Category Archives: Canadian Press
Tough decisions ahead for Redblacks after lopsided loss to Riders in East semi
OTTAWA - The disappointment of losing the East semifinal hadn’t worn off as Ottawa Redblacks players and staff prepared to go their own ways Tuesday morning. The defending Grey Cup champion̵...
Nov 14, 2017
Police knew 'madman' had guns before killing rampage
RANCHO TEHAMA RESERVE, Calif. - Police on Wednesday called the deadly shooting rampage in California a clear case of “a madman on the loose” while defending their decision not to arrest th...
Nov 14, 2017
Celtics' Irving says he plans to play at Nets, wear mask
NEW YORK - Boston point guard Kyrie Irving says he plans to play Tuesday night at Brooklyn after missing a game with a minor facial fracture. Irving was hit in the face by teammate Aron Baynes on Frid...
Nov 14, 2017
P.E.I. to take steps to boost population, 'help newcomers feel at home'
CHARLOTTETOWN - Prince Edward Island - Canada’s smallest but fastest-growing province - is promising measures to get more immigrants to come, and stay. The Island’s population topped 152,0...
Nov 14, 2017
Boy, 3, accidentally shoots himself, is in stable condition
ST. CLOUD, Minn. - Police say a 3-year-old boy shot and wounded himself after he found a loaded firearm at his Minnesota home. St. Cloud police say they are looking for the boy’s 28-year-old fat...
Nov 14, 2017
Iran to probe state-built homes destroyed by deadly quake
SARPOL-E-ZAHAB, Iran - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani launched an investigation Tuesday into why government housing built by his hard-line predecessor collapsed while others withstood a powerful ear...
Nov 14, 2017
Washington GOP boosts pressure on Alabama party on Moore
Washington Republicans tightened pressure Tuesday on Alabama’s GOP to keep a defiant Roy Moore from being elected to the Senate next month, with many voicing hope that President Donald Trump cou...
Nov 14, 2017
Ottawa files lawsuit in dispute over broken northern Manitoba rail line
Ottawa filed a lawsuit against the owners of a broken rail line in northern Manitoba on Tuesday, hours after the company said it would file a complaint against the federal government under the North A...
Nov 14, 2017
Lincoln, Einstein artifacts head to auction in New York City
NEW YORK - Rare artifacts from Abraham Lincoln and Albert Einstein are going to the auction block next month in New York City. Christie’s says they’re among the featured items at its Dec. ...
Nov 14, 2017
Mass shootings prompt college to drop mascot's name: Shooter
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. - Mass shootings across the nation have prompted Marist College in New York to drop Shooter as the nickname for its sports mascot. The Poughkeepsie Journal reports that Marist Colle...
Nov 14, 2017