Category Archives: Canadian Press
Senate Dems lose health care vote, hope it's campaign fodder
WASHINGTON - Senate Democrats briefly turned the chamber’s subject to health care Wednesday, just four days after lawmakers’ nasty war over confirming Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh...
Oct 10, 2018
Fast, furious: How Michael grew into a 155 mph monster
WASHINGTON - Moist air, warm waters in the Gulf of Mexico, and ideal wind patterns supercharged Hurricane Michael in the hours before it smacked Florida’s Panhandle. Hurricane Michael was barely...
Oct 10, 2018
Limousine service operator charged in crash that killed 20
COBLESKILL, N.Y. - A limousine service operator was charged Wednesday with criminally negligent homicide in a crash that killed 20 people, while police continued investigating what caused the wreck an...
Oct 10, 2018
Jefferson, Coleman, Harris named top performers for Week 17 of the CFL season
TORONTO - Saskatchewan defensive lineman Willie Jefferson, B.C. defensive tackle Davon Coleman and Winnipeg running back Andrew Harris are the CFL top performers for Week 17. Jefferson grabbed a Mike ...
Oct 10, 2018
After Beatles and Michael Jackson, Cirque turns to soccer star Lionel Messi
MONTREAL - The Cirque du Soleil announced Wednesday that it will launch a new show next year inspired by “the incredible talent and accomplishments” of soccer star Lionel Messi. “It ...
Oct 10, 2018
Privacy czar asks Federal Court to settle 'right to be forgotten' issue
OTTAWA - A man who says a Google search reveals outdated and highly personal information about him will be the test case that helps a judge decide whether the search engine must remove the links from ...
Oct 10, 2018
Humboldt officials share lessons from 'overwhelming' hours, days after crash
WINNIPEG - The manager of a Saskatchewan city that lost 16 people in a hockey team bus crash says community officials everywhere need to be trained in how to deal with trauma and mental-health needs f...
Oct 10, 2018
US Treasury issues new rules on foreign investments
WASHINGTON - The Treasury Department issued new rules Wednesday on foreign investments into American companies that will give the government more power to block foreign transactions on national securi...
Oct 10, 2018
Ronald Reagan is waving to crowds again - as a hologram
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. - A smiling Ronald Reagan waves to a crowd from aboard a rail car during a 1984 campaign stop in a new hologram revealed Wednesday at the late president’s namesake library in...
Oct 10, 2018
Peru opposition leader Fujimori detained in corruption probe
LIMA, Peru - Former Peruvian presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori was detained on Wednesday as part of a money-laundering investigation, the latest political leader in the Andean nation to face scrut...
Oct 10, 2018