Category Archives: Canadian Press
North Korea puts reunion of war-separated families in doubt
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea said Friday that an August reunion of Korean families separated by war may not happen if South Korea doesn’t immediately return some of its citizens who a...
Jul 20, 2018
Taliban launches 2 days of attacks in Afghanistan, 14 killed
KABUL - Taliban fighters launched a wave of attacks against security outposts in the east and south of Afghanistan over the last two days, even as efforts to jump-start peace talks were renewed. The v...
Jul 20, 2018
A look at 5 memorable moments at Glen Abbey as it hosts its 30th Canadian Open
Glen Abbey Golf Club hosts the Canadian Open for the 30th - and possibly final - time next week. Here are five of the top moments at the club, which first hosted Canada’s lone PGA tournament bac...
Jul 20, 2018
Past Glen Abbey champions worry about venerable course's uncertain future
For over four decades, the Glen Abbey Golf Club has been synonymous with the Canadian Open. When the lone Canadian stop on the PGA Tour gets underway next week, it will mark the 30th time the venerabl...
Jul 20, 2018
Remains of all eight Bruce McArthur victims now identified: Toronto police
Toronto police are hopeful they have found all the victims allegedly murdered by Bruce McArthur now that an eighth set of human remains has been recovered and identified in the case, a senior detectiv...
Jul 20, 2018
India's Parliament rejects no confidence against motion
NEW DELHI - Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi accused the government of failing to live up to its promises as the Indian Parliament on Friday debated and defeated a no-confidence motion moved by the ...
Jul 20, 2018
Pope removes Honduran bishop accused of sexual misdeeds
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis on Friday accepted the resignation of a Honduran bishop accused of sexual misconduct with seminarians, the latest in a series of high-ranking clergy implicated in sexual im...
Jul 20, 2018
Human Rights Watch urges Brazil to regulate pesticides more
SAO PAULO - Human Rights Watch urged the Brazilian government Friday to establish buffer zones nationwide when pesticides are sprayed and reduce the use of highly toxic products. The group said in a r...
Jul 20, 2018
A hairy issue: Sailors tell the US Navy, 'We want beards'
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Now that women in the Navy can wear ponytails, men want beards. The Navy said last week that servicewomen could sport ponytails, lock hairstyles, or ropelike strands, and wider hair...
Jul 20, 2018
Florida publication seeks FBI 9-11 records on family's ties
MIAMI - A Florida online publication asked a federal appeals court to order a trial be held on its Freedom of Information Act lawsuit seeking FBI documents that may reveal a U.S.-based support network...
Jul 20, 2018