Category Archives: Canadian Press

HARRISBURG, Pa. - Crews encountered air brake problems before a 178-car freight train derailed in Pennsylvania earlier this month, causing hazardous material to ignite and forcing nearby residents to ...

GREENVILLE, S.C. - Once upon a time they were falling in love. A South Carolina couple has welcomed a baby girl whom they named for the celestial event that had millions across the country on the edge...

NASHVILLE - The giraffes ran in circles. The flamingos huddled together. And the rhinos just looked confused. At the Nashville Zoo, visitors watched and recorded how the animals behaved when the sky t...

SHREVEPORT, La. - The rapper Mystikal has surrendered to authorities in Louisiana, where he faces a sexual assault charge. KSLA-TV video-recorded the 46-year-old rapper, whose real name is Michael Law...

WACO, Texas - A woman who reported that she’d been sexually assaulted is suing Baylor University, alleging questions she faced from the university shifted blame away from her attacker toward her...

GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. - Champion chuckwagon driver Kelly Sutherland has retired after more than 50 years controlling the reins of horses as they thundered around the track. Sutherland, who turns 66 th...

HONOLULU - Officials have suspended the search for five Army soldiers who were aboard a helicopter that crashed during offshore training in Hawaii last week. Army and Coast Guard officials on Monday n...

LINCOLN, Neb. - Baseball fans in more than a half-dozen cities from Oregon to South Carolina crowded into minor league ballparks Monday to watch the solar eclipse at game-day viewing parties. The Linc...

WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be honoured at a prestigious international-affairs gala in New York City next month. The prime minister is among the honoured guests at this year’...

TORONTO - Ontario Provincial Police say members of its Criminal Investigation Branch will probe the death of a 15-year-old Toronto student who drowned while on a school trip to Algonquin Park last mon...