Category Archives: Canadian Press
Korean Air chair questioned on suspicion of embezzlement
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Korean Air’s chairman apologized Thursday before being questioned by prosecutors investigating alleged wrongdoing by him and his family, deepening woes at South Korea...
Jun 28, 2018
Gorsuch shows how much 1 vote matters on Supreme court
WASHINGTON - Justice Neil Gorsuch’s role in his first full term on the Supreme Court offers a striking illustration of the difference a single justice can make, and why both sides are gearing up...
Jun 28, 2018
UN: 10,000 children killed, maimed in conflicts worldwide
CAMEROON, Cameroon - More than 10,000 children were killed or maimed amid armed conflicts worldwide last year, while others were raped, forced to serve as soldiers or caught in attacks on schools and ...
Jun 28, 2018
Woman rides paddleboard from Cuba to Florida Keys
KEY WEST, Fla. - A Florida woman has completed a more than 100-mile (160-kilometre) voyage from Cuba to the Florida Keys on a standup paddleboard. Victoria Burgess arrived in Key West on Wednesday, pa...
Jun 28, 2018
Thai rescuers search for other entrances to flooded cave
MAE SAI, Thailand - Rescuers punched a hole into the side of a mountain on Thursday in a desperate attempt to drain rising water from a flooded cave in northern Thailand where 12 boys and their soccer...
Jun 28, 2018
5 of 7 nations hit by US travel ban are majority Muslim
The seven nations under the Trump administration’s travel ban - upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court - include five majority Muslim countries, prompting dissenting Justice Sonia Sotomayor to assert ...
Jun 28, 2018
Melania Trump returns to border state amid separation outcry
PHOENIX - First lady Melania Trump made a second visit to a border state Thursday, meeting face to face with people directly affected by her husband’s hard-line immigration policies. This time, ...
Jun 28, 2018
Merkel defends migrant record, calls for European solution
BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel stressed the need Thursday for a European approach to dealing with the influx of asylum seekers, as she sought to fend off critics from within her own conserva...
Jun 28, 2018
Fire sweeps through market in Kenya's capital, killing 15
NAIROBI, Kenya - A fire swept through one of Nairobi’s largest open-air markets early Thursday, killing 15 people and sending 70 injured to hospitals, an official said, as traders who lived ther...
Jun 28, 2018
Mexicans want to throw out status quo in presidential vote
MEXICO CITY - Mexicans fed up with corruption and violence say their country is poised for a historic transformation in Sunday’s presidential election, while others fear the vote will bring a fr...
Jun 28, 2018