Category Archives: Canadian Press
Environmental studies don't support Trump's 'cleanest' claim
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said the United States “will continue to be the cleanest and most environmentally friendly country on Earth” as he announced a U.S. pullout from an inte...
Jun 03, 2017
Body of missing woman Christine Wood found near Winnipeg, police say
WINNIPEG - The family of a young indigenous woman missing since last summer is devastated by the discovery of her body in a farm field near Winnipeg, but relieved to get some closure, said a Manitoba ...
Jun 03, 2017
Legendary southern rocker Gregg Allman to be laid to rest
ATLANTA - Legions of fans are expected to line the streets of Macon, Georgia, as music legend Greg Allman is carried to his final resting place in the same cemetery where he and his band members used ...
Jun 03, 2017
In US exile, Kremlin watcher sees Russia draw closer
OAKLAND, Calif. - A Russian analyst and journalist scrutinizing her home country from thousands of miles away, Kseniya Kirillova works out of an impersonal Oakland apartment that she deliberately keep...
Jun 03, 2017
Farmers decry Trump plans to cut agriculture subsidies
DES MOINES, Iowa - Farm groups and some members of Congress from farm states are decrying proposed cuts to crop insurance and other safety net programs for farmers included in President Donald Trump&#...
Jun 03, 2017
Bill Maher's use of racial slur on HBO show draws criticism
LOS ANGELES - Bill Maher is facing criticism for his use of a racial slur during a discussion with a Republican senator on his HBO talk show Friday night. Maher was speaking with Republican Sen. Ben S...
Jun 03, 2017
Field trip or ploy? Judge briefly bars Muslim kids' visit
NEW YORK - Some Islamic school students in New York City got a surprise civics lesson when a judge briefly barred them from a public courtroom, saying she suspected their presence was a ploy to get sy...
Jun 03, 2017
Gallery owner alleges major US Western art sale defamed him
RENO, Nev. - With Western American art long dismissed as unworthy of the fine art world, few collectors would have even cared 25 years ago if an early 20th century oil painting of cowboys or Indians o...
Jun 03, 2017
Watchdog says 2 are dead after police involved shooting in downtown Ottawa
OTTAWA - Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating a series of three shootings - one involving a police officer - that left two people dead in downtown Ottawa. Special Investigations Unit spoke...
Jun 03, 2017
Cosby Canadian accuser calm and focused as trial nears, friends say
NORRISTOWN, Pa. - When Andrea Constand takes the stand in the coming days to break her decade-long silence about Bill Cosby, jurors will hear from a free spirit who devotes her life to family, her Fre...
Jun 03, 2017