Category Archives: Canadian Press
Congo woman opens home to dozens of children orphaned by war
BENI, Congo - Thirteen-year-old Gloria Saambili said her mother was cooking when rebels entered her home in the Congolese village of Mayi-Moya, killed her with an axe and took Gloria’s father an...
Jun 07, 2018
NATO trumpets resolve over Russia, plays down divisions
BRUSSELS - NATO defence ministers met Thursday in a fresh show of resolve against Russia and played down a series of festering trans-Atlantic disputes that threaten to undermine unity across the 29-na...
Jun 07, 2018
Psychedelic tourism thrives in Peru despite recent killing
NUEVO EGIPTO, Peru - Sitting on a mattress strewn across the floor with white sheets, Pamela Moronci closes her eyes while a traditional healer starts to chant in the indigenous Shipibo language. In a...
Jun 07, 2018
Explore an abandoned Chinese village now engulfed by nature
HOUTOUWAN, China - Blanketed with greenery, the ghost town is perched atop cliffs looking west into sea mists obscuring the horizon. Abandoned homes ravaged by weather and creeping vines stand silent ...
Jun 07, 2018
From Bermuda shorts to suit-shorts, designer gives NBA stars the thumbs-up
As a Bermuda designer, Rene Hill knows all about shorts - and she’s giving a thumbs-up to the suit-shorts outfits worn by LeBron James and Draymond Green during the NBA Finals. “I lov...
Jun 07, 2018

Reese Witherspoon confirms 'Legally Blonde 3'
LOS ANGELES - Reese Witherspoon confirms there will be a “Legally Blonde 3.” The actress on Thursday posted a video on Instagram of her floating in a pool wearing a pink bikini. The captio...
Jun 07, 2018

Third passenger dies following east Ontario bus crash
PRESCOTT, Ont. - Ontario Provincial Police say a third passenger injured in a bus crash in eastern Ontario on Monday has died. The passenger was identified late Thursday as 60-year-old Chinese woman W...
Jun 07, 2018

Sister of Dutch queen dies in Argentina
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - The youngest sister of Queen Maxima of Holland has been found dead in her apartment in Argentina’s capital. The death of 33-year-old Ines Zorreguieta, presumably of sui...
Jun 07, 2018
NewsAlert: Third passenger dies following east Ontario bus crash
PRESCOTT, Ont. - Provincial police say a third passenger injured in a bus crash in eastern Ontario on Monday has died. The passenger is identified as 60-year-old Chinese woman Weiping Lu. Two other pe...
Jun 07, 2018
Trump rarely conducts business as usual with foreign leaders
WASHINGTON - He hectored Mexico’s leader over border wall funding. Lobbed statistics at the Canadian leader without checking his facts. Cajoled the British prime minister to crack down on protes...
Jun 07, 2018