Category Archives: Canadian Press
Canada soccer captain Sinclair, Hall of Famer Messier named to Order of Canada
TORONTO - Christine Sinclair and Mark Messier, who have led Canada to international glory on grass and ice, have been appointed to the Order of Canada. The two are among 99 new appointments to the Ord...
Jun 30, 2017
Hundreds flee Mosul as Iraqi forces squeeze extremists
MOSUL, Iraq - Hundreds of civilians fled Mosul’s Old City on Friday as Iraqi forces slowly squeezed the last pockets of Islamic State resistance, and the U.N. warned that the “intense and ...
Jun 30, 2017
Lebanon: Suicide attacks near Syria border kill 1 girl
BEIRUT - Explosions, including five suicide bombings, shook a Lebanese border town early on Friday, killing a Syrian girl and wounding seven Lebanese soldiers as the army raided several refugee settle...
Jun 30, 2017
UN cites 'notable trend' of people returning home in Syria
GENEVA - Nearly a half-million people who were displaced within Syria by the war have returned to their homes, the U.N. refugee agency said Friday, pointing to a “notable trend of spontaneous re...
Jun 30, 2017
Turkish, Qatari ministers meet amid crisis with Arab states
ANKARA, Turkey - Qatar’s defence minister held talks with his Turkish counterpart on Friday as the Gulf nation’s feud with four other major Arab states deepens amid a sweeping list of dema...
Jun 30, 2017
More court challenges expected for Trump's new travel ban
WASHINGTON - A scaled-back version of President Donald Trump’s travel ban is now in force, stripped of provisions that brought protests and chaos at airports worldwide in January yet still likel...
Jun 30, 2017
Trump ups trade tensions with SKorea in welcoming new leader
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump and South Korea’s new leader showed joint resolve on North Korea on Friday despite their divergent philosophies for addressing the nuclear threat, yet the U.S...
Jun 30, 2017
Never mind: Police say would-be robber apologizes to clerk
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. - Police in South Carolina are seeking a man who apologized after attempting to rob a convenience store. The Sun News reports that Horry County police say they responded June 18 to ...
Jun 30, 2017
US consumer spending up just 0.1 per cent despite income gain
WASHINGTON - Americans enjoyed a healthy increase in income last month but didn’t spend much of the gain. The Commerce Department said Friday that personal income rose 0.4 per cent in May, up fr...
Jun 30, 2017
Romania: 3 soldiers dead, 9 injured after truck overturns
BUCHAREST, Romania - Three soldiers died and nine were injured when their truck plunged into a ravine, Romania’s defence ministry said Friday. The accident occurred late Thursday when a truck ca...
Jun 30, 2017