Category Archives: Canadian Press

North Korea hasn't met its promise to return US war remains
WASHINGTON - More than a month after North Korea pledged to immediately return some American war dead, the promise is unfulfilled. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who travelled to Pyongyang this month...
Jul 19, 2018

Zuckerberg's Holocaust comment puts Facebook on the spot
NEW YORK - Denying the Holocaust happened is probably OK on Facebook. Calling for a mob to kill Jews is not. Mark Zuckerberg’s awkward and eyebrow-raising attempt this week to explain where Face...
Jul 19, 2018
Growing extremism threatens Mali's July 29 elections
BAMAKO, Mali - As deadly attacks by extremists become more brazen in Mali, officials and citizens fear this month’s presidential election will be at risk from growing insecurity. A branch of al-...
Jul 19, 2018
Hawaii searches for safe spots for people to see lava
HONOLULU - Stunning images of Hawaii’s erupting Kilauea volcano have captivated people around the world. But ironically it’s nearly impossible for residents and visitors on the ground to s...
Jul 19, 2018
Australian prime minister calls on pope to fire archbishop
CANBERRA, Australia - Australia’s prime minister on Thursday called on Pope Francis to fire an Australian archbishop who is the most senior Roman Catholic cleric ever convicted for covering up c...
Jul 19, 2018
Oregon wheat farmers try to stop fire that's consuming crops
PORTLAND, Ore. - Farmers rushed to save their livelihoods as a wildfire roared through vast Oregon wheat fields Thursday and crushed their hopes at the peak of what was expected to be one of the most ...
Jul 19, 2018

In the news today, July 19
Six stories in the news for Thursday, July 19 --- PREMIERS SET TO OPEN TWO DAYS OF MEETINGS The federal carbon pricing policy is expected to be a key topic as the premiers open two days of talks today...
Jul 19, 2018

One-fifth of on-reserve families to miss out on child benefit boost: Duclos
OTTAWA - Thousands of Indigenous families living on-reserve will miss out on a boost to the Canada Child Benefit when the more lucrative payments hit parents’ bank accounts Friday, even as Liber...
Jul 19, 2018

Ontario, Saskatchewan premiers join together to oppose federal carbon plan
ST. ANDREWS, N.B. - Opposition to Ottawa’s carbon pricing regime overshadowed talks concerning trade issues during the first day of meetings between Canada’s premiers in New Brunswick. Ont...
Jul 19, 2018
Montreal-area police officer found guilty in dangerous-driving death
LONGUEUIL, Que. - A Montreal-area police officer was found guilty Thursday of dangerous driving causing the death of a five-year-old boy in 2014. Nicholas Thorne-Belance was a passenger in his father&...
Jul 19, 2018