USA-&-Canada
Trudeau wears protective vest after unspecified threat
Mississauga, Oct 13 (AP/UNB) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau donned an armored vest and appeared with a heavy security detail at a major election rally on Saturday.
Ethics commissioner finds Canada PM Trudeau violated ethics
Toronto, Aug 15 (AP/UNB) — Canada's ethics commissioner said Wednesday that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau improperly pressured a former attorney general to halt the criminal prosecution of a company, a development that could imperil his re-election chances.
5 wounded in Canadian nightclub shooting
Toronto, Aug 5 (AP/UNB) — Police in Canada say five people have been wounded during a shooting inside a Toronto nightclub.
Man arrested in slaying of 4 in Canada
Markham, Jul 30 (AP/UNB) — Canadian police have charged a 23-year-old man with first-degree murder after four bodies were found in a home north of Toronto.
Turbulence injures dozens on Air Canada flight to Australia
Honolulu, Jul 12 (AP/UNB) — Intense turbulence struck an Air Canada flight to Australia on Thursday and sent unbuckled passengers flying into the ceiling, forcing the plane to land in Hawaii.
Saudi women runaways rebel against system of male control
Dubai, Jan 17 (AP/UNB) — Another Saudi woman has turned to social media for protection from her father, just days after Canada granted refuge to Rahaf al-Qunun, the 18-year-old Saudi who fled her family.
Gunman wounds 11 people at California bar
Thousand Oaks, Nov 8 (AP/UNB) — A gunman opened fire Wednesday inside a country dance bar crowded with hundreds of people on "college night," wounding 11 people including a deputy who rushed to the scene, police said.
Democrats seize House control, but Trump's GOP holds Senate
Washington, Nov 7 (AP/UNB) — Democrats seized the House majority from President Donald Trump's Republican Party on Tuesday in a suburban revolt that threatened what's left of the president's governing agenda. But the GOP gained ground in the Senate and preserved key governorships, beating back a "blue wave" that never fully materialized.
3 dead, including shooter, at Florida yoga studio
Tallahassee, Nov 3 (AP/UNB) — A gunman killed two people and wounded five others at a yoga studio in Florida's capital before killing himself Friday evening, officials said.
State Dept. calls for journalist safety as Trump lashes out
Washington, Nov.3 (AP/UNB) — The State Department said Friday that it will continue to seek a full investigation into the slaying of U.S.-based Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi as it marked International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists.