Hurricane Oscar heads for Cuba after making landfall in Bahamas

(Reuters) -Hurricane Oscar is expected to reach Guantanamo or Holguin in Cuba later on Sunday as the island country struggles to restore power after its worst blackout in years, the…

No clear winner in British Columbia election, with most votes counted

OTTAWA (Reuters) – The two main parties contesting an election in the western Canadian province of British Columbia were tied after most votes had been counted, provisional results showed on…

Cuba restores power to one-fifth of population after nationwide blackouts

By Dave Sherwood HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba’s government said on Saturday it had made some progress in gradually re-establishing electrical service across the island, including to hospitals and parts of…