Category Archives: Canadian Press

Exotic corpse flower begins to emit is putrid scent at Vancouver conservatory
VANCOUVER - A unique and exotic tropical plant, acclaimed for its size and abhorred for its smell, is blooming at a Vancouver conservatory. A news release from the Vancouver Park Board says the titan ...
Jul 16, 2018

What Trump and Putin hope to achieve at Helsinki summit
HELSINKI - The outcome of the first summit between the unpredictable first-term American president and Russia’s steely-eyed longtime leader is anybody’s guess. With no set agenda, the summ...
Jul 16, 2018
Muslim candidates run in record numbers but face backlash
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - A liberal woman of colour with zero name recognition and little funding takes down a powerful, long serving congressman from her own political party. When Tahirah Amatul-Wadud hea...
Jul 16, 2018
Puerto Ricans return to power grid, but fear for long term
ADJUNTAS, Puerto Rico - It was finally a night to celebrate in this village tucked into the mountains of central Puerto Rico. People pressed TV remote buttons, clicked on fans and plugged in refrigera...
Jul 16, 2018
Obama to make rare high-profile speech on Mandela's legacy
JOHANNESBURG - In a speech marking the 100th birthday of anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela, former U.S. President Barack Obama will urge youth around the world to work for human rights and fair soc...
Jul 16, 2018
Royals release new photos to mark Prince Louis's christening
LONDON - Kensington Palace has released family photos of Prince Louis in the arms of his mother, the Duchess of Cambridge, to mark the baby boy’s christening. The four official photos were taken...
Jul 16, 2018

Woman survived 7 days after driving off California cliff
MORRO BAY, Calif. - A couple on a camping trip found a missing Oregon woman who had survived for nearly a week after her car went over a cliff in coastal California, authorities said. Chelsea and Chad...
Jul 16, 2018
Malaysian lawmakers take oath, including indicted ex-leader
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysian lawmakers took their oath in Parliament on Monday, including former Prime Minister Najib Razak, who has been charged in a massive corruption scandal that led to his ...
Jul 16, 2018
South African white enclave tests e-currency to stand apart
ORANIA, South Africa - The white Afrikaner community that famously sprang up in a sparsely populated corner of South Africa at the end of apartheid is now testing a digital currency that could reinfor...
Jul 16, 2018
Amazon's Prime Day runs into snags swiftly
NEW YORK - Amazon’s website ran into some snags quickly Monday on its much-hyped Prime Day, an embarrassment for the tech company on the shopping holiday it created. Shoppers clicking on many Pr...
Jul 16, 2018