Category Archives: Canadian Press
Alligator found in Pennsylvania woman's backyard
PROSPECT PARK, Pa. - A Pennsylvania woman who was admiring a turtle in her backyard got a surprise when she spotted an alligator just a few feet away. Tracie Hoffecker says she found the 2-to-3-foot-l...
Jul 23, 2018
Row delays Duterte speech, rebel deal; Arroyo named speaker
MANILA, Philippines - A leadership row in the Philippine House of Representatives delayed President Rodrigo Duterte’s delivery of his annual state of the nation address and passage of crucial Mu...
Jul 23, 2018
While making nice with US and South, North Korea slams Japan
PYONGYANG, Korea, Democratic People’s Republic Of - North Korea’s state-run media have toned down their rhetorical attacks on the United States and South Korea while leader Kim Jong Un pur...
Jul 23, 2018
Chinese leaders order probe over vaccine scandal
BEIJING - Chinese leaders are scrambling to shore up public confidence and oversight of the pharmaceutical industry after a rabies vaccine maker was found faking records, the latest in a slew of publi...
Jul 23, 2018
Prominent S. Korea politician found dead in possible suicide
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - A prominent liberal South Korean politician embroiled in a corruption scandal was found dead on Monday, police said, in what appeared to be one of the country’s highe...
Jul 23, 2018
Record high in Japan as heat wave grips the region
TOKYO - Japan recorded its highest temperature ever Monday as a deadly heat wave continued to grip a wide swath of the country and nearby South and North Korea. The mercury hit 41.1 degrees Celsius (1...
Jul 23, 2018
Senate confirms Robert Wilkie for Veterans Affairs secretary
WASHINGTON - The Senate on Monday confirmed Pentagon official Robert Wilkie to be secretary of Veterans Affairs, charged with delivering on President Donald Trump’s campaign promises to fire bad...
Jul 23, 2018
Trump tries to cast fresh doubt on Mueller's 'Witch Hunt'
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump tried to cast fresh doubt Monday on the federal investigation into Russian election interference in the 2016 presidential election, calling it a “fraud and a ...
Jul 23, 2018
Deadly LA market shooting started with domestic feud
LOS ANGELES - A man’s feud with his grandmother turned into a bizarre and deadly weekend confrontation that ended with a supermarket worker dead and dozens of people held hostage in a store mile...
Jul 23, 2018
Duck boat probe will check if Coast Guard rules were ignored
The investigation into the sinking of a sightseeing boat that claimed 17 lives will look at whether operators violated Coast Guard rules by venturing onto a Missouri lake as thunderstorms rolled in, a...
Jul 23, 2018