Category Archives: Canadian Press

TOKYO - Hiroshima marked the anniversary of the Aug. 6, 1945, atomic bombing of the city with a sombre ceremony Monday to remember those killed and injured and a call to eliminate nuclear weapons amid...

LISBON, Portugal - Firefighters in Portugal were close to bringing a major, four-day wildfire near a popular tourist area under control Monday as sweltering weather gripped much of Europe. The Portugu...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - The government’s star witness in the financial fraud trial of Paul Manafort testified Monday that he embezzled hundreds of thousands of dollars from the former Trump campaign c...

LADING-LADING, Indonesia - Soldiers have pulled a man alive from the rubble of a large mosque flattened by an earthquake on the Indonesian island of Lombok, while thousands of homeless villagers waite...

ISLAMABAD - Imran Khan’s party on Monday officially nominated the cricket star-turned-politician to be Pakistan’s next prime minister. To assume office, Khan will face a vote in parliament...

Hot, steamy weather has prompted Canada’s national weather forecaster to issue heat warnings for the Maritimes as well parts of both Ontario and Quebec. Environment Canada says a very warm and h...

The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources says that as of Sunday evening 42 forest fires were burning in the northeast region of the province, with 19 of them described as out of control. The Parry So...

ALVENA, Sask. - When a Saskatchewan village held a summer party to crack open a time capsule sealed in a cairn 50 years ago, they expected it would contain centennial coins, newspapers, letters from t...

Sunday’s Games MLB American League Seattle 6 Toronto 3 Chicago White Sox 8 Tampa Bay 7 Cleveland 4 L.A. Angels 3 Minnesota 6 Kansas City 5 Baltimore 9 Texas 6 Oakland 6 Detroit 0 Boston 5 N.Y. Y...

DES MOINES, Iowa - The Iowa State Fair opens this week, complete with its signature deep-fried Oreos and prize hog judging. Country star Reba McEntire will be on the grandstand, but another type of ce...