Category Archives: Canadian Press

WASHINGTON - The nation should keep assault rifles out of the hands of anyone under 21, President Donald Trump says, defying his loyal supporters in the National Rifle Association amid America’s...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida’s governor announced plans Friday to put more armed guards in schools and to make it harder for young adults and some with mental illness to buy guns, responding to d...

BEIRUT - Syrian government warplanes supported by Russia continued their relentless bombardment of the rebel-controlled eastern suburbs of Damascus for a sixth day Friday, killing five people, opposit...

If executions set for Alabama, Texas and Florida were carried out as scheduled, it would have marked the first time in more than eight years that three convicted killers were put to death in the U.S. ...

MOSCOW - Thirty years ago, he was in prison. A decade ago, he was serving fancy meals to President Vladimir Putin. A week ago, he was among 13 Russians indicted in Washington on charges of meddling in...

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - A jury wrapped up its deliberations for the day on Friday evening at the murder trial of a former elite Newfoundland athlete charged with beating a man to death with a hammer....

GANGNEUNG, Korea, Republic Of - A second Russian athlete failed a doping test at the Pyeongchang Games, a day before the International Olympic Committee’s executive board is to decide whether to...

NEW DELHI - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi says he and Justin Trudeau agreed to fight terrorism and those who misuse religion to divide people following a bilateral meeting between the two in New...

Six stories in the news for Friday, Feb. 23 --- SYSTEM FAILED TINA FONTAINE, SAY INDIGENOUS LEADERS A walk will be held in Winnipeg today to honour Tina Fontaine, a day after the man accused of killin...

PYEONGCHANG, Korea, Republic Of - There will be no team curling medal for Canada at the Pyeongchang Olympics. Calgary’s Kevin Koe lost 7-5 to Switzerland’s Peter de Cruz in the bronze-meda...