Category Archives: Canadian Press

BERLIN - A new island in Lake Constance. A river in Berlin flowing backward. Dead fish on the banks of lakes and ponds. Barges barely loaded so they don’t run aground. A hot, dry summer has left...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Saudi Arabia’s top diplomat said Saturday that the global outcry and media focus on the killing of a Saudi journalist earlier this month has become “hysterica...

ISTANBUL - The leaders of Turkey, Russia, France and Germany said at a summit on Saturday that Syrians must lead efforts to make peace in their war-torn country, a challenge that was highlighted by th...

LONDON - Police in southwestern England say a man arrested on suspicion of attempting to steal the Magna Carta from Salisbury Cathedral has been released on bail. Wiltshire police said Saturday the 45...

NEW DELHI - Seven elephants in search of food were electrocuted after coming in contact with loosely hanging electric wires in eastern India on Saturday, a forest guard said. Wildlife warden Jitendran...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - President Donald Trump is again stoking his supporters’ anger at “Crooked Hillary,” other Democrats and the news media, barely missing a beat after mail bombs were ...

LONDON - Michael Higgins handily won a second term as Ireland’s president Saturday, capturing every constituency in an election that was marked by low turnout. The 77-year-old Higgins received 5...

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Tens of thousands of people gathered in Taiwan’s capital on Saturday for the city’s annual gay pride parade ahead of referendums next month that will determine whether sam...

MANAMA, Bahrain - U.S. Defence Secretary Jim Mattis is announcing that China’s defence chief will travel to Washington next week for a meeting that has been delayed by tensions between the two n...

OTTAWA - The federal government has been closely monitoring public reaction to the influx of asylum seekers in Canada - regularly conducting national surveys and measuring discussions on social media....