Category Archives: Canadian Press
Fisheries department looking into right whale deaths in the Gulf of St. Lawrence
MONCTON, N.B. - The federal fisheries department is trying to figure out what caused the recent deaths of several endangered right whales in the waters off eastern Canada. A fisheries official says at...
Jun 24, 2017
Microphone cut after Mormon girl reveals she's gay at church
SALT LAKE CITY - A video of a young Mormon girl revealing to her congregation that she is lesbian and still loved by God - before her microphone is turned off by local church leaders - is sparking a n...
Jun 24, 2017
Hamilton's latest pole position moves him 2nd all-time in F1
BAKU, Azerbaijan - Lewis Hamilton moved to second on the all-time list for Formula One pole positions when he used a brilliant late surge to beat Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas at the Azerbaijan Gr...
Jun 24, 2017
Trump administration opposing bid for syphilis study museum
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The Trump administration opposes a bid to use unclaimed money from a legal settlement over the government’s infamous Tuskegee syphilis study to fund a museum honouring victims...
Jun 24, 2017
Scores missing in massive China landslide; 10 bodies found
MAO COUNTY, China - Rescuers recovered 10 bodies and were still searching for 93 missing people on Sunday, a day after a massive landslide buried a picturesque mountain village in southwestern China. ...
Jun 24, 2017
2 Dutch journalists freed unharmed by Colombian rebels
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Two Dutch journalists have been freed unharmed after being held captive for almost a week by leftist rebels in Colombia. Derk Bolt and Eugenio Follender were released before d...
Jun 24, 2017
Friday's Games
Friday’s Games CFL Calgary 31 Ottawa 31 — MLB American League Kansas City 5 Toronto 4 Tampa Bay 15 Baltimore 5 Boston 9 L.A. Angels 4 Minnesota 5 Cleveland 0 N.Y. Yankees 2 Texas 1 (10 inn...
Jun 24, 2017
California governor stops parole for Charles Manson follower
LOS ANGELES - California Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday night blocked parole for Charles Manson follower and convicted killer Bruce Davis. Brown’s rejection issued late Friday night is the fifth tim...
Jun 23, 2017
No winning ticket for Friday night's $10 million Lotto Max jackpot
TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $10 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw. That means the jackpot for the next draw on June 30 will grow to approximately $15 million. The...
Jun 23, 2017
Royals beat Blue Jays, at .500 for first time since April
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Kansas City Royals had been 0-29 when trailing after eight innings. That changed Friday night. Whit Merrifield hit a two-run, two-out double that capped a four-run rally in the ...
Jun 23, 2017