Category Archives: Canadian Press
Alaska governor's race may hinge on oil-wealth checks
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The path to the governor’s office in Alaska this year may hinge on the oil check given to state residents. Each year, the state distributes checks just for living here - resi...
Aug 22, 2018
In the news today, Aug. 22
Seven stories in the news for Wednesday, Aug. 22 --- TRUDEAU CABINET MEETS AMID WILDFIRE CRISIS Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his newly shuffled cabinet have gathered for a retreat on Vancouver Is...
Aug 22, 2018
With no place to run, people in Hawaii brace for hurricane
HONOLULU - Hawaii residents emptied store shelves Wednesday, claimed the last sheets of plywood to board up windows and drained gas pumps as Hurricane Lane churned toward the state. The category 4 sto...
Aug 22, 2018
Canada's cattle producers tightening their belts as drought diminishes pastures
Cattle producers on the Prairies are hoping for the best but preparing for the worst as an ongoing drought continues to diminish pastures. “If it’s not a make-or-break issue for (farmers) ...
Aug 22, 2018
Scent of smoke: B.C. wineries look for ways to cut wildfire risks
VANCOUVER - Winemakers can only hope the scent of smoke that’s in the air across British Columbia from wildfires won’t swirl in the glass once this year’s vintages have been bottled....
Aug 22, 2018
Barbecue raises funds for scholarship honouring Toronto shooting victim
TORONTO - A barbecue was held in an east-end Toronto park on Wednesday to raise money for a scholarship in honour of a woman killed in a mass shooting that rocked the city a month ago. Eighteen-year-o...
Aug 22, 2018
Wyoming rebuffs Trump, picks native son in GOP governor race
CHEYENNE, Wyo. - President Donald Trump tried his best to appeal to coal country but amid a truckload of bad political news, the top coal-producing state didn’t love him back. Instead, Wyoming v...
Aug 22, 2018
Dunleavy wins GOP nomination for governor in Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Former state Sen. Mike Dunleavy won the Republican nomination for governor in Alaska, setting the stage for what’s expected to be a three-way fight for the office this fall. ...
Aug 22, 2018
Tuesday's Games
Tuesday’s Games (All Times Eastern) — MLB American League Toronto 8, Baltimore 2 Cleveland 6, Boston 3 Tampa Bay 4, Kansas City 1 Minnesota 5, Chicago White Sox 2 Oakland 6, Texas 0 Housto...
Aug 22, 2018
Scores and Schedule
Tuesday’s Games (All Times Eastern) — MLB American League Toronto 8, Baltimore 2 Cleveland 6, Boston 3 Tampa Bay 4, Kansas City 1 Minnesota 5, Chicago White Sox 2 Oakland 6, Texas 0 Housto...
Aug 22, 2018