Category Archives: Canadian Press
China calls US arrogant and selfish after hacking indictment
BEIJING - China called the U.S. arrogant and selfish on Friday after two Chinese citizens were charged with stealing American trade secrets and other sensitive information on behalf of Beijing’s...
Dec 21, 2018
Federal shutdown begins after lawmakers fail to reach deal
WASHINGTON - A partial federal shutdown took hold early Saturday after Democrats refused to meet President Donald Trump’s demands for $5 billion to start erecting his cherished Mexican border wa...
Dec 21, 2018
Virtual wall grows as Trump border fight threatens shutdown
NEW YORK - Children torn from their parents, refugees turned away, tear gas fired on asylum-seekers, and a president who says he’s willing to shut down the government to make good on his promise...
Dec 21, 2018
Cleric: 1988 Lockerbie plane bombing will never be forgotten
LONDON - The tragedy of Lockerbie will never be forgotten, a Church of Scotland minister vowed Friday as memorial services were held in Scotland and the United States to honour the 270 people killed w...
Dec 21, 2018
Kurds call for larger French role after US leaves Syria
BEIRUT - A senior Kurdish politician Friday called on France to play a larger role in Syria following the withdrawal of U.S. troops from the country, warning that Kurdish fighters may have to withdraw...
Dec 21, 2018
'It doesn't matter how old you are:' Lafreniere no underdog for Canadian juniors
VANCOUVER - Alexis Lafreniere isn’t thinking much about the elite class he’s about to join - he just wants to play hockey. The 17-year-old will be Team Canada’s youngest player at th...
Dec 21, 2018
Papua leaders call for Indonesia to withdraw troops
JAYAPURA, Indonesia - Leaders of Indonesia’s easternmost Papua region are calling on President Joko Widodo to order the withdrawal of troops and national police from an area where separatists ea...
Dec 21, 2018
Appeals court agrees to hear case involving Trump DC hotel
WASHINGTON - A federal appeals court agreed Thursday to take up a case accusing Donald Trump of profiting off the presidency in violation of the U.S. Constitution, giving the president’s legal t...
Dec 21, 2018
Trump's band of 'my generals' is disbanding
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump’s band of “my generals” is disbanding. A political novice, Trump took office nearly two years ago gushing about the retired military leaders who h...
Dec 21, 2018
Mexico appears willing but unready to hold US refugees
TIJUANA, Mexico - Mexico’s willingness to accept U.S. asylum seekers while their applications are processed appears to be yet another sign of the blooming honeymoon between leftist President And...
Dec 21, 2018