Category Archives: Canadian Press

BEIRUT - An airstrike hit the biggest market on the rebel-held side of Syria’s Aleppo on Wednesday, killing at least 15 people and levelling buildings as rescuers were still sifting through the ...

GENEVA - U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump would be “dangerous from an international point of view” if elected, the U.N. human rights chief said Wednesday, defiantly doub...

TOKYO - Toyota Motor Corp. is recalling 340,000 gas-electric hybrid Prius cars around the world 212,000 of them in Japan and 94,000 in North America, for a defect in their parking brakes. Japanese aut...

PARIS - Lawyers for the only surviving suspect in last November’s attack in Paris say they will no longer defend him because he refuses to speak. Frank Berton and Sven Mary said they’ve de...

Six stories in the news for Wednesday, Oct. 12 --- B.C. MOUNTIE SHOT IN ARM; SUSPECT SOUGHT A Mountie is recovering after being shot and injured while trying to stop a vehicle near Golden, B.C. on Tue...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Anyone wondering why evangelical voters have stuck by Donald Trump will find answers here, amid the clasped hands and murmured prayers of a religious rally in Maryland. They can be su...

For a storm that inflicted less damage than many had feared, Hurricane Matthew nevertheless impaired or destroyed more than 1 million structures, forced businesses from Florida to North Carolina to cl...

SAN FRANCISCO - Donning fresh post-season victory gear, the Chicago Cubs gathered on the mound and posed for a group photo. They jumped up and down, saluted the fans cheering “Cub-bies!” b...

NEW YORK - Amazon is launching a paid streaming music service, the latest entry in an increasingly crowded field. Amazon Music Unlimited is being positioned to compete against existing services such a...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A remote village on Alaska’s northwest coast has begun a reverse tourism campaign. Residents want visitors to stay away. Pacific walrus by the thousands in recent years have ...