Category Archives: Canadian Press
Trump grudgingly signs Russia sanctions bill
WASHINGTON - Dealt a striking congressional rebuke, Donald Trump grudgingly signed what he called a “seriously flawed” package of sanctions against Russia, bowing for the moment to resista...
Aug 03, 2017
Senators move to protect special counsel in Russia probe
WASHINGTON - Senators introduced two bipartisan bills Thursday aimed at protecting Special Counsel Robert Mueller from being fired by President Donald Trump as both parties signalled resistance to any...
Aug 03, 2017
NTSB says school blast investigation could take a year
MINNEAPOLIS - Workers may have been moving a gas meter when an explosion tore through a Minneapolis school building this week, killing two people and injuring at least nine others, according to federa...
Aug 03, 2017
Flouting his own advice, Trump will take extended vacation
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump once questioned the wisdom of taking vacations. “What’s the point?” he asked. But now the president is getting ready to join the annual August exodus from t...
Aug 03, 2017
Ambushes by Indian troops, Kashmir rebels kill 4 combatants
SRINAGAR, India - A pair of ambushes by Indian government forces and Kashmiri rebels early Thursday killed two soldiers and two militants in the disputed Himalayan region, police said. Militants ambus...
Aug 03, 2017
Showdown set in Venezuela as new assembly prepares for power
CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuela is nearing a showdown, with President Nicolas Maduro vowing to install a new constituent assembly that will trump every other branch of government and opposition leaders...
Aug 03, 2017
Floods in Thailand leave 23 dead, $300 million in losses
BANGKOK - Floods in Thailand’s northern and eastern regions have killed at least 23 people and left two missing with damage estimated at around $300 million. Ten provinces have been flooded due ...
Aug 03, 2017
Firefighters combat blazes on French island of Corsica
PARIS - After ravaging northern Corsica, wildfires are now raging in the southern half of the French Mediterranean island, approaching the famous hikers’ route known as the GR20. Parts of a fire...
Aug 03, 2017
US moves to have North Korea suspended from Asia forum
MANILA, Philippines - Washington is seeking talks on how North Korea can be suspended from Asia’s biggest security forum as part of a broader effort to isolate Pyongyang diplomatically and force...
Aug 03, 2017
Police officer wounded, suspect shot and killed near Atlanta
DECATUR, Ga. - Authorities say a suspect is dead and a police officer wounded after both were shot just outside Atlanta. News outlets report four DeKalb County police officers confronted the suspect s...
Aug 03, 2017