Category Archives: Canadian Press

Real-life spy story: Washingtonians describe life beside now-vacant Russia annex
WASHINGTON - To the neighbourhood gossips, the grand grey Russian building atop the hill was a goldmine. Now it’s empty. Amid escalating tensions, the U.S. government this month kicked Russians ...
Sep 16, 2017
Bangladesh accuses Myanmar of violating its airspace
COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh - Bangladeshi authorities summoned Myanmar’s envoy to protest what they said were violations of their airspace as the number of Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in...
Sep 16, 2017

UK makes 'significant' bomb arrest but attack seen imminent
LONDON - British police made an apparent breakthrough Saturday in the race-against-time subway bombing investigation with what they called a “very significant” arrest, but the country rema...
Sep 16, 2017
Airstrike hits US-backed fighters in east Syria wounding 6
BEIRUT - A U.S.-backed force in Syria said a Russian airstrike wounded six of its fighters Saturday near the eastern city of Deir el-Zour while in southeast Syria, Syrian troops and their Iran-backed ...
Sep 16, 2017
The Latest: UK police search home in bomb probe after arrest
LONDON - The Latest on the London subway attack and manhunt for suspects (all times local): 7:50 p.m. British police have made an apparent breakthrough in subway bombing investigation with what they a...
Sep 16, 2017
Defiant N. Korea leader says he will complete nuke program
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country is nearing its goal of “equilibrium” in military force with the United States, as the United Nations Security C...
Sep 16, 2017
36 Burundi refugees killed in clashes with Congo forces: UN
BUJUMBURA, Burundi - At least 36 Burundian refugees have been killed in clashes with Congolese security forces who allegedly fired indiscriminately at protesters, the U.N. envoy to Congo said Saturday...
Sep 16, 2017
No winning ticket for Friday night's $55 million Lotto Max jackpot
TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for Friday night’s huge $55 million Lotto Max jackpot. However, one of the four Maxmillions prizes of $1 million each was claimed by a ticket holder in Ontar...
Sep 16, 2017

Manitoba NDP pick rookie MLA, author Wab Kinew as party and Opposition leader
WINNIPEG - Rookie politician, Indigenous rights activist and author Wab Kinew was elected leader of the Manitoba NDP Saturday, and vowed to rebuild the opposition party as he continues to face questio...
Sep 16, 2017

Emmy nominee Dolly Parton still gets a kick out of Hollywood
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. - Dolly Parton says she’s excited to be in the Hollywood mix on Emmy Awards weekend. The 71-year-old entertainer was among the stars making the pre-show party rounds Frida...
Sep 16, 2017