Category Archives: Canadian Press

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau didn’t shy away from raising controversial topics - including abortion and the rights of LGBTQ people - as he spoke at the opening ceremo...

MIAMI - Wearing his “Bay of Pigs Veteran” shirt, 80-year-old Rafael Torre stood amid hundreds of Cuban-Americans celebrating the death of Fidel Castro and marveled that he remained in powe...

MIAMI - Celebration turned to sombre reflection and church services Sunday as Cuban-Americans in Miami largely stayed off the streets following a raucous daylong party in which thousands marked the de...

VANCOUVER - Sad news from the Vancouver Aquarium - the beluga whale name Aurora has died. The Aquarium released a statement late Friday night that said Aurora was surrounded by people who loved her wh...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday condemned a growing push to force recounts in three states pivotal to his Nov. 8 victory, confronting the Green Party-backed effort for...

Cuban leader Fidel Castro would always laugh off speculation about his health. With an athletic build, and physical stamina that lasted deep into his 70s, it seemed he would continue to rule for many ...

HAVANA - Fidel Castro’s revolution was slowly dying - or so it seemed. Communism had collapsed in Europe, and Cuba’s Soviet lifeline was severed. Food was in short supply. Power outages si...

HAVANA - Fidel Castro’s rule of nearly five decades split many a Cuban family between exile and solidarity with the communist revolution - including his own. While brother Raul was his closest c...

NAME: Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz. TITLES: Former president of Council of State and Council of Ministers, first secretary of Communist Party of Cuba, commander in chief of Cuba’s Revolutionary Ar...

Key information about Cuba: ___ LAND - Largest island in Caribbean, covers 44,344 square miles (110,922 square kilometres), about size of Pennsylvania or Bulgaria. Rugged Sierra Maestra mountains at e...