Category Archives: Canadian Press
Myanmar court rules Reuters reporters can face full trial
YANGON, Myanmar - A court in Myanmar on Monday formally charged two Reuters journalists accused of illegally possessing official information, allowing their case to go to a full trial. The case of Wa ...
Jul 9, 2018
US will reunite and release over 50 immigrant children
SAN DIEGO - More than 50 immigrant children under age 5 will be reunited with their parents by Tuesday’s court-ordered deadline for action by Trump administration, a government attorney said Mon...
Jul 9, 2018
Crews battle destructive wildfires raging in US West
LOS ANGELES - Firefighters continued to build containment around several destructive wildfires burning in California, though one stubborn blaze in the northern part of the state grew significantly and...
Jul 9, 2018
Trump's strained visit with NATO, meeting with Putin
WASHINGTON - With the established global order on shaky footing, President Donald Trump’s weeklong trip to Europe will test already strained bonds with some of the United States’ closest a...
Jul 9, 2018
Chinese exporters scramble to cope with US tariffs
BEIJING - Chinese exporters were scrambling Monday to cope with a plunge in U.S. sales while China’s state press shrugged off the impact of Washington’s tariff hikes in a spiraling technol...
Jul 9, 2018
Nissan says exhaust tests were altered in latest scandal
TOKYO - Nissan Motor Co. said Monday that it altered the results of exhaust emissions and fuel economy tests of new vehicles sold in Japan, in the latest misconduct to surface at the Japanese automake...
Jul 9, 2018
Power outages, flooding hits Puerto Rico, USVI amid storms
HUMACAO, Puerto Rico - Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands were hit by power outages and widespread flooding Monday as remnants of the Atlantic season’s first hurricane provided an initial t...
Jul 9, 2018
UK police cite 'high dose' in nerve agent death
LONDON - British police said Monday they believe the latest victims of poisoning by a nerve agent must have handled the material’s container and been subjected to a “high dose” of th...
Jul 9, 2018
Daredevil Tony Pastrana replicates Evel Knievel's jumps
LAS VEGAS - Daredevil Travis Pastrana has successfully replicated three of Evel Knievel’s motorcycle jumps. Appearing Sunday night in Las Vegas on the History Channel’s “Evel Live ,&...
Jul 9, 2018
Bruce Springsteen's childhood home sold
FREEHOLD, N.J. - A childhood home in New Jersey where Bruce Springsteen lived for seven years has been sold for $255,000. The Asbury Park Press reports the two-family home at 39 Institute Street in Fr...
Jul 9, 2018