Category Archives: Canadian Press
Senate GOP intent on scrapping health mandate in tax bill
WASHINGTON - Senate Republicans are intent on scrapping the Affordable Care Act’s requirement that Americans get health insurance, targeting a repeal of the individual mandate to help finance de...
Nov 14, 2017
Is gun-maker liable for Newtown? Court takes up the case
HARTFORD, Conn. - Newtown school shooter Adam Lanza heard the message loud and clear when gun-maker Remington Arms marketed an AR-15-style rifle as an overpowering weapon favoured by elite military fo...
Nov 14, 2017
Court won't stop execution of sick inmate who needs pillow
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio prepared on Tuesday to execute a sick inmate who will be provided a wedge-shaped pillow to help him breathe as he’s put to death this week. The U.S. Supreme Court refused t...
Nov 14, 2017
Judge rejects self-filed appeal from ex-Subway pitchman
INDIANAPOLIS - A federal judge in Indianapolis has rejected an appeal that former Subway pitchman Jared Fogle filed himself in an attempt to overturn his child pornography and sex abuse convictions. A...
Nov 14, 2017
Police: Man fatally shot tried to run, fought with officer
BATON ROUGE, La. - A man killed by a Baton Rouge police officer had tried to run when confronted during a child abuse investigation, fought with the officer and kept resisting after being shot, author...
Nov 14, 2017
NTSB: Amtrak's lax safety culture led to crash that killed 2
PHILADELPHIA - Amtrak’s safety culture suffered major lapses, including more than two dozen unsafe conditions at a work zone where a train slammed into a maintenance backhoe last year, killing t...
Nov 14, 2017
'Super invader' tree hits South, but flea beetle may be hero
NEW ORLEANS - The tallow tree, a “super invader” with toxic leaves and no natural enemies in North America, is conquering the South. Overtaking forests from Texas to Florida, tallows grow ...
Nov 14, 2017
Maple Leafs avoid contract loophole, call up Nikita Soshnikov from Marlies
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leaf have recalled forward Nikita Soshnikov from the Toronto Marlies, ensuring the Russian remains with the organization at least for the time being. The 24-year-old Soshni...
Nov 14, 2017
Quebec coroner says Jehovah's Witnesses had right to refuse blood transfusions
MONTREAL - Anyone has the right to refuse a blood transfusion, even if it means certain death, says a Quebec coroner who studied the circumstances surrounding the deaths of two Jehovah’s Witness...
Nov 14, 2017
Boston Red Sox great Bobby Doerr dies at 99
GRANTS PASS, Ore. - Bobby Doerr, the Hall of Fame second baseman dubbed the “Silent Captain” of the Boston Red Sox by longtime teammate and friend Ted Williams, has died. He was 99. Doerr ...
Nov 14, 2017