Category Archives: Canadian Press

HOUSTON - A toxic onslaught from the nation’s petrochemical hub was largely overshadowed by the record-shattering deluge of Hurricane Harvey as residents and first responders struggled to save l...

Egyptians go to the polls next week in what is essentially a one-candidate election considered by critics to be a return of sorts to authoritarian rule, after a 2011 revolution that sparked loftier ex...

WASHINGTON - Imagine: A pay-per-view steel-cage fight featuring Donald “Kick His A–” Trump versus Joe “Beat the Hell Out of Him” Biden. Price to tune in? Enough to elimin...

MINNEAPOLIS - Prosecutors in the county where Prince was found dead have agreed to provide his siblings with investigative documents so the family can determine whether civil litigation is warranted, ...

NEW YORK - Ten emerging writers, a mix of poets, dramatists and fiction and nonfiction authors, were the winners of this year’s $50,000 Whiting Awards on Wednesday night. Nobel laureate Toni Mor...

NEW YORK - Queen Latifah is mourning the death of her mother. In a statement, the singer and actress says Rita Owens died Wednesday after struggling with a heart condition for many years. The statemen...

SAN BRUNO, Calif. - YouTube has tightened its restrictions on firearms videos. The video-serving network owned by Google is banning videos that provide instructions on how to make a firearm, ammunitio...

ROME - A U.N.-led report says 124 million people last year suffered such acute hunger that their lives were at risk, up from 108 million in 2016. The increase was largely attributed to new or intensif...

DEDHAM, Mass. - The case of a Massachusetts man charged with abusing a dog so severely that it had to be euthanized is in the hands of the jury. The prosecution and defence in the animal cruelty trial...

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - The #MeToo movement has taken off with surprising rapidity in South Korea, toppling male celebrities and a prominent politician in a country where men have long brushed off...