Category Archives: Canadian Press
Checks, tie-dye, baby dolls: It's all at London Fashion Week
LONDON - From young talents like Alexa Chung and Simone Rocha to London design veteran Jasper Conran, London Fashion Week showed off a diverse range of womenswear ideas for the upcoming autumn and win...
Feb 16, 2019
Syrian chocolatier to hire, mentor refugees: 'They come here to contribute'
ANTIGONISH, N.S. - A one-time Syrian refugee who founded a thriving Nova Scotia chocolate company has announced plans to hire and mentor other refugees. Peace by Chocolate of Antigonish, N.S., has com...
Feb 16, 2019
Wilson-Raybould resignation stokes anger, frustration within veterans community
OTTAWA - Jody Wilson-Raybould’s resignation from cabinet this week has stoked long-standing frustration, disappointment and anger among Canada’s veterans, who say they have been ignored an...
Feb 16, 2019
Convicted murderer escaped from Quebec prison, officials say
LAVAL, Que. - Government officials say a convicted murderer has escaped from custody in Laval, Que. Correctional Service Canada says staff at the minimum-security unit of the Federal Training Centre d...
Feb 16, 2019
Ex-FBI official recounts discussion about 25th Amendment
WASHINGTON - Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe said in an interview posted Friday that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein broached the idea of using the Constitution to oust President Donal...
Feb 16, 2019
8 miners rescued in Zimbabwe; dozens more feared dead
KADOMA, Zimbabwe - Eight subsistence miners who were trapped underground for several days after heavy flooding in Zimbabwe have been rescued, though dozens of their co-workers are still missing and fe...
Feb 16, 2019
Nigeria delays its election; candidates rush back to capital
YOLA, Nigeria - Nigerians awakened on Saturday to find the presidential election delayed a week until Feb. 23 because of what the electoral commission called unspecified “challenges.” The ...
Feb 16, 2019
The Latest: EU says current agreement is "best possible"
MUNICH - The European Union presidency says the deal with Britain on leaving the bloc is the “best possible agreement” and preferable to a “no-deal” Brexit. Romanian President ...
Feb 16, 2019
US-backed Syria force says IS territorial defeat is near
BAGHOUZ, Syria - The sound of mortar shelling and fighter jets whizzing by filled the air. At the base in this small village, fighters from the U.S.- backed Syrian Democratic Forces co-ordinate with t...
Feb 16, 2019
Merkel defends Iran deal, multilateralism but Pence resists
MUNICH - German Chancellor Angela Merkel drew lengthy applause Saturday for her spirited defence of a multilateral approach to global affairs and support for Europe’s decision to stand by a nucl...
Feb 16, 2019