Category Archives: Canadian Press
S. Korea walks back on possibly lifting sanctions on North
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korea on Thursday walked back on a proposal to lift some of its unilateral sanctions against North Korea following U.S. President Donald Trump’s blunt retort th...
Oct 11, 2018
9 dead after severe cyclone hits eastern Indian coast
GOPALPUR, India - A severe cyclone damaged homes and blew down trees and power poles in eastern India, where nine people were killed and about 300,000 forced to move to higher ground. Cyclone Titli, o...
Oct 11, 2018
As markets swoon, finance chiefs urge US, China to cool it
NUSA DUA, Indonesia - The heads of the World Bank and IMF appealed Thursday to the U.S. and China to cool their dispute over technology policy and play by world trade rules, as tumbling share prices d...
Oct 11, 2018
Russian rocket failure raises questions for Canadian astronaut Saint-Jacques
MONTREAL - Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques’ scheduled space voyage in December is in doubt following a rocket failure Thursday that forced a Soyuz capsule with two astronauts on board to ...
Oct 11, 2018
Miami Heat player sues for lost income from dog's neutering
COOPER CITY, Fla. - Miami Heat veteran Udonis Haslem is suing the veterinary hospital he says “castrated” his dog without permission. The Miami Herald reports the basketball player filed a...
Oct 11, 2018
Electoral officer to investigate after recount flips Quebec riding from Liberal to PQ
Quebec’s chief electoral officer has launched an investigation into possible irregularities after a judicial recount found a Liberal declared the winner Oct. 1 in fact lost to his Parti Quebecoi...
Oct 11, 2018
Egypt's president wants Libya to hand over captured militant
CAIRO - Egypt’s president says he wants a prominent militant captured in Libya this week extradited so that he can be “held accountable.” Thursday’s comments by President Abdel...
Oct 11, 2018
Top court agrees to hear appeal in Hells Angels-ordered killing in Nova Scotia
OTTAWA - Eighteen years after a Halifax-area man was gunned down for having an affair with an outlaw biker’s girlfriend, the Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear an appeal in the case agai...
Oct 11, 2018
UK Time's Up fund gives $1.3 million to women's groups
LONDON - A fund set up by British celebrities as part of the Time’s Up movement says it has awarded more than 1 million pounds ($1.3 million) to help women who have experienced sexual harassment...
Oct 11, 2018
India's #MeToo comes amid calls for 2013 law's enforcement
NEW DELHI - Indian actresses and writers have flooded social media in recent days with allegations of sexual harassment and assault, releasing pent-up frustration with a law that was lauded internatio...
Oct 11, 2018