Category Archives: Canadian Press
In bloodied Mexico, ambivalence, hope over amnesty proposal
MEXICO CITY - Lucia Diaz and other volunteers have found more than 300 bodies in clandestine graves along Mexico’s Gulf coast, and she embodies the trepidation, hope and fear with which Mexicans...
Jul 23, 2018
In Pakistan's elections, minorities face daunting challenge
ISLAMABAD - As Pakistan heads into parliamentary elections this week, the country’s minorities are looking for better representation and a voice that will speak up for them in what rights groups...
Jul 23, 2018
Drought forces emergency measures for US West's wild horses
SALT LAKE CITY - Harsh drought conditions in parts of the American West are pushing wild horses to the brink and spurring extreme measures to protect them. For what they say is the first time, volunte...
Jul 23, 2018
'In My Fillings': SC dentist goes viral with Drake challenge
GREENVILLE, S.C. - A South Carolina dentist’s submission in the viral dance challenge based on Drake’s latest No. 1 hit has a lot of potential patients in their feelings. News outlets repo...
Jul 23, 2018
Alligator found in Pennsylvania woman's backyard
PROSPECT PARK, Pa. - A Pennsylvania woman who was admiring a turtle in her backyard got a surprise when she spotted an alligator just a few feet away. Tracie Hoffecker says she found the 2-to-3-foot-l...
Jul 23, 2018
Row delays Duterte speech, rebel deal; Arroyo named speaker
MANILA, Philippines - A leadership row in the Philippine House of Representatives delayed President Rodrigo Duterte’s delivery of his annual state of the nation address and passage of crucial Mu...
Jul 23, 2018
While making nice with US and South, North Korea slams Japan
PYONGYANG, Korea, Democratic People’s Republic Of - North Korea’s state-run media have toned down their rhetorical attacks on the United States and South Korea while leader Kim Jong Un pur...
Jul 23, 2018
Chinese leaders order probe over vaccine scandal
BEIJING - Chinese leaders are scrambling to shore up public confidence and oversight of the pharmaceutical industry after a rabies vaccine maker was found faking records, the latest in a slew of publi...
Jul 23, 2018
Prominent S. Korea politician found dead in possible suicide
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - A prominent liberal South Korean politician embroiled in a corruption scandal was found dead on Monday, police said, in what appeared to be one of the country’s highe...
Jul 23, 2018
Record high in Japan as heat wave grips the region
TOKYO - Japan recorded its highest temperature ever Monday as a deadly heat wave continued to grip a wide swath of the country and nearby South and North Korea. The mercury hit 41.1 degrees Celsius (1...
Jul 23, 2018