Category Archives: Canadian Press
US housing starts drop for 3rd straight month
WASHINGTON - Homebuilders slowed down the pace of construction for the third straight month in May, a possible sign that the shortage of houses for sale might worsen. The Commerce Department said Frid...
Jun 16, 2017
Macron promotes pro-Europe views with other leaders in Paris
PARIS - French president Emmanuel Macron promoted his pro-European views in a series of meetings Friday with leaders of The Netherlands, Spain and Estonia in Paris, as Brexit negotiations are set to s...
Jun 16, 2017
Congo opposition leader to return home to seek presidency
PARIS - A top Congo opposition leader who fled abroad last year vowed Friday to return home soon to seek the presidency in long-delayed elections, while a group of former African leaders warned of an ...
Jun 16, 2017
Trial of mother of Thai student dissident begins
BANGKOK - Testimony began Friday in the trial of a prominent Thai student dissident’s mother who faces up to 20 years in prison for writing the word “yeah” in a Facebook conversation...
Jun 16, 2017
Tip helps nab wanted polygamous sect leader Lyle Jeffs
PIERRE, S.D. - Polygamous leader Lyle Jeffs’ one-year run from justice was ended by pliers, sharp-eyed pawn shop workers and an astute off-duty detective in a small town in South Dakota. The eve...
Jun 16, 2017
Police: 3 teen cadets take cruisers, patrol LA until caught
LOS ANGELES - Three teenagers in a program for those who may want to become officers stole three Los Angeles Police Department vehicles and went on patrol around the city before leading authorities on...
Jun 16, 2017
Phish drummer wins local election in Maine hometown
LINCOLNVILLE, Maine - The drummer for the jam band Phish has been elected to his Maine town’s Board of Selectmen. Jon Fishman will take a place on Lincolnville’s five-seat board after winn...
Jun 16, 2017
Vigils to be held for woman who disappeared after being seen at N.L. gas station
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Several vigils are being held today for a young woman who disappeared more than a week ago after being spotted at a gas station in St. John’s, N.L. The ceremonies are fo...
Jun 16, 2017
Kenya official: Roadside bomb kills 4 people; 11 wounded
NAIROBI, Kenya - An improvised explosive device killed four people in a passenger vehicle in northern Kenya in a suspected extremist attack, an official said Friday, as fears grew that the al-Shabab e...
Jun 16, 2017
Fearing 'pollution threat,' Ottawa steps in to remove notorious MV Farley Mowat
SHELBURNE, N.S. - It was once the notorious flagship of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, used by vigilante environmentalists to enforce marine conservation on the high seas. But the MV Farley Mo...
Jun 16, 2017