Category Archives: Canadian Press
US first lady learns calligraphy at Japanese primary school
TOKYO - U.S. first lady Melania Trump tried her hand Monday at Japanese calligraphy at a Tokyo elementary school. She visited the Kyobashi Tsukiji school with her Japanese counterpart, Akie Abe. About...
Nov 06, 2017
The Latest: UN official warns of famine threat for Yemen
SANAA, Yemen - The latest on the conflict in Yemen (all times local): 4:10 a.m. The head of the U.N. World Food Program is warning that hundreds of thousands of children in Yemen will be “on the...
Nov 06, 2017
Violence followed Texas church gunman after high school
NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas - Wherever Devin Patrick Kelley went after graduating from high school, a trail of violence followed. In New Mexico, Kelley was kicked out of the Air Force following a court-marti...
Nov 06, 2017
House tax panel adopts GOP changes after day of bickering
WASHINGTON - After a day of partisan bickering over whether the Republicans’ sweeping tax plan would truly help the middle class, a key House panel on Monday approved late changes. Lawmakers res...
Nov 06, 2017
Qatar Airways pays $662M for 10 per cent of Cathay Pacific
HONG KONG - Qatar Airways is buying nearly 10 per cent of Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific Airways for about $662 million, the companies said Monday, in a deal making it Cathay’s third-biggest s...
Nov 06, 2017
Trucks tangle traffic in Paris to protest holiday fair spat
PARIS - Carnival workers are creating traffic chaos in Paris to protest the city’s ban on a popular Christmas fair on the iconic Champs-Elysees Avenue. The French road authority reported increas...
Nov 06, 2017
Millennials more likely to attend Remembrance Day ceremonies: poll
A new survey suggests millennials are leading a gradual resurgence of interest when it comes to attending Remembrance Day ceremonies. The poll conducted by Ipsos on behalf of Historica Canada found th...
Nov 06, 2017
Liberals urge patience on no-fly fixes as families press government for action
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale says the government is working to resolve ongoing airport hassles children face due to security snags - and passing a federal bill now before Parliament i...
Nov 06, 2017
Trump stands with Japan, denounces North Korean aggression
TOKYO - President Donald Trump ratcheted up the pressure on North Korea Monday, refusing to rule out eventual military action and declaring that the United States “will not stand” for Pyon...
Nov 06, 2017
1.25 million face starvation in war-torn South Sudan
JUBA, South Sudan - In war-torn South Sudan 1.25 million people are facing starvation, double the number from the same time last year, according to a report by the United Nations and the government re...
Nov 06, 2017