Category Archives: Canadian Press
Man charged in death of female employee in Quebec bar fire
SAINT-GABRIEL-DE-BRANDON, Que. - A 52-year-old man is scheduled to appear in a Joliette, Que., court on Tuesday morning in connection with a fatal weekend fire. The body of a 22-year-old woman was dis...
Jul 2, 2018

Hundreds mourn at vigil for victims of birthday party attack
BOISE, Idaho - A 3-year-old Idaho girl who was stabbed at her birthday party died Monday, two days after a man invaded the celebration and attacked nine people with a knife, authorities said. Timmy Ki...
Jul 2, 2018
Overflow crowd gathers to honour slain Maryland journalist
OWINGS MILLS, Md. - Days after journalist Rob Hiaasen and four colleagues were shot to death by a gunman who blasted his way into the Capital Gazette’s newsroom, an overflow crowd gathered on Mo...
Jul 2, 2018
Officer's hesitation during Vegas shooting prompts review
LAS VEGAS - A veteran police officer’s self-described freeze in a Las Vegas hotel hallway while a gunman fired on an outdoor concert crowd is prompting a review of whether lives could have been ...
Jul 2, 2018

Trump says he has interviewed 4 candidates for high court
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump interviewed four prospective Supreme Court justices on Monday and had plans to meet with a few more as his White House aggressively mobilizes to select a replacemen...
Jul 2, 2018

Judge to decide on order blocking Puerto Rican evictions
BOSTON - A hearing has taken place on a federal judge’s restraining order temporarily blocking the evictions of nearly 1,700 Puerto Rican hurricane evacuee families from hotels across the U.S. U...
Jul 2, 2018
Wind spreads California fire as other states battle blazes
GUINDA, Calif. - A massive wildfire in rural Northern California has exploded in size and forced evacuations in hot, dry weather that is sweeping through several western states where blazes are threat...
Jul 2, 2018

Los Angeles kicks off long-delayed licensing for pot growers
Los Angeles will kick off the process for licensing marijuana cultivators and manufacturers on Aug. 1, but it’s likely to be many months before any of those companies open their doors for busine...
Jul 2, 2018
Memo details groping claims against Indiana attorney general
INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill was investigated this year after four women claimed he touched them inappropriately at a bar. The Indianapolis Star obtained an eight-page memo writ...
Jul 2, 2018

GOP lawmakers floated for Trump's Supreme Court opening
WASHINGTON - As President Donald Trump considers his next Supreme Court pick, some Republicans in Congress want him to consider pulling from their ranks on Capitol Hill. GOP Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas sug...
Jul 2, 2018