Category Archives: Canadian Press

WASHINGTON - Some say it’s a fight between West and South. Or who might win an endorsement from President Donald Trump. Or a test of who can woo conservatives. But one thing was clear Thursday: ...

GAZA, Palestinian Territory - Raed Jadallah belonged to an exclusive club - a small band of surfers who escaped the claustrophobia of blockaded Gaza by riding the waves of the Mediterranean. Now he...

ATLANTA - No one was seriously hurt in a fight involving four women in a Chik-fil-A drive-thru, but another customer who recorded the fracas says it really got crazy when one of them pointed a handgun...

NEWARK, N.J. - Former NBA star Shaquille O’Neal is opening a high-rise apartment complex in New Jersey’s largest city. O’Neal was joined by city and state officials on Tuesday in New...

ATLANTA - Expressing pride in his own record of peace, former President Jimmy Carter warned that President Donald Trump should steer clear of any military action involving Syria or other world hot spo...

JOHANNESBURG - A new annual report on the death penalty calls sub-Saharan Africa a “beacon of hope” amid a decline in executions worldwide. Twenty countries across sub-Saharan Africa have ...

HALIFAX - A bill proposing changes to how Nova Scotia’s electoral map is drawn will proceed without amendments despite objections from Acadian groups. The Liberal majority on the legislatureR...

BEIJING - China’s government on Thursday denied President Xi Jinping’s promise of market-opening measures this week was aimed at settling a tariff dispute with Washington and said negotiat...

LONDON - Longtime British rock icon Cliff Richard’s case against the BBC’s coverage of a police raid at his home has begun in a London court. Richard is suing the broadcaster for its cover...

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia has kicked off its first-ever fashion week with designs by Middle Eastern, Brazilian, U.S. and Russian designers, as well as shows by internationally renowned label...