Category Archives: Canadian Press
Saskatchewan farmer's death triggers emotional harvest of love and respect
MILESTONE, Sask. - Volunteers have rallied to harvest the large wheat crop of a deceased Saskatchewan farmer who is being remembered as a pillar of his community. Bryan Williams, who farmed in the Mil...
Aug 21, 2018

Mexican man charged in Iowa slaying worked under fake name
BROOKLYN, Iowa - A Mexican man charged with killing an Iowa college student worked on a dairy farm for years under a false name just a few miles from where the young woman was allegedly abducted while...
Aug 21, 2018
Alligator kills woman trying to protect her dog at resort
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. - A woman who often walked her dog near a golf course lagoon across the street from her vacation home was killed Monday by an alligator that dragged her into the greenish wate...
Aug 21, 2018
Russia denies hunger-striking Ukrainian critically ill
KIEV, Ukraine - The family of an imprisoned Ukrainian filmmaker who has been on a hunger strike for 100 days said on Tuesday he is in critical condition, a claim that a Russian official quickly denied...
Aug 21, 2018
US adds to growing list of sanctions on Russia
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration added to its growing list of sanctions against Russia on Tuesday as U.S. lawmakers urged tighter economic restrictions on Moscow and Britain’s top diplomat ...
Aug 21, 2018

Microsoft uncovers more Russian hacking ahead of midterms
Microsoft has uncovered new Russian hacking efforts targeting U.S. political groups ahead of the midterm elections. The company said Tuesday that a group tied to the Russian government created fake we...
Aug 21, 2018

US plan for coal power deregulation could cause more deaths
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration on Tuesday moved to prop up the declining coal industry with an overhaul of Obama-era pollution rules, acknowledging that the increased emissions from aging coal-...
Aug 21, 2018
Salvadoran town deeply rooted in DC unfazed by US politics
INTIPUCA, El Salvador - In a quiet, cobblestoned town near the Pacific coast of El Salvador, residents are unfazed by the Trump administration seeking to lock up families indefinitely and ending tempo...
Aug 21, 2018
Confederate toppling looms over debate about other statues
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Protesters at North Carolina’s flagship university took advantage of a non-confrontational police response to topple a century-old Confederate statue that’s long been t...
Aug 21, 2018

Jon Stewart helps aid goats found on New York subway tracks
NEW YORK - Jon Stewart has helped make a home for two goats found roaming along the subway tracks in New York City. A train operator on Monday alerted headquarters about “two very baaaaad boys...
Aug 21, 2018