Category Archives: Canadian Press
Artists create 58 portraits of Las Vegas shooting victims
LAS VEGAS - Portraits of the 58 people killed in last year’s mass shooting in Las Vegas went on display Monday after artists from around the world donated their time to memorialize the victims. ...
Sep 17, 2018
Chinese official: Beijing should target goods needed by US
BEIJING - One of China’s most prominent figures in global finance says Beijing should press Washington to end their tariff battle by clamping down on exports of goods needed by American companie...
Sep 17, 2018
At Pyongyang trade fair, North Korea is ready to make a deal
PYONGYANG, Korea, Democratic People’s Republic Of - Vendors selling everything from car batteries to “kangaroo essence” health pills have descended on Pyongyang for an international ...
Sep 17, 2018
Amazon launches small business shop
NEW YORK - Amazon wants you to shop small. The online retailer launched a new section of its site Monday called Amazon Storefronts, which only lists products sold by small- and medium-sized businesses...
Sep 17, 2018
Sotomayor tells kids: Reading helped me reach Supreme Court
NEWARK, N.J. - Justice Sonia Sotomayor says reading helped her reach the Supreme Court. Sotomayor on Sunday celebrated the release of her two children’s books by speaking to parents and children...
Sep 17, 2018
Saskatchewan family relieved after six-year-old autistic girl found safe
NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask. - A Saskatchewan mother says words cannot describe the relief she feels after being reunited with her daughter who police say was taken when she was left in the back of a runni...
Sep 17, 2018
Hope fades in Philippines for dozens buried in landslides
ITOGON, Philippines - Dozens of people believed buried in a landslide unleashed by Typhoon Mangkhut in the Philippines probably did not survive, a mayor said Monday, although rescuers kept digging thr...
Sep 17, 2018
Emergency crews throw supply lifeline to isolated Wilmington
WILMINGTON, N.C. - Throwing a lifeline to a city surrounded by floodwaters, emergency crews delivered food and water to Wilmington on Monday as rescuers picked up more people stranded by Hurricane Flo...
Sep 17, 2018
Tour operator captures video of rare triple breach by humpbacks off N.S.
TIVERTON, N.S. - A video of three humpback whales surging out of the water one after the other off Nova Scotia has captured the attention of people around the world. The stunning video was shot by Edw...
Sep 17, 2018
Witness: Circus camel that hurt 7 spooked by thrown shovel
PITTSBURGH - A startled camel started bucking during a circus when a child apparently threw a shovel at its feet, injuring six children and an adult and causing frightened circusgoers to flee the aren...
Sep 17, 2018