Category Archives: Canadian Press
Putin dismisses US claims about Trump, Russia and elections
WASHINGTON - Russian President Vladimir Putin is dismissing as “a load of nonsense” the idea that Russia has damaging information on President Donald Trump and denies having any relationsh...
Jun 04, 2017
Duterte to extremists: No talks even if you kill hostages
MANILA, Philippines - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Sunday that he will not negotiate with militants aligned with the Islamic State group who are holding hostages in a besieged southern ci...
Jun 04, 2017
Bill Cosby goes on trial, his legacy and freedom at stake
NORRISTOWN, Pa. - Bill Cosby went on trial Monday on charges he drugged and sexually assaulted a woman more than a decade ago, with prosecutors immediately introducing evidence the 79-year-old TV star...
Jun 04, 2017
'Live with Kelly and Ryan' readies for Trudeau guest appearance in Niagara Falls
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau can expect a mix of personal and political talk when he sits down with morning show co-hosts Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest during their visit to Cana...
Jun 04, 2017
The Latest: Trump assails London mayor for reassuring public
WASHINGTON - The Latest on President Donald Trump and the attacks in London (all times local): 4:10 p.m. President Donald Trump is criticizing London’s mayor on Twitter after he sought to reassu...
Jun 04, 2017
The Latest: Czechs, responding to attacks, plan more police
LONDON - The latest on the attacks in the London Bridge area (all times local): 1:35 p.m. The Czech government has approved a plan to reinforce the country’s police forces following a wave of te...
Jun 04, 2017
Hong Kong marks 28 years since bloody Tiananmen crackdown
HONG KONG - Thousands of Hong Kongers attended a candlelight vigil on Sunday to commemorate victims of the Chinese government’s 1989 brutal military crackdown on protesters in Beijing’s Ti...
Jun 04, 2017
Grande returns to Manchester to honour victims with benefit
MANCHESTER, England - Ariana Grande paid tribute to the city of Manchester, England, on Sunday with an energetic, all-star concert that raised millions for victims of a suicide bombing that tore throu...
Jun 04, 2017
After liberation from IS, Fallujah struggles to rebuild
FALLUJAH, Iraq - Even as Iraqi forces in Mosul close in on the last pockets of urban territory still held by the Islamic State group, residents of Fallujah in Iraq’s Sunni heartland are still st...
Jun 04, 2017
B.C. legislature in 'uncharted territory' as it tussles with Speaker appointment
VANCOUVER - The feigned reluctance of a newly elected Speaker who, following parliamentary tradition, pretends to resist being dragged to the head of the legislative chamber may soon be more than mock...
Jun 04, 2017