Category Archives: Canadian Press
Design sketches for Route 66 neon signs rescued, preserved
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - They were just a bunch of old business records belonging to New Mexico’s oldest and largest sign-making shop, the last of the manufacturers from neon’s midcentury heyda...
May 19, 2017
WikiLeaks' Assange calls end of rape case important victory
STOCKHOLM - Sweden’s top prosecutor on Friday dropped an investigation into a rape claim against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange after almost seven years, saying that’s because there̵...
May 19, 2017
Interim Conservative leader Rona Ambrose won't vote for her replacement
OTTAWA - Rona Ambrose took on the job of interim Conservative leader with the goal of identifying and developing the party’s future leaders - but apparently, that doesn’t include voting fo...
May 19, 2017
Six stories in the news today, May 19
Six stories in the news for Friday, May 19 --- RONA AMBROSE WON’T VOTE IN LEADERSHIP Interim Conservative party leader Rona Ambrose says she won’t cast a ballot in this month’s vote ...
May 19, 2017
La Loche shooter asked for gift to mark anniversary of shooting that killed four
MEADOW LAKE, Sask. - A teen gunman who killed four people in northern Saskatchewan asked if he was getting a gift to mark the anniversary of the shooting. The teen pleaded guilty to killing two brothe...
May 19, 2017
Prospect of NAFTA rewrite gives US farmers a case of jitters
WASHINGTON - A sizable majority of rural Americans backed Donald Trump’s presidential bid, drawn to his calls to slash environmental rules, strengthen law enforcement and replace the federal hea...
May 19, 2017
Amid cancer recurrence, Holly Rowe gets extension at ESPN
NEW YORK - Between dashing for interviews with coaches and chatting with NBA commissioner Adam Silver, Holly Rowe was back in her element Thursday night. It was a welcome respite for ESPN’s vete...
May 19, 2017
Tornadoes touch down in Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas
NORMAN, Okla. - Tornadoes touched down in three Plains states on Thursday during nasty spring storms featuring ominous cloud formations but there were no reports of major damage, serious injuries or d...
May 18, 2017
Scores and Schedule
Thursday’s Games NHL Playoffs Third Round Anaheim 3 Nashville 2 (OT) (Series tied 2-2) — World Hockey Championship Quarter-finals At Cologne, Germany Finland 2 U.S. 0 Canada 2 Germnay 1 At...
May 18, 2017
Ontario teen wins award named in honour or Princess Diana
LONDON - An Ontario teenager is one of 20 young people from around the world who were awarded the inaugural Diana Award by Prince William and Prince Harry at St. James Palace in London on Thursday. Th...
May 18, 2017