Category Archives: Canadian Press
Russian orchestra hires conductor accused of sexual abuse
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - Russia’s oldest philharmonic orchestra says it has hired a Swiss conductor who has been the target of accusations of sexual misconduct. The St. Petersburg Philharmonic O...
Sep 13, 2018
Mummified remains, more than 50,000 years old, unveiled in Yukon
DAWSON CITY, Yukon - A snapshot of life for an ancient predator and its prey is being put on display as the mummified ice-age remains of a caribou calf and a wolf pup are unveiled in Yukon. Paleontolo...
Sep 13, 2018
National Lacrosse League relocates Rochester Knighthawks to Halifax
HALIFAX - The National Lacrosse League is coming to Halifax. The NLL announced Thursday that the Rochester Knighthawks will be relocating to Halifax, becoming the league’s fifth Canadian franchi...
Sep 13, 2018
Rihanna unleashes the savage beast in latest lingerie line
NEW YORK - Rihanna unleashed the wild beast in a lush tropical land that turned to arid desert with women of all shapes, sizes and colours writhing, cackling, frolicking and stalking like animals in l...
Sep 13, 2018
Trump rejects Hurricane Maria death toll in Puerto Rico
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is rejecting the widely accepted death toll in Puerto Rico from Hurricane Maria, claiming without citing evidence that “3,000 people did not die.” Trump...
Sep 13, 2018
Leaders laud ex-UN chief Kofi Annan at Ghana state funeral
ACCRA, Ghana - United in sorrow, world leaders and international dignitaries came to Ghana to pay their last respects to the late United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan who was honoured with a st...
Sep 13, 2018
Unease, anger in Tehran's Grand Bazaar, Iran's beating heart
TEHRAN, Iran - Just one shop among the thousands in Tehran’s sprawling Grand Bazaar can offer a tableau of the darkening mood descending across Iran as American sanctions again take hold. A sale...
Sep 13, 2018
Q&A: Idlib battle a climactic end to Syria rebellion?
BEIRUT - The Syrian army, backed by allies Iran and Russia, is preparing for a military offensive to retake the country’s last major rebel stronghold -the province of Idlib. The battle could bri...
Sep 13, 2018
Activists: Turkey beefing up its troops in Syria's Idlib
BEIRUT - Turkey sent in military reinforcements Thursday to beef up its positions inside Syria’s last rebel bastion Idlib, activists reported, even as the Turkish defence minister said Ankara is...
Sep 13, 2018
No progress as US, Cuba meet on mysterious 'health attacks'
WASHINGTON - Cuba said Thursday the United States is continuing to withhold important information that could help in the investigation into mysterious incidents that have injured some two dozen Havana...
Sep 13, 2018