Category Archives: Canadian Press
Sanders contrite as 2016 aides face harassment allegations
NEW YORK - Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and his chief lieutenants are offering contrition as some of his 2016 campaign staffers face allegations of sexual harassment that threaten to derail a second Wh...
Jan 03, 2019
Republicans worry a primary challenge would hurt Trump
NEW YORK - Donald Trump declared himself “the most popular president in the history of the Republican Party” on Wednesday. Yet his allies fear a primary challenge from a high-profile Repub...
Jan 03, 2019
Lawyers try to seize Japanese assets over Korean forced work
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Lawyers for South Koreans forced into wartime labour have taken legal steps to seize the South Korean assets of a Japanese company they are trying to pressure into followin...
Jan 03, 2019
Jury process opens in trial over 6 killings in Michigan
KALAMAZOO, Mich. - The size of the jury pool could delay the start of testimony in the high-profile trial of a man who is charged with killing six strangers in southwestern Michigan. Jason Dalton is c...
Jan 03, 2019
Mexican man charged with killing cop gets mental health exam
MODESTO, Calif. - A Mexican national accused of living in the U.S. illegally was charged with murder Wednesday in the shooting death of a California police officer who pulled him over to check if he w...
Jan 03, 2019
Sheriff: Unknown if race was factor in Texas girl's slaying
HOUSTON - Authorities in Texas continue to investigate what prompted a weekend shooting that killed a 7-year-old black girl after activists on Wednesday claimed the incident was racially motivated. Ha...
Jan 03, 2019
Canadian teen Andreescu stuns third-ranked Wozniacki at ASB Classic
Louis Borfiga knew right away that Canadian tennis player Bianca Andreescu was a special talent. Andreescu started playing at Tennis Canada’s regional training centres about six years ago and he...
Jan 03, 2019
Saudi Arabia says 5 face death penalty in Khashoggi killing
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Saudi Arabia announced on Thursday it will seek the death penalty against five suspects in the slaying of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, a killing that has se...
Jan 03, 2019
In the news today, Jan. 3
Five stories in the news for Thursday, Jan. 3 ___ FOURTH FEDERAL RIDING FALLS VACANT Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is poised to call byelections in three federal ridings within days and now he has a f...
Jan 03, 2019
North Korean envoy to Italy vanishes - did he defect?
ROME - North Korea’s top diplomat in Italy has gone into hiding along with his wife, according to a South Korean lawmaker, raising the possibility of a defection of a senior North Korean officia...
Jan 03, 2019