Category Archives: Canadian Press
Koko the gorilla, who learned sign language, dies at 46
SAN FRANCISCO - Koko the gorilla, whose remarkable sign-language ability and motherly attachment to pet cats helped change the world’s views about the intelligence of animals and their capacity ...
Jun 21, 2018
Water balloon slingshots top list of unsafe summer toys
BOSTON - A Boston-based consumer watchdog group has warned of the dangers to children of water balloon slingshots, lawn darts and other summer toys. Those playthings top a list of 10 questionable toys...
Jun 21, 2018
Tens of thousands join Indian leader for world yoga day
DEHRADUN, India - Some 50,000 people gathered with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday in the Himalayan foothills to salute the power of yoga. Modi, an ardent Hindu nationalist, travelled ...
Jun 21, 2018
Oilers place defenceman Gryba on waivers, plan to buy out his contract
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have placed defenceman Eric Gryba on unconditional waivers for the purpose of buying out his contract. Gryba is entering the final year of a two-year, US$1.8-million con...
Jun 21, 2018
Employment insurance recipient list falls to lowest level since 1997
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the number of people collecting employment insurance in April fell to the lowest level in at least 21 years. The federal agency says 453,100 people received the regular...
Jun 21, 2018
Judge appears skeptical of Trump suit against California
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A U.S. judge appeared skeptical of some of the Trump administration’s key arguments for seeking to block three California laws intended to protect immigrants, questioning th...
Jun 21, 2018
Pope, in Geneva, says Christians must work together on peace
GENEVA - Pope Francis journeyed Thursday to the well-heeled city of Geneva to encourage all Christians, despite their differences, to join in efforts to foster justice and fight poverty while the rich...
Jun 21, 2018
North Korean summits bring sense of peace along DMZ border
PANMUNJOM, Korea, Democratic People’s Republic Of - Lt. Col. Hwang Myong Jin has been a guide on the northern side of the Demilitarized Zone that divides the two Koreas for five years. He says i...
Jun 21, 2018
Military vows to recover bodies from sunken Indonesia ferry
TIGARAS, Indonesia - Indonesia’s military chief said Thursday that specialist navy equipment will be deployed to pinpoint a ferry that sank in the crater lake of an ancient supervolcano, offerin...
Jun 21, 2018
German lawmaker says Turkey bars him as election observer
BERLIN - A German lawmaker said Thursday the Turkish government is denying him entry to the country as an international observer in the country’s upcoming presidential and parliamentary election...
Jun 21, 2018