Category Archives: Canadian Press
Budget office: Senate health bill adds 22 million uninsured
WASHINGTON - The Senate Republican health care bill would leave 22 million more Americans uninsured in 2026 than under President Barack Obama’s health care law, the Congressional Budget Office e...
Jun 26, 2017
No immediate ruling on fate of Texas' 'sanctuary cities' law
SAN ANTONIO - A federal judge Monday questioned the reach of a new Texas “sanctuary cities” law supported by the Trump administration but that four of the nation’s largest cities, so...
Jun 26, 2017
Brazil's president says corruption charge is 'soap opera'
SAO PAULO - Brazil’s president dismissed corruption allegations against him as a “soap opera plot” Tuesday and sought to cast doubt on the motivations of the country’s top pros...
Jun 26, 2017
Stars acquire defenceman Marc Methot in a trade with Vegas
Marc Methot could go from playing with Erik Karlsson to pairing up with another young Swedish defenceman after a trade to the Dallas Stars. Dallas acquired the 32-year-old Methot from the Vegas Golden...
Jun 26, 2017
2 GOP lawmakers take seats after special election wins
WASHINGTON - The Republican winner of the most expensive House race ever took her seat representing Atlanta’s outskirts Monday evening, along with a South Carolina Republican who claimed a narro...
Jun 26, 2017
Carnival champions decry Rio mayor's 'betrayal'
RIO DE JANEIRO - The president of the current champion of Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival accused Mayor Marcelo Crivella on Monday of betraying the samba schools by cutting by half the city’s su...
Jun 26, 2017
CNN accepts resignations of 3 involved in retracted story
NEW YORK - CNN accepted the resignations Monday of three journalists involved in a retracted story about a supposed investigation into a pre-inaugural meeting between an associate of President Donald ...
Jun 26, 2017
Obit mourns death of Nationals fan - but also blown lead
“KILLEBREW, Patrick, ‘Pat,’ age 68, passed away peacefully at home, June 20, 2017, after watching the Washington Nationals relief pitchers blow yet another lead.” That’s ...
Jun 26, 2017
Travis Hamonic, Mikes Smith ready to face the heat as Calgary Flames
CALGARY - A high-priced defenceman and high-mileage goaltender donned the flaming ‘C’ in Calgary on Monday. Flames general manager Brad Treliving introduced defenceman Travis Hamonic and g...
Jun 26, 2017
Hall of Famer Paul Kariya sees progress, but thinks NHL can do more on concussions
Paul Kariya still believes the NHL can do more to address concussions. Speaking after he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday afternoon, Kariya said the league was progressing in its ha...
Jun 26, 2017