Category Archives: Canadian Press

MOSUL, Iraq - Large numbers of civilians are being killed and injured in western Mosul because Iraqi and U.S.-backed coalition forces are relying on the use of heavy weapons as they struggle to push I...

HALIFAX - A judicial recount has confirmed Liberal victories in two ridings where the party snagged razor-thin wins in last week’s Nova Scotia election. Bill Horne was confirmed Friday as the wi...

DOHA, Qatar - Arab countries put 12 organizations and 59 people on a terror sanctions list early Friday they described as being associated with Qatar, the latest in a growing diplomatic dispute that&#...

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Popular South Korean singer T.O.P. has been released from a Seoul hospital after being treated for an overdose of anti-anxiety pills. His medical setback came after he was ...

BEIJING - China and Pakistan said Friday they are investigating the Islamic State group’s claim that two Chinese teachers abducted in Pakistan have been killed, after a video appearing to show t...

LONDON - In a political drama both brutal and surreal, British Prime Minister Theresa May tried Friday to carry on with the business of governing as usual, while her Conservative Party reeled from los...

BANGKOK - Thai law enforcement officials say they don’t know where the son of one of the country’s wealthiest families has escaped, but they’re confident they’ll catch Vorayuth...

BARCELONA, Spain - Catalonia’s regional government on Friday chose Oct. 1 as the date for a referendum on a split from Spain, stepping up the confrontation with the country’s central gover...

EUGENE, Ore. - Inside a mosque in the college town of Eugene, a half-dozen men prostrated themselves on a carpet while another man led the midday prayers. Over his melodic recitation came a tapping so...

TOKYO - Japan’s education minister said Friday he will launch a new investigation into documents that allegedly show Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pressured bureaucrats to give preferential treatmen...