Category Archives: Canadian Press
Egypt actress says revealing dress wasn't meant to offend
CAIRO - An Egyptian actress facing trial on public obscenity charges for wearing a revealing dress says she didn’t mean to offend anyone, appealing to her detractors to believe in her good inten...
Dec 03, 2018
Bush gets tributes at Kennedy Center Honors program
WASHINGTON - Last year’s Kennedy Center Honors ceremony was almost overshadowed by controversy surrounding the sitting president. This year’s event took place in the shadow of the death of...
Dec 03, 2018
Dutch court rejects man's request to be 20 years younger
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Dutch motivational speaker Emile Ratelband may feel like a 49-year-old but according to Dutch law he is still 69. A Dutch court on Monday rejected Ratelband’s request to...
Dec 03, 2018
French paramedics, students join cost-of-living protests
PARIS - Anti-government protesters gained new allies Monday as French paramedics and students joined ongoing rallies while the prime minister met with political rivals in a bid to ease the anger follo...
Dec 03, 2018
Israeli firm rejects alleged connection to Khashoggi killing
JERUSALEM - An Israeli company known for its sophisticated phone surveillance technology on Monday rejected accusations that its snooping software helped lead to the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal ...
Dec 03, 2018
Bowie State places marching band on probation for hazing
BOWIE, Md. - A Maryland university has placed its marching band on a yearlong probation following a hazing investigation. Bowie State University also announced Friday that Symphony of Soul band direct...
Dec 03, 2018
Canadians should be concerned democracy is under threat in Hungary: Ignatieff
The political machinations that have recently forced an American university to cease operations in Hungary should serve as a warning about the growing global threat of authoritarian regimes, current s...
Dec 03, 2018
S. Korea's Moon: Trump wants to grant Kim Jong Un's wishes
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korea’s president says U.S. President Donald Trump told him he has a “very friendly view” of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and wants to grant his ...
Dec 03, 2018
AP FACT CHECK: Trump's mangled truths on Russia probe, Cohen
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump can’t seem to get his facts straight when it comes to the Russia investigation. Facing pressure as his former advisers are caught lying by special counsel Rob...
Dec 03, 2018
Analysis: For Trump, low drama on trip, signs of acceptance
WASHINGTON - If there has been a constant to President Donald Trump’s tumultuous first two years in office, it has been that his foreign trips have tended to be drama-filled affairs - the presid...
Dec 03, 2018