Category Archives: Canadian Press
May's foes gather as Britain's Brexit stalemate drags on
LONDON - Prime Minister Theresa May held talks Friday with European leaders and British Cabinet colleagues, but efforts to end Britain’s Brexit stalemate appeared deadlocked, with neither May no...
Jan 18, 2019
Quebec government to make carbon monoxide detectors mandatory in schools
MONTREAL - Carbon monoxide detectors will become mandatory in all Quebec schools following an incident this week at a Montreal elementary school that sent at least 43 people to hospital, the provincia...
Jan 18, 2019
Trump plans to make 'major announcement' on shutdown, border
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said he’ll be making a “major announcement” on the government shutdown and the southern border on Saturday afternoon as the standstill over his bo...
Jan 18, 2019
Iran state TV says its US-born newscaster to appear in court
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran’s state-run English-language channel is reporting that its American anchorwoman detained in the U.S. will appear in court in Washington. Press TV said Marzieh Hashemi’s...
Jan 18, 2019
Britain's Prince Philip, 97, recovers after Land Rover crash
LONDON - Queen Elizabeth II’s 97-year-old husband Prince Philip was recovering at the royal Sandringham estate after the Land Rover he was driving rolled over on its side in a collision with ano...
Jan 18, 2019
Trump 'appreciates' Mueller's statement on report's accuracy
WASHINGTON - Special counsel Robert Mueller’s office has issued a rare public statement disputing the accuracy of BuzzFeed News’ report that President Donald Trump’s former attorney ...
Jan 18, 2019
Drilling machines help frantic search of trapped Spanish boy
MADRID - Heavy machinery has been brought in by rescuers in southern Spain who plan to drill vertical tunnels next to a deep borehole to reach a 2-year-old boy trapped there for five days. “The ...
Jan 18, 2019
North Korean diplomat arrives for meeting in Sweden
COPENHAGEN - A North Korean diplomat has arrived in Sweden to take part in an unannounced meeting in Stockholm, officials said Friday. Swedish Foreign Ministry spokesman Vilhelm Rundquist said Deputy ...
Jan 18, 2019
Canadian tattoo artist inks Toronto skyline on Blue Jays pitcher Stroman
Marcus Stroman found a way to show his appreciation for Toronto when he met with a Canadian tattoo artist earlier this month. After a 24-hour process spread out over four days, the Blue Jays pitcher a...
Jan 18, 2019
ICC judges: Former Ivory Coast president must remain jailed
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo must spend at least another two weeks in detention at the International Criminal Court, despite being acquitted this week of involv...
Jan 18, 2019