Category Archives: Canadian Press

CAIRO - Egyptian authorities have detained a staunchly pro-government talk show host over allegations he insulted police and disseminated false news on his state television program. In a statement car...

BERLIN - Germany ended months of political uncertainty Sunday when Chancellor Angela Merkel gained the support needed to preserve her governing coalition and secure a fourth term as leader of Europe&#...

BERLIN - Germany ended months of political uncertainty Sunday when Chancellor Angela Merkel gained the support needed to preserve her governing coalition and secure a fourth term as leader of Europe&#...

TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $5 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw. However, the guaranteed $1 million prize was claimed by a ticket holder in the Prairies. The j...

ISLAMABAD - A woman from Pakistan’s marginalized Hindu minority has been elected to the senate for the first time ever in an election over the weekend in which a Taliban-linked cleric was defeat...

WASHINGTON - It was an enjoyable presidential debut at the Gridiron Club’s annual dinner for Donald Trump, who dished out pointed one-liners and endured some barbs from political rivals and the ...

WILLOW, Alaska - Alaska’s famed Iditarod begins Sunday following a difficult year for the long-distance sled dog race that included a champion’s dog doping scandal, the loss of a major spo...

BEIJING - China has no desire to overturn the existing international order and its increasingly powerful military does not constitute a threat to others, the spokesman for the country’s ceremoni...

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korea’s president will send a delegation led by his national security director to North Korea this week for talks on how to ease nuclear tensions and help arran...

ROME - A rival pair of populist and stridently anti-European Union political forces surged in Italy’s election for Parliament, but without enough support to govern the country alone, projections...