Category Archives: Canadian Press
Caviar recalled due to risk of botulism, Canadian Food Inspection Agency says
OTTAWA - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says a brand of caviar is being recalled because it may contain a dangerous toxin. The agency says the International House of Caviar is recalling its brand...
Oct 20, 2017

Drone video shows devastation in Raqqa, Syria
RAQQA, Syria - Drone footage from the northern Syrian city of Raqqa shows the extent of devastation caused by weeks of fighting between Kurdish-led forces and the Islamic State group and thousands of ...
Oct 20, 2017
Ryan jabs Trump in comedy routine for NY elite
NEW YORK - House Speaker Paul Ryan poked fun at himself, the Senate’s top Democrat and even the Catholic church on Thursday night. But the top target of the speaker’s ribbing, as he faced ...
Oct 20, 2017
Trump's border wall models take shape in San Diego
SAN DIEGO - The last two of eight prototypes for President Donald Trump’s proposed border wall took shape Thursday at a construction site in San Diego. The prototypes form a tightly packed row o...
Oct 20, 2017
Orange is the new white? Unique amber wine creates buzz
BURDETT, N.Y. - The sloping vineyards of New York’s Finger Lakes region known for producing golden-hued rieslings and chardonnays also are offering a splash of orange wine. The colour comes not ...
Oct 20, 2017
Bipartisan plan to curb health premiums gets strong support
WASHINGTON - A bipartisan proposal to calm churning health insurance markets gained momentum Thursday when enough lawmakers rallied behind it to give it potentially unstoppable Senate support. But its...
Oct 20, 2017

Uninsured rate up to 12.3 per cent amid "Obamacare" turmoil
WASHINGTON - The number of U.S. adults without health insurance is up nearly 3.5 million this year, as rising premiums and political turmoil over “Obamacare” undermine coverage gains that ...
Oct 20, 2017
Obama tells Democrats to reject politics of division, fear
RICHMOND, Va. - Former President Barack Obama called on fellow Democrats to reject politics of “division” and “fear” while rallying on Thursday with party’s candidates fo...
Oct 20, 2017
UNICEF: Rohingya children refugees face 'hell on earth'
GENEVA - UNICEF says the children who make up most of the nearly 600,000 Rohingya Muslims who have fled violence in Myanmar are seeing a “hell on earth” in overcrowded, muddy and squalid r...
Oct 20, 2017
$50,000 payments help grieving Gaza families end blood feuds
BEIT LAHIA, Palestinian Territory - As the rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas begin to reconcile, families of loved ones killed in Gaza’s civil war a decade ago are also learning to get ...
Oct 20, 2017