Category Archives: Canadian Press
Toronto-born son of Russian spies wins fight to regain Canadian citizenship
OTTAWA - The Toronto-born son of Russian spies has won a court battle to regain his Canadian citizenship after it was revoked by Ottawa. The long-awaited Federal Court of Appeal decision in Alexander ...
Jun 23, 2017
It's a girl: Japan zoo's star panda baby gets a checkup
TOKYO - The baby panda who has become an overnight celebrity in Japan is a girl. Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo said Friday the panda, born June 12, was ruled a female by examining experts. It’s difficu...
Jun 23, 2017
A timeline of events in the Brendan Dassey case
MILWAUKEE - A federal appeals panel affirmed a lower court’s ruling that Brendan Dassey’s confession was improperly obtained in a Wisconsin killing that was the focus of the Netflix series...
Jun 23, 2017
Rolling sequoia: Idaho tree tied to John Muir set for move
BOISE, Idaho - Not very often does a 10-story-tall, 800,000-pound (362,877-kilogram) landmark change locations. Especially one that’s alive. But workers in Idaho will attempt just that starting ...
Jun 23, 2017
Cindy's remnants: Street flooding from South to the Midwest
NASHVILLE - Rain bands reeling away from Tropical Depression Cindy spread drenching rains from the Southeast to the Midwest, triggering flash flood warnings over several states including West Virginia...
Jun 23, 2017
North Korea says it's 'biggest victim' in US student's death
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea on Friday called itself the “biggest victim” in the death of an American student who was detained for more than a year and died days after being rel...
Jun 23, 2017
Huge, homely mastiff named Martha wins world's ugliest dog
PETALUMA, Calif. - Martha is big, ugly, lazy and gassy. And a world champion. In a competition annually dominated by the old, the tiny, and the hairless, the 3-year-old, 125-pound Neapolitan Mastiff u...
Jun 23, 2017
Stolen Dawson City 'sour toe' returned to its rightful owner
DAWSON CITY, Yukon - A mummified human toe that is the key ingredient in a strange drinking ritual in Dawson City is back where it belongs. RCMP in the Yukon city say the shrivelled, brown toe that wa...
Jun 23, 2017
Thursday's Games
Thursday’s Games CFL Montreal 17 Saskatchewan 16 — MLB American League Texas 11 Toronto 4 Chicago White Sox 9 Minnesota 0 Houston 12 Oakland 9 Cleveland 6 Baltimore 3 L.A. Angels 10 N.Y. Y...
Jun 23, 2017
China tightens online video controls, jolting investors
BEIJING - Three popular Chinese internet services have been ordered to stop streaming video after censors complained it contained improper comments on sensitive issues. The move prompted a sell-off in...
Jun 22, 2017