Category Archives: Canadian Press
Nebraska official certifies Medicaid expansion ballot item
OMAHA, Neb. - A proposal to expand Medicaid in Nebraska moved closer Friday to getting on the November ballot after the state’s top elections official determined there are enough valid signature...
Aug 24, 2018
Watchdog investigates after boy with autism hurt in care of Calgary police
CALGARY - Alberta’s police watchdog has been called to investigate after a boy with autism suffered a fractured skull while in the care of Calgary officers. The Alberta Serious Incident Response...
Aug 24, 2018
O'Hair has early lead at Northern Trust, Hadwin 1 behind
PARAMUS, N.J. - Sean O’Hair shot a 2-under 69 to take the early 36-hole lead at The Northern Trust and keep alive his hopes of going home to Aronimink for more than just the member-guest. O̵...
Aug 24, 2018

Canadian tennis player Polansky completes 'lucky loser' slam with entry into US Open
NEW YORK - Canadian Peter Polansky has made tennis history by becoming the first player to advance to all four Grand Slams in a calendar year as a lucky loser. Polansky, from Thornhill, Ont., was sele...
Aug 24, 2018

CP Exclusive: Firefighter who went missing on ski trip recounts baffling journey
TORONTO - Danny Filippidis says he just wanted to capture a few memories. His annual ski trip to Lake Placid, N.Y., with colleagues from Toronto Fire Services was drawing to a close when he realized h...
Aug 24, 2018

A B.C. First Nation fights to save their community from a wildfire
FORT FRASER, B.C. - As bright orange flames filled the sky and roared like a freight train, Beverly Ketlo thought it was time to say goodbye to the Nadleh Whut’en band’s beloved cultural c...
Aug 24, 2018

Verizon makes changes as lawmakers decry firefighters' woes
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Verizon rolled out changes Friday as state lawmakers said they were outraged to learn the telecommunications company had slowed firefighters’ internet service while they bat...
Aug 24, 2018
Canadians prepare for mock attack on Latvia as real tensions with Russia flare
OTTAWA - Canadian soldiers and their NATO allies in Latvia will help to defend against a simulated invasion of the eastern European nation starting Saturday, even as real tensions flare anew between M...
Aug 24, 2018
Robin Leach of 'Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous' dies
LAS VEGAS - Robin Leach, whose voice crystallized the opulent 1980s on TV’s “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous,” died Friday. He was 76 Leach’s family said through a public rel...
Aug 24, 2018

Double murder suspect hospitalized before Calgary court appearance
CALGARY - A man accused of killing a Calgary woman and her five-year-old daughter was taken to hospital in serious, potentially life-threatening condition Friday prior to a court appearance. Edward Do...
Aug 24, 2018