Category Archives: Canadian Press
Former NFL running back charged with rape in Kansas
WICHITA, Kan. - Former Dallas Cowboys running back Joseph Randle has been charged with rape in Wichita. KAKE-TV reports Randle was charged Tuesday with two counts of rape, two counts of aggravated kid...
Sep 11, 2018
Red Sox become 1st team in majors to clinch playoff spot
BOSTON - The Red Sox became the first team in the major leagues to clinch a playoff berth and did not celebrate. “Any time you make the playoffs and give yourself a chance to be that last team, ...
Sep 11, 2018
U.S. officials consider pulling emaciated orca from pod for treatment
SEATTLE - American officials are considering removing an extremely ill endangered orca from her family unit for a hands-on physical exam, saying field treatment has been unsuccessful. The orca known a...
Sep 11, 2018
Norm Macdonald apologizes after defending Roseanne and Louis C.K. in interview
TORONTO - Canadian comedian Norm Macdonald is apologizing for defending Roseanne Barr and Louis C.K. during an interview with The Hollywood Reporter. Barr, who hired Macdonald to write on her original...
Sep 11, 2018
A quick look at Calgary's proposed plan for a 2026 Winter Games bid
CALGARY - A quick look at the draft hosting plan presented to Calgary city council Tuesday by Calgary 2026 on a possible bid for the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games: Total cost: $5.23 billion...
Sep 11, 2018
Take 2 for Washington state: Carbon fee on fall ballot
SEATTLE - Voters in Washington state will be asked this fall to do what state and federal leaders have been reluctant to: charge a direct fee on carbon pollution to fight climate change. If the ballot...
Sep 11, 2018

Proposal to create whale sanctuary in S Atlantic defeated
FLORIANOPOLIS, Brazil - A proposal to create a whale sanctuary in the South Atlantic was defeated Tuesday at a meeting in Brazil of the International Whaling Commission, amid a clash between countries...
Sep 11, 2018
Agency seeks anti-lock brakes on all new US road motorcycles
DETROIT - A federal safety agency is recommending that all new motorcycles built for road use in the U.S. have anti-lock brakes and electronic stability control as standard equipment. The National Tra...
Sep 11, 2018
Work underway to release fuel trapped in barge at Haida Gwaii
QUEEN CHARLOTTE, B.C. - The Canadian Coast Guard says crews are working carefully to release gas that accumulated inside a barge carrying a fishing lodge that beached after it broke away from its anch...
Sep 11, 2018
Canadian government, airlines issue travel advisories because of storms
TORONTO - The Canadian government and several airlines have issued travel advisories because of hurricanes and tropical storms churning towards the U.S. east coast, Caribbean and Hawaii. Ottawa urged ...
Sep 11, 2018