Category Archives: Canadian Press
Durant throws for two TDs as Alouettes down Redblacks 38-5 in pre-season play
MONTREAL - Darian Durant threw touchdown passes to Tiquan Underwood and B.J. Cunningham in his first action as an Alouette as Montreal downed the Ottawa Redblacks 38-5 on Thursday night in CFL pre-sea...
Jun 15, 2017
A ballgame of unity, spirit, friendly rivalry, won by Dems
WASHINGTON - Republicans and Democrats joined in a spirited, friendly rivalry at their annual Congressional Baseball game, many fresh from the penetrating horror of the ballfield shooting rampage a da...
Jun 15, 2017
Crooked Hill Road exit sign altered to read Crooked Hillary
BRENTWOOD, N.Y. - A sign marking the Crooked Hill Road exit off a suburban New York parkway has been altered to read “Crooked Hillary.” Newsday reports the defaced green traffic sign on th...
Jun 15, 2017
Trump thrusts US, Cuba back toward hostile relations
MIAMI - Pressing “pause” on a historic detente, President Donald Trump thrust the U.S. and Cuba back on a path toward open hostility Friday with a blistering denunciation of the islandR...
Jun 15, 2017
About 4,000 more US troops to go to Afghanistan
WASHINGTON - The Pentagon will send almost 4,000 additional American forces to Afghanistan, a Trump administration official said Thursday, hoping to break a stalemate in a war that has now passed to a...
Jun 15, 2017
Alberta judge certifies class action against Western Hockey League
CALGARY - An Alberta judge has ruled that a class-action lawsuit against the Western Hockey League may proceed, making it the second such case against a major junior league in Canada. The suit contend...
Jun 15, 2017
Canadian Brooke Henderson shoots 63, leads Meijer LPGA Classic
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Canadian Brooke Henderson shot an 8-under 63 on Thursday to top the star-packed leaderboard in the Meijer LPGA Classic. The 19-year-old from Smiths Falls, Ont., eagled the par-5 ...
Jun 15, 2017
Dr. Dre pledges $10M for Compton High performing arts centre
COMPTON, Calif. - Dr. Dre is pledging $10 million toward the construction of a performing arts centre at Compton High School. The Compton Unified School District said Thursday that the rapper-producer...
Jun 15, 2017
Victoria mayor floats plan to billet homeless to ease housing crisis
Victoria’s mayor wants people to open their homes to those sleeping in parks and their cars because they can’t afford or find accommodation. Lisa Helps said residents in the city opened th...
Jun 15, 2017
Trump nominates Kelly Knight Craft as U.S. ambassador to Canada
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump has nominated a big-money political donor and philanthropist with personal ties to the coal industry as the next American ambassador to Canada. The White House...
Jun 15, 2017