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Migrant boat sinks in Indonesia; 10 rescued, 9 missing
JAKARTA, Indonesia - A boat carrying 20 Indonesian migrant workers sank on its way to Malaysia, and rescuers have found 10 survivors and were searching Thursday for nine missing. One body was recovere...
Jan 23, 2020
Switzerland mints world's smallest gold coin
BERLIN - No joke: Switzerland has minted a gold coin so small you'd need to look very closely to see Albert Einstein sticking out his tongue at you. State-owned Swissmint said Thursday that the 2.96-m...
Jan 23, 2020
Experts defuse World War II bomb in German city of Cologne
BERLIN - Explosives experts on Tuesday successfully defused an unexploded American bomb from World War II in the western German city of Cologne, authorities said. The 500-kilogram (1,100-pound) bomb w...
Jan 23, 2020
Germany bans neo-Nazi organization Combat 18 Deutschland
BERLIN - Germany is banning the neo-Nazi group Combat 18 Deutschland in what the country's top security official said Thursday was a "clear message" against far-right extremism and anti-Semitism. More...
Jan 23, 2020
St. John's still digging out and James Dean back to life; In The News for Jan. 21
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Jan. 21 ... What we are wa...
Jan 23, 2020
Allegations against Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou not fraud in Canada: defence
VANCOUVER - Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou should not be extradited to the United States to face fraud charges because her alleged misconduct doesn't amount to fraud in Canada, says her lawyer. Scott F...
Jan 23, 2020
Prison service trying to better understand the needs of black offenders
OTTAWA - Canada's prison service is working to better understand the needs of black offenders, a community that is second only to Indigenous people when it comes to overrepresentation in federal custo...
Jan 23, 2020
Lineups form outside grocery stores in St. John's, N.L., on 5th day of emergency
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Emptying kitchen cupboards were restocked in St. John's, N.L., on Tuesday, as residents lined up at grocery stores open for the first time since last week's massive blizza...
Jan 23, 2020
Liberals aim to find common ground when Parliament resumes next week
WINNIPEG - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is hoping to apply the same spirit of solidarity that saw Canadians pull together during recent disasters to get things done in a minority Parli...
Jan 23, 2020
Survey finds support among Canadians for broader assisted-dying law
OTTAWA - As the federal government moves to revise the law on assisted dying, new survey results suggest most Canadians support medical help to end suffering even when a natural death is som...
Jan 23, 2020