Category Archives: Canadian Press

Trump stands with Japan, denounces North Korean aggression
TOKYO - President Donald Trump ratcheted up the pressure on North Korea Monday, refusing to rule out eventual military action and declaring that the United States “will not stand” for Pyon...
Nov 06, 2017

Anthony Weiner reports to prison for sexting conviction
AYER, Mass. - Former Rep. Anthony Weiner reported to prison Monday to begin a 21-month sentence for sexting with a 15-year-old girl. Weiner is being held at the Federal Medical Center Devens in Massac...
Nov 06, 2017
Congo election commission sets Dec. 23, 2018 date for vote
KINSHASA, Congo - Congo’s top election official announced Sunday that a long-awaited presidential vote would not be held until late December 2018, months later than key opposition leaders have b...
Nov 06, 2017
NewsAlert: Official says more than 26 killed in Texas church attack
SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas - Governor says 26 people were killed in attack on Texas church in the deadliest mass shooting in the state’s history The Canadian Press
Nov 06, 2017
Tom Hanks helps with marriage proposal at book festival
AUSTIN, Texas - Oscar-winning actor and author Tom Hanks used a Texas Book Festival appearance to help a couple get engaged. Hanks was in Austin on Saturday and spoke to hundreds of listeners about hi...
Nov 06, 2017

The Latest: Catalan 5 cannot leave Belgium before ruling
BRUSSELS - The latest on the Spain-Catalonia political crisis (all times local): 12:30 a.m. Ousted Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont and four close allies have been conditionally released by Belgian au...
Nov 06, 2017

Son of Richard Dreyfuss says Kevin Spacey groped him in 2008
NEW YORK - Harry Dreyfuss, the son of actor Richard Dreyfuss says Kevin Spacey groped him in 2008, adding another allegation to the mounting claims against the “House of Cards” actor. In a...
Nov 06, 2017
China adds 2 satellites to homemade global navigation system
BEIJING - China has added two satellites to its homegrown global navigation and positioning network that seeks to reduce reliance on the U.S.-based Global Positioning System, state media reported Mond...
Nov 06, 2017

1.25 million face starvation in war-torn South Sudan
JUBA, South Sudan - In war-torn South Sudan 1.25 million people are facing starvation, double the number from the same time last year, according to a report by the United Nations and the government re...
Nov 06, 2017
Smog blankets Pakistan, India, causing accidents, illness
ISLAMABAD - Smog has enveloped much of Pakistan and neighbouring India, causing highway accidents and respiratory problems, and forcing many residents to stay home, officials said Saturday. Pakistani ...
Nov 06, 2017