Category Archives: Canadian Press
Clouds part to give many in Missouri thrilling eclipse views
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Thousands convened on the grassy grounds of the Missouri Capitol and Kansas City’s towering World War I memorial on Monday, joining crowds throughout the state who witnesse...
Aug 21, 2017
Texas college could influence other Confederate statue moves
AUSTIN, Texas - The University of Texas’ abrupt decision to remove Confederate statues in the middle of the night after the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, raises the question of whether ...
Aug 21, 2017
Reports: China accuses luxury e-retailer of smuggling
BEIJING - The founder of a Chinese luxury online retailer has been extradited from Indonesia to face charges his company smuggled goods into China by having travellers pretend they were personal belon...
Aug 21, 2017
Big Ben bell falls silent in London for repairs until 2021
LONDON - After more than 150 years as Britain’s most famous timekeeper, London’s Big Ben bell fell silent Monday for four years of repair work that will keep it quiet on all but a few spec...
Aug 21, 2017
Nigerian president vows to step up fight against Boko Haram
ABUJA, Nigeria - Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari said his government will step up its campaign against Islamic extremist rebels but made no mention of his health he spoke to the nation for ...
Aug 21, 2017
Editor says Cambridge University Press to restore articles
LONDON - Cambridge University Press agreed Monday to restore more than 300 politically sensitive articles that had been removed from the publisher’s website in China at the behest of authorities...
Aug 21, 2017
China to again have one of the world's fastest bullet trains
BEIJING - After cutting back the speed of the Beijing to Shanghai bullet train following a deadly crash, China is set to again make it one of the world’s fastest. New generation trains will serv...
Aug 21, 2017
Jerry Lewis, Hollywood survivor, showman, dies at 91
LOS ANGELES - Jerry Lewis epitomized what it meant to be a survivor in Hollywood. Through ups and downs in popularity, health troubles and weight fluctuations and the sorts of seismic shifts that take...
Aug 20, 2017
Scores and Schedule
Sunday’s Games MLB Interleague Chicago Cubs 6 Toronto 5 (10 innings) Detroit 6 L.A. Dodgers 1 Minnesota 12 Arizona 5 American League Tampa Bay 3 Seattle 0 Boston 5 N.Y. Yankees 1 L.A. Angels 5 B...
Aug 20, 2017
Sunday's Games
Sunday’s Games MLB Interleague Chicago Cubs 6 Toronto 5 (10 innings) Detroit 6 L.A. Dodgers 1 Minnesota 12 Arizona 5 American League Tampa Bay 3 Seattle 0 Boston 5 N.Y. Yankees 1 L.A. Angels 5 B...
Aug 20, 2017