Category Archives: Canadian Press

IXTLAN DEL RIO, Mexico - The U.S. government said it was starting work Tuesday to “harden” the border crossing from Tijuana, Mexico, to prepare for the arrival of a migrant caravan leapfro...

JERUSALEM - The Israeli military said it shot and captured a Palestinian who approached the Gaza perimeter fence and hurled grenades into Israel on Wednesday, in the first confrontation since Hamas an...

ATAQ, Yemen - Al-Qaida was giving away motorcycles up in the mountains - that’s what the kids in town were saying the day Abdullah disappeared. Early that morning, Mohsanaa Salem woke her 14-yea...

WASHINGTON - Shortly after 9-11, the CIA considered using a drug it thought might work like a truth serum and force terror suspects to give up information about potential attacks. After months of rese...

SINGAPORE - Leaders of Southeast Asian nations have pushed back yet again an agreement on a pan-Asian free trade deal amid a whirlwind of diplomacy Wednesday at their annual summit. In convening talks...

OAKLAND, Calif. - Jonestown was the highlight of Mike Touchette’s life - for a time. The 21-year-old Indiana native felt pride pioneering in the distant jungle of Guyana, South America. As a sel...

CHICO, Calif. - Authorities searching through the blackened aftermath of California’s deadliest wildfire have released the names of about 100 people who are still missing, including many in thei...

SANTIAGO, Chile - When the Miss Universe beauty pageant takes place in a few weeks, Chile will be represented by a slender brunette who has a killer smile and speaks Spanish with an unmistakable Venez...

WONSAN, Korea, Democratic People’s Republic Of - For North Korean factory managers, a visit by leader Kim Jong Un is the highest of honours and quite possibly the most stressful event imaginable...

JERUSALEM - An Israeli plan to build a cable car to Jerusalem’s historic Old City has united architects and Palestinian activists in opposition to a project they say is both an eyesore and a plo...