Category Archives: Canadian Press
Giraffe kills filmmaker at wildlife facility in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG - A giraffe has killed a South African filmmaker who was on assignment at a wildlife facility northwest of Johannesburg. Filming agency CallaCrew says Carlos Carvalho was filming a featur...
May 06, 2018
Low turnout worries politicians as Lebanon voting ends
BEIRUT - Lebanon’s first national elections in nine years were marked by a tepid turnout Sunday, reflecting voter frustration over endemic corruption and a stagnant economy. Politicians had urge...
May 06, 2018
Officials: 26 homes, 4 other buildings destroyed by volcano
PAHOA, Hawaii - The number of homes destroyed by Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano jumped to 26 on Sunday as scientists reported lava spewing more than 200 feet (61 metres) into the air. In revised figur...
May 06, 2018
Flood waters in New Brunswick raise concerns for health and safety
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - As flood waters continue to rise in southern New Brunswick, so too do concerns for health and safety. “Lots of sewage systems have been compromised by flooding, and when ...
May 06, 2018
2 found dead in quake-hit Polish coal mine; 3 still missing
WARSAW, Poland - Polish rescue workers on Sunday found the bodies of two miners after an earthquake hit a coal mine in southern Poland. Three other miners remain missing some 900 metres (2,950 feet) b...
May 06, 2018
Bombing at mosque in Afghanistan kills 14, wounds 33
KABUL - A bomb blast inside a mosque in eastern Afghanistan that was being used as a voter registration centre killed at least 14 people and wounded 33, officials said on Sunday. Talib Mangal, spokesm...
May 06, 2018
Suspected water contamination kills 10 Cambodians; 120 ill
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Ten Cambodian villagers have died and 120 others have been sickened after drinking water suspected to be contaminated with insecticide, a health official said Sunday. The dead a...
May 06, 2018
Death toll from Pakistan mining explosions climbs to 23
QUETTA, Pakistan - Pakistani officials say the death toll from methane gas explosions in two coal mines has climbed to 23. Mine inspector Iftikhar Ahmed said Sunday that five more bodies have been rec...
May 06, 2018
Iran's president: US ending deal will be 'historic regret'
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran’s president is warning President Donald Trump that pulling America out of the nuclear deal with world powers would be a “historic regret.” President Hassan Rouhan...
May 06, 2018
Indian forces fire on Kashmir protesters, killing at least 5
SRINAGAR, India - Government forces opened fire on protesters Sunday in Indian-controlled Kashmir, killing five people and wounding dozens more who had been trying to reach the site of gunbattle in wh...
May 06, 2018