Category Archives: Canadian Press
B.C. political parties very close to reaching deal, Green leader says
VICTORIA - Green Leader Andrew Weaver says he’s very close to making a deal with either the Liberals and the New Democrats on forming a new minority government in British Columbia. He said negot...
May 26, 2017
Texas 'bathroom bill' near collapse over GOP standoff
AUSTIN, Texas - A proposed Texas “bathroom bill” targeting transgender people neared collapse Friday over a deadlock between Republicans heeding warnings from big businesses and sports lea...
May 26, 2017
White House to share information about lobbyist waivers
WASHINGTON - The White House is preparing to post to its website information about waivers it has granted to ex-lobbyists working in the president’s office. Spokeswoman Lindsay Walters says the ...
May 26, 2017
Canadian woman injured in Times Square car crash still in coma: family member
MONTREAL - A Canadian mother of three who was injured when a speeding car plowed into pedestrians in New York City is still in critical condition, a family member said Friday. Elena Avetisian, 38, is ...
May 26, 2017
Missouri museum to display Confederate battle flag
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - At a time Confederate symbols are being purged from public sites, a northeast Missouri museum is putting a restored Confederacy flag on permanent inside display, calling it “a...
May 26, 2017
Free agent slotback Chris Getzlaf re-signs with Edmonton Eskimos
EDMONTON - Free agent slotback Chris Getzlaf re-signed with the Edmonton Eskimos on Friday. Getzlaf, from Regina, originally joined the Eskimos in February 2016. He had 41 receptions for 455 yards and...
May 26, 2017
Red Cross official says fentanyl a risk; first-aiders can say no to CPR
A Canadian Red Cross official says he sympathizes with a Manitoba postal worker who refused to perform CPR on a woman he feared might have overdosed on fentanyl. “I can’t imagine the feeli...
May 26, 2017
Montreal diver Pamela Ware earns her first career Grand Prix victory
MADRID - Pamela Ware of Montreal captured her first career international victory in the three-metre event Friday, to open the fourth stop on the FINA Grand Prix diving circuit. Ware scored 301.35 poin...
May 26, 2017
Saskatchewan man charged over online threats against prime minister
SASKATOON - A Saskatchewan man is facing charges after online threats were made against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Mounties say New Brunswick RCMP notified the National Security Enforcement Sectio...
May 26, 2017
Federal judge tosses out life sentences for DC sniper Malvo
MCLEAN, Va. - A federal judge on Friday tossed out two life sentences for one of Virginia’s most notorious criminals, sniper Lee Boyd Malvo, and ordered Virginia courts to hold new sentencing he...
May 26, 2017