Category Archives: Canadian Press
UN authorizes monitoring of Yemen cease-fire in key port
The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Wednesday to authorize a U.N. mission to monitor implementation of a cease-fire and the withdrawal of rival forces from Yemen’s key port of Hodeida ag...
Jan 16, 2019
New advisory board to help RCMP modernize amid history of bullying, harassment
OTTAWA - The federal government is creating an external board of civilian advisers to help the RCMP modernize after years of grappling with internal bullying and harassment. The long-anticipated move ...
Jan 16, 2019
England, Wales set to make 'upskirting' photos an offence
LONDON - Britain’s Parliament has approved a law that will make it illegal to take so-called “upskirting” photos. The House of Lords made no changes to a voyeurism bill that would ba...
Jan 16, 2019
Broadway theatres to dim lights to honour Carol Channing
NEW YORK - Broadway is remembering Tony-winning actress Carol Channing. The marquee lights of every Broadway theatre will dim at 7:45 p.m. Wednesday to honour Channing, who died Tuesday at her home in...
Jan 16, 2019
Razor burn: Gillette ad stirs online uproar
NEW YORK - A Gillette ad for men invoking the #MeToo movement is sparking intense online backlash, with accusations that it talks down to men and groups calling for a boycott. But Gillette says it doe...
Jan 16, 2019
Barr seeks to assure senators he won't be a Trump loyalist
WASHINGTON - Vowing “I will not be bullied,” President Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general asserted independence from the White House, saying he believed that Russia had trie...
Jan 16, 2019
American anchor for Iranian TV is arrested on visit to US
NEW ORLEANS - A prominent American anchorwoman on Iranian state television has been arrested by the FBI during a visit to the U.S., the broadcaster reported Wednesday, and her son said she was being h...
Jan 16, 2019
Malaysia says it won't host any more events involving Israel
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia - Malaysia’s foreign minister said Wednesday that the government will not budge over a ban on Israeli athletes in a para swimming competition and has decided that the country...
Jan 16, 2019
Government shutdown may upend State of the Union speech
WASHINGTON - A grand Washington ritual became a potential casualty of the partial government shutdown Wednesday as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi asked President Donald Trump to postpone his Jan. 29 State...
Jan 16, 2019
May wins no-confidence vote, but still is beset by Brexit
LONDON - British Prime Minister Theresa May survived a no-confidence vote in Parliament on Wednesday to remain in office - but saw more of her power ebb away as she battled to keep Brexit on track aft...
Jan 16, 2019