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With Quebec opening up adoption records, one woman finds answers about her roots
MONTREAL - A Quebec woman who was put up for adoption shortly after her birth in 1955 and spent decades seeking answers about her roots says she can finally rest easy. Raymonde Thibeault&nbs...
Jan 27, 2019
Puppy from Iran that had acid thrown on her face to have surgery in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - On a chilly January afternoon, Mugsy zipped across a green lawn like a whitish-brown arrow playing catch. Her owner, Sam Taylor, a resident of Burnaby, B.C., threw a brown, stuff...
Jan 27, 2019
Trans Mountain pipeline work destroyed salmon habitat, scientist says
VANCOUVER - Work on a Trans Mountain pipeline crossing in a British Columbia stream has destroyed salmon habitat, raising concerns about the Crown corporation's ability to build infrastructure through...
Jan 27, 2019
20 dead as bombs target Sunday Mass in Philippine cathedral
JOLO, Philippines - Two bombs minutes apart tore through a Roman Catholic cathedral on a southern Philippine island where Muslim militants are active, killing at least 20 people and wounding 111 other...
Jan 27, 2019
Some national parks open to visitors post-shutdown
MINNEAPOLIS - Park rangers were once again greeting visitors at some national parks across the United States and flight operations at major airports were returning to normal on Saturday, one day after...
Jan 27, 2019
UN envoy condemns settler violence after Palestinian killed
JERUSALEM - The U.N.'s Mideast envoy is calling the death of a Palestinian in West Bank clashes with Israeli settlers "shocking and unacceptable." Nikolay Mladenov on Sunday called on Israel to "put a...
Jan 27, 2019
In Trump ally Stone's case, Mueller finds crime in coverup
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump confidant Roger Stone may be accused of lying and tampering with witnesses, but it's equally notable what he's not charged with: colluding with the Kremlin in a grand conspir...
Jan 27, 2019
Conservatives say Trump caved, but confident he'll get wall
WASHINGTON - No retreat, no surrender is how President Donald Trump frames his decision to temporarily reopen the government while still pursuing a border wall deal. Some of his conservative backers h...
Jan 27, 2019
Hope turns to anguish after Brazil dam collapse; 40 dead
BRUMADINHO, Brazil - Hope that loved ones had survived a tsunami of iron ore mine waste from a dam collapse in Brazil was turning to anguish and anger over the increasing likelihood that many of the h...
Jan 27, 2019
Venezuela allows US diplomats to stay, defusing showdown
CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuela defused a potential showdown with the United States, suspending a demand that U.S. diplomats leave the country as Washington called on the world to "pick a side" in the ...
Jan 27, 2019
