican U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith returns to Washington as a solidly loyal supporter of President Donald Trump after he stumped for her in a divisive Mississippi runoff shaped by ...
Nov 28, 2018
AP Analysis: Will Saudi crown prince be a pariah at G-20?
At most international summits, the discord is generally on show outside as protesters clash with police some distance from the halls of power. But what about when the thorny issue is inside the bubble...
Nov 28, 2018
Steer too beefy to become burgers reprieved to life on farm
LAKE PRESTON, Australia - Knickers the steer is huge on the internet - for being huge. The black-and-white Holstein Friesian won social media fame and many proclamations of “Holy Cow!” aft...
Nov 28, 2018
Man dies before voting, wife returns to cast her ballot
MCCOMB, Miss. - A Mississippi man collapsed and died on the way to vote Tuesday with his wife who went back later to cast her ballot in what election officials called a testament to her sense of civic...
Nov 28, 2018
Back-to-back crises boost California sheriff's profile
CHICO, Calif. - Those who had fled a deadly Northern California wildfire were looking for answers at an evacuation centre when Sheriff Kory Honea walked in. They jumped to their feet, clapped and chee...
Nov 28, 2018
Report faults safety failures, defects in Lion Air crash
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Pilots fought against an automated system that pitched a Boeing jetliner’s nose down repeatedly because of a faulty sensor until they finally lost control and plunged into t...
Nov 28, 2018
French-born diplomat claims victory in Georgia vote
TBILISI, Georgia - A French-born former foreign minister of Georgia celebrated what she claims is her victory in a tight presidential runoff Wednesday that marks the last time Georgians elect their he...
Nov 28, 2018