Category Archives: Canadian Press
Monk accused of sexual misconduct as #MeToo expands in China
BEIJING - One of China’s highest-ranking Buddhist monks is facing a government investigation over accusations of sexual misconduct, in what is seen by some as an indication the #MeToo movement i...
Aug 03, 2018
Peace, music, pictures: Woodstock archive takes online stage
BETHEL, N.Y. - A collection of photos and movies from the 1969 Woodstock music festival have been posted online . The Museum at Bethel Woods posted the archival images for the first time, two weeks be...
Aug 03, 2018
China, ASEAN navies stage 1st emergency drills amid feud
SINGAPORE - Chinese and Southeast Asian naval forces staged their first computer-simulated drills so they can jointly respond to emergencies and build trust amid the long-seething disputes in the Sout...
Aug 03, 2018
WWE wrestler known as Kane wins mayor's race in Tennessee
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Glenn Jacobs, the WWE wrestler known as Kane, has won the bout for mayor in Tennessee’s third largest county. Jacobs, a Republican who also runs an insurance and real estate c...
Aug 03, 2018
US art collector returns 12 ancient artifacts to Thailand
BANGKOK - A private American collector has returned a dozen ancient artifacts to Thailand as the Southeast Asian country presses for other treasures that were taken abroad to be given back. Culture mi...
Aug 03, 2018

Mass protests over traffic deaths paralyze Dhaka for 5 days
DHAKA, Bangladesh - Five days of protests by tens of thousands of students angry over the traffic deaths of two of their colleagues have largely cut off the capital Dhaka from the rest of Bangladesh, ...
Aug 03, 2018

Canadian team preparing for soaring temperatures two years out from Tokyo Games
TORONTO - When Canada’s Lanni Marchant and Krista DuChene stepped up to the marathon start line at the 2013 world championships, it was 2 o’clock in the afternoon, the sun was high, and th...
Aug 03, 2018

Sci-fi pill will be part of Canada's preparation for heat at Tokyo Olympics
TORONTO - It looks like a vitamin, but functions like something out of a science fiction movie. Canada’s team at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will be prepared for the heat thanks partly to a computer...
Aug 03, 2018
Judge who heard Nassar case won't disqualify herself
DETROIT - A Michigan judge who held an extraordinary hearing before sentencing sports doctor Larry Nassar to prison for sexually assaulting female athletes refused to disqualify herself from the case ...
Aug 03, 2018
Soldier rescued after surviving week on New Zealand mountain
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - An Australian soldier who dug a snow cave to survive below-freezing conditions for a week on a New Zealand mountain was rescued Friday. Rescue authorities said they plucked 2...
Aug 03, 2018