Category Archives: Canadian Press
Hungary: 9 Romanians killed when bus slams into truck
BUCHAREST, Romania - Nine Romanians were killed when the bus they were travelling in slammed into an oncoming truck in Hungary, authorities said Wednesday. The Romanian foreign ministry said the accid...
May 23, 2018
Militant Cuban exile Luis Posada Carriles has died
MIAMI - Former CIA operative and militant Cuban exile Luis Posada Carriles, who was accused of organizing a string of 1997 Havana hotel bombings and a 1976 Cuban airline bombing that killed 73 people,...
May 23, 2018
Trump appeals again to delay 'Apprentice' contestant's suit
NEW YORK - President Donald Trump wants New York’s highest court to delay a defamation suit filed by a former “Apprentice” contestant who accused him of unwanted groping and kissing....
May 23, 2018
Legend of Loch Ness Monster will be tested with DNA samples
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - The stories seem as tall as the lake is deep. For hundreds of years, visitors to Scotland’s Loch Ness have described seeing a monster that some believe lurks in the dep...
May 23, 2018
Groom in arranged marriage at Mall of America dies at 48
MINNEAPOLIS - David Weinlick knew he would get married on June 13, 1998. He just didn’t know who his bride would be. Friends came to his aid and picked Elizabeth Runze from among hundreds of int...
May 23, 2018
Vote, take risks, be fearless: Celebs offer advice to grads
Work hard, be true to yourself, embrace diversity and seize the moment. It’s the same advice graduation speakers have offered for ages, yet every year some addresses stand out. Some are powerful...
May 23, 2018
Stunning fall of Malaysia's Najib ushers in hopes of reform
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Two weeks ago, Najib Razak was supremely confident of being elected Malaysia’s prime minister for a third term. Instead, in a dizzying political drama, he lost an unlosa...
May 23, 2018
France's Macron takes on Facebook's Zuckerberg in tech push
PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron took on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other internet giants Wednesday at a Paris meeting to discuss personal data protection and taxes as France pushes for ...
May 23, 2018
Summits give aged North Korean spies hope of returning home
GWANGJU, Korea, Republic Of - He’s spent nearly six decades trapped on enemy soil, surviving 29 years in a prison where he was tortured by South Korean guards before being released to a life of ...
May 23, 2018
Scars, unexploded bombs have lingered since Philippine siege
MARAWI, Philippines - Thousands of displaced remain in emergency shelters and the threat of Islamic extremists and unexploded bombs lingers in the rubble of a southern Philippine city, where survivors...
May 23, 2018