Category Archives: Canadian Press
Cold-stunned turtles flown from New England to Florida Keys
MARATHON, Fla. - Officials say 32 cold-stunned Kemp’s ridley sea turtles rescued off New England’s coast have arrived in the Florida Keys to warm up at the Turtle Hospital. A volunteer gro...
Dec 12, 2018
Hundreds in New Zealand hold vigil for slain British tourist
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - More than 1,000 people across New Zealand joined candlelight vigils on Wednesday to commemorate British tourist Grace Millane, who police say was murdered earlier this month....
Dec 12, 2018
Nobel laureate returns to Iraq, pledges to work for peace
BAGHDAD - Iraqi activist Nadia Murad met her country’s president in Baghdad on Wednesday after receiving the Nobel Peace Prize for her advocacy on behalf of victims of wartime sexual violence. M...
Dec 12, 2018
Korean border troops verify removal of each other's posts
Dozens of North and South Korean soldiers crossed over the world’s most heavily armed border Wednesday as they inspected the sites of their rival’s front-line guard posts to verify they...
Dec 12, 2018
Water from sewage rivers used to grow vegetables in Bolivia
LA PAZ, Bolivia - What gets flushed down in Bolivia’s capital city is used to irrigate the green, leafy fields that supply its produce markets. For farmer Richard Mamani it’s part of a fam...
Dec 12, 2018
Draining the swamp, clearing the burrows: DC's war on rats
WASHINGTON - Andre Pittman and Gregory Cornes are on a mission to rid Washington of opportunistic vermin. But their target isn’t corrupt officials or shady political fixers; it’s Rattus No...
Dec 12, 2018
Washington state builds bridge to keep wildlife off highway
SNOQUALMIE PASS, Wash. - Before descending the Cascade Mountains on its final stretch to Seattle, Interstate 90 cuts through a mountain pass of old growth forests and wetlands. For countless wildlife ...
Dec 12, 2018
Insurance claims at $9 billion from California fires
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Insurance claims from last month’s California wildfires already are at $9 billion and expected to increase, the state’s insurance commissioner announced Wednesday. Abo...
Dec 12, 2018
Florida school massacre panel recommends arming teachers
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - The panel investigating the Florida high school massacre recommended Wednesday that teachers who volunteer and undergo extensive background checks and training be allowed to ca...
Dec 12, 2018
Flynn's lawyers say his lie to FBI 'uncharacteristic'
WASHINGTON - Lawyers for President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn are asking a judge to spare him prison time, saying he had devoted his career to his country and ...
Dec 12, 2018