Category Archives: Canadian Press

BEIRUT - A nationwide Syrian cease-fire brokered by Russia and Turkey that went into effect at midnight held Friday despite minor violations, marking a potential breakthrough in a conflict that has di...

BERLIN - A German landlady’s concerns about suspicious chemical odours from her tenant’s apartment led police to a man who was trying unsuccessfully to extract gold from old cellphone and ...

MOSCOW - Flight recorders revealed no evidence of an explosion on board a Russian plane that crashed into the Black Sea, killing all 92 on board, but investigators haven’t ruled out foul play, a...

Five stories in the news for Thursday, Dec. 29 --- SEARCH SUSPENDED FOR MISSING B.C. SNOWSHOERS Bad weather and a risk of avalanche forced crews to suspend the search for two Vancouver-area men missin...

TORONTO - A new report from CIBC says about half of Canadians aren’t taking sufficient steps to stay on top of their financial priorities in the coming year. A poll conducted this month for the ...

MOSCOW - The Russian military is condemning cartoons about the Russian military plane crash published by French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. Russian Defence Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Igor Kona...

PALM BEACH, Fla. - President-elect Donald Trump applauded the return of 8,000 jobs to the U.S. and hailed his transition discussions with President Barack Obama in a series of comments that amounted t...

HONOLULU - It took eight years of backbiting and pretending they got along for relations between President Barack Obama’s administration and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government ...

PARIS - French children will soon be able to frolic in the grass without risk of intoxication. Pesticides will be banned in all public green spaces from Sunday while non-professional gardeners will no...

BEIJING - Argentine striker Carlos Tevez has signed to play for Shanghai Shenhua, becoming the latest in a procession of star players to join the Chinese Super League. Shanghai Shenhua said Thursday t...