Category Archives: Canadian Press

IRBIL, Iraq - The Nativity scene and Christmas tree are in place on the corner of the street. Some of the children proudly wear red Santa Claus hats or show off new toys, mostly plastic guns for small...

FRANKFURT - More than 54,000 people in the southern German city of Augsburg will have to leave their homes Christmas morning while authorities defuse a giant 1.8-ton aerial bomb from World War II. The...

LEVITTOWN, N.Y. - In a story Dec. 24 about the national Baby Safe Haven organization, The Associated Press erroneously reported the phone number for a national hotline. The correct number is 1-888-510...

ORLANDO, Fla. - A Canadian man is being held on $5,100 bond in Florida after driving a baggage-towing vehicle across the tarmac at Orlando International Airport. The Orlando Sentinel reports that poli...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Tiger Woods is having quite the week. First, he showed off a white goatee in a shirtless photo , saying it’s a Christmas tradition for his kids. Then, still sporting the ...

TORONTO - An animal protection organization says more than 100 dogs who were destined for a Chinese dog meat festival have landed in Canada to begin new lives. Rebecca Aldworth, the executive director...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is paying tribute to those who helped others affected by this year’s wildfire in northern Alberta. In his Christmas message, Trudeau says the outpouring of...

MINNEAPOLIS - In a busy office in the heart of Minneapolis’ largest Somali neighbourhood, about a dozen young men and women lined up at computers to work on resumes or apply for jobs. A few feet...

ROVANIEMI, Finland - There’s good news for Rudolph and his friends - an app is helping officials reduce the number of reindeer killed in traffic accidents in Finland. Some 300,000 reindeer freel...

NEW YORK - Tributes and well-wishes poured in for “Star Wars” actress Carrie Fisher, who was spending Christmas Eve in a Los Angeles hospital after suffering a medical emergency on a fligh...