Category Archives: Canadian Press
Slopes of volcano offer affordable piece of paradise, risks
PAHOA, Hawaii - As lava crawled down Leilani Road in a hissing, popping mass, Cheryl Griffith stood in its path and placed a plant in a crack in the ground as an offering to the Native Hawaiian volcan...
May 07, 2018
Transgender Texas mayor loses election bid for full term
NEW HOPE, Texas - The mayor of a small Texas town who came out as transgender after being appointed to the job has lost her election bid for a full two-year term. The Dallas Morning News reports that ...
May 07, 2018
Egypt says no hidden rooms in King Tut's tomb after all
CAIRO - New radar scans have provided conclusive evidence that there are no hidden rooms inside King Tutankhamun’s burial chamber, Egypt’s antiquities ministry said Sunday, bringing a disa...
May 07, 2018
Taliban attack Afghan police patrol in Kandahar, killing 5
KABUL - An Afghan official says that at least five police officers have been killed in a Taliban attack on their patrol in southern Kandahar province. A spokesman for the provincial chief police in Ka...
May 07, 2018
Twins born on 'Star Wars' Day named after movie characters
OGDEN, Utah - The force is with them. A Utah couple became parents of a boy and a girl on “Star Wars” day, Friday, May 4. The day is celebrated by “Star Wars” fans because it s...
May 07, 2018
Slain teens honoured at Florida high school's senior prom
PARKLAND, Fla. - Four Florida high school seniors slain in a mass shooting were honoured by their classmates celebrating their senior prom. The Sun Sentinel reports that the main ballroom at the Westi...
May 07, 2018
Obama man Cordray, populist Kucinich in Ohio governor fight
COLUMBUS, Ohio - A former consumer watchdog under President Barack Obama pushed into the final days of an unexpectedly close Democratic gubernatorial primary in Ohio against an ex-congressman with a c...
May 07, 2018
Rare golden eagle found in middle of ocean, far from usual habitat
TRURO, N.S. - A rare bird has ended up in the care of a Nova Scotia rehabilitation centre after being plucked from the Atlantic Ocean by fishermen. The Cobequid Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre usually ...
May 07, 2018
Road signs pointing to 'US Embassy' go up in Jerusalem
Jerusalem’s city hall says it has put up road signs pointing to the new U.S. Embassy, which is set to move to the contested city next week. Mayor Nir Barkat placed the first signs on Monday in t...
May 07, 2018
Iran's Rouhani seeks EU guarantees not to scrap nuke deal
TEHRAN, Iran - President Hassan Rouhani says Iran would be willing not to abandon the nuclear deal even if the United States pulls out, providing the European Union offers guarantees that Iran would k...
May 07, 2018