Category Archives: Canadian Press

HAVANA - For a dollar, Cuban podiatrist Serafin Barca will spend a half hour cutting the corns off a senior citizen’s foot, or nearly an hour removing a stubborn wart. The 80-year-old is among t...

BEIJING - A gay man in central China has successfully sued a mental hospital over forced conversion therapy, in what activists are hailing as the first such victory in a country where the LGBT rights ...

DOHA, Qatar - The energy-rich Gulf nation of Qatar, facing further isolation from its neighbours amid an ongoing diplomatic rift, said Tuesday it plans to boost production of liquefied natural gas by ...

INCHEON, Korea, Republic Of - Robots will start roaming South Korea’s largest airport this summer, helping travellers find their boarding gates and keep its floors clean as the country prepares ...

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Tears and hugs after North and South Korean women won the 1991 team table tennis world championships. A standing ovation when athletes from the two Koreas marched together ...

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - If North Korea’s claim Tuesday of its first ICBM test-launch is true, it has barrelled over a red line that the world has long called a tripwire for potential nuclear...

CAIRO - Lindell Wigginton scored 21 points to lead Canada to a 100-75 win over Japan at the FIBA under-19 Basketball World Cup on Tuesday. Canada (2-1) secured second place in Group C with the victory...

LONDON - Canada’s Milos Raonic defeated Jan-Lennard Struff of Germany 7-6 (5), 6-2, 7-6 (4) in first-round play at Wimbledon on Tuesday while Vancouver’s Vasek Pospisil lost his opening ma...

LONDON - A bit of American sports culture will be on display in London’s Hyde Park as baseball comes to town on July 4, the U.S. Independence Day. The exhibition Tuesday will feature several for...

OTTAWA - The federal government plans to sink $2 billion into trade and transport infrastructure, including trade routes along the border with the United States that have become clogged and are in dir...