Category Archives: Canadian Press
Militants storm charity building in Afghan capital
KABUL - Militants stormed a building housing an international aid organization in Kabul, provoking an overnight firefight with security forces in which three gunmen were killed and six civilians were ...
Sep 06, 2016
Southeast Asian summit opens, overshadowed by Duterte flap
VIENTIANE, Laos - A summit of Southeast Asian leaders has opened, overshadowed by the Philippine leader’s intemperate comments aimed at President Barack Obama. Philippine President Rodrigo Duter...
Sep 06, 2016
Clinton: He's a national security danger. Trump: No, she is
GREENVILLE, N.C. - Donald Trump said Tuesday night that Hillary Clinton’s handling of private emails disqualifies her to serve as president. His own temperament, Trump said, was his “singl...
Sep 06, 2016
What If: Could Gary Johnson get hot and play the spoiler?
PHOENIX - Unpopular among many Americans, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have opened the door for a third-party spoiler in the presidential campaign - and just as Gary Johnson is starting to warm up...
Sep 06, 2016
Congress returns to battle over Zika, keep government open
WASHINGTON - Lawmakers returning to Washington after a seven-week break picked up right where they left off - feuding about legislation to battle the mosquito-borne Zika virus and deadlocked over the ...
Sep 06, 2016
What If: Could Clinton win it before Election Day?
WASHINGTON - Election Day isn’t what it used to be. The presidential winner may be all but known by then, thanks to early voting. Beginning Friday, residents in North Carolina can submit absente...
Sep 06, 2016
What If: Could a debate smackdown shake up the election?
WASHINGTON - Get ready for some must-see TV. The fall debates are always a big part of any presidential campaign. But with many 2016 voters underwhelmed by both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, this ...
Sep 06, 2016
What if? There's still time for drama before Election Day
WASHINGTON - What could possibly go wrong? (Or right?) It’s the Labor Day question that keeps presidential candidates up at night. Nine weeks from Election Day, the electoral math favours Democr...
Sep 06, 2016
Obama meets Laotian president in first US presidential visit
VIENTIANE, Laos - Barack Obama on Monday became the first sitting U.S. president to step foot in the isolated Southeast Asian nation of Laos, opening a three-day visit meant to rebuild trust and close...
Sep 06, 2016
There she is: Out of the closet, and ready for Miss America
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - After competing in pageants for generations in the closet or working behind the scenes, gays and lesbians finally get to see one of their own take one of pageantry’s bigges...
Sep 06, 2016