Category Archives: Canadian Press

Back to rubble, some 'lost everything' in California fire
REDDING, Calif. - Carol Smith and her family walked into their hillside neighbourhood Thursday to find her home reduced to mangled metal and piles of bricks after a massive Northern California wildfir...
Aug 02, 2018
Police to give more details on killing of Colorado homeowner
AURORA, Colo. - A decorated Vietnam War veteran woke up to the sound of his front door crashing in and saw a naked intruder attack his grandson, so he acted to protect his loved ones, according to his...
Aug 02, 2018

Bookkeeper: Paul Manafort 'approved every penny' of bills
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Paul Manafort inflated his business income by millions of dollars and kept his bookkeeper in the dark about the foreign bank accounts he was using to buy luxury items and pay persona...
Aug 02, 2018

UK rates raised to highest since 2009 despite Brexit worries
LONDON - The Bank of England raised its main interest rate Thursday for only the second time since the 2008 financial crisis as it weighed conflicting signs about the economy and growing concerns abou...
Aug 02, 2018
South Carolina septuagenarians spar over Costco samples
GREENVILLE, S.C. - Free samples briefly turned a Costco warehouse club into a fight club for two senior citizens. The State newspaper in Columbia, South Carolina, cites a July 26 Greenville police rep...
Aug 02, 2018

Tesla burns $739.5 million in cash on way to record 2Q loss
Electric car maker Tesla Inc. burned through $739.5 million in cash last quarter, paving the way to a company record $717.5 million net loss as it cranked out more electric cars. But CEO Elon Musk ple...
Aug 02, 2018
Norway bids farewell to popular ex-foreign minister
COPENHAGEN - NATO’s secretary-general, Norwegian royals, officials and dignitaries have bid farewell to Thorvald Stoltenberg, Norway’s highly popular ex-foreign minister. He died Friday at...
Aug 02, 2018
Health officials: Condoms are not meant to be reused
ATLANTA - Health officials are reminding people that condoms are not reusable. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tweeted on its sexually transmitted disease site that condoms are for sing...
Aug 02, 2018

N.S. police to review drink-tampering response as another woman comes forward
HALIFAX - The last thing she remembers is buying a drink. Hours later she was found unconscious, alone on a dark sidewalk. The 19-year-old has spent weeks trying to piece together what happened after ...
Aug 02, 2018

Tim Hunter brings grit, hard work to bench of Canada's junior hockey team
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The young men vying for a spot on Canada’s junior hockey team know their coach’s storied legacy. They know Tim Hunter spent 15 seasons playing in the NHL as an enforcer in...
Aug 02, 2018