Category Archives: Canadian Press

WASHINGTON - The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week to the lowest level since July, more evidence that U.S. workers are enjoying job security. THE NUMBERS: The Labor...

BATON ROUGE, La. - Here are some preliminary findings from the Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s office, which raises questions about spending in the state’s Department of Wildlife and Fishe...

SALT LAKE CITY - On the southern shore of Utah’s Great Salt Lake, more than 100 boats are sitting high and dry in a parking lot, unable to sail the shallow, drought-stricken sea. North of the ne...

MEXICO CITY - Edgar Serralde Galicia lives in a part of Mexico City known for water: Xochimilco, where picturesque canals have irrigated produce grown on man-made islands and served as transportation ...

OTTAWA - “We’ve invested more in infrastructure in 10 months than the Conservatives did in five years.” - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. — The Liberals returned to federal offi...

DAMASCUS, Syria - He’s been stigmatized internationally, a contentious figure presiding over a ruinous civil war that seems to slip into further depravity every day. But in his power base in the...

TORONTO - Canada rolled into the semifinal of the World Cup of Hockey with a 4-1 win over Team Europe on Wednesday night. Here are five things we learned from the victory: 1. Canada has yet to be test...

NEW YORK - It doesn’t matter what President Barack Obama says these days, his listeners are bound to hear two words: Donald Trump. With his proclivity for dominating the conversation, the Republ...

STOCKHOLM - A volunteer group that rescues civilians from bombed-out buildings in Syria shares this year’s Right Livelihood Award, sometimes known as the “Alternative Nobel,” with ac...

SAN FRANCISCO - The four brothers were badly beaten, cold and terrified for their lives when they appeared before dawn at a stranger’s Northern California door begging for help. Hours earlier, t...