Category Archives: Canadian Press

'I'm no quitter' on climate change issues, McKenna says at G7 ministers meeting
HALIFAX - Canada’s environment minister said she’s no “quitter” despite calls Wednesday from David Suzuki for her to resign and a G7 meeting that didn’t shift her America...
Sep 19, 2018
Hala Alyan, Ta-Nehisi Coates win Dayton Literary Peace Prize
DAYTON, Ohio - A debut novel about a displaced Palestinian family and a book of essays exploring race and identity during Barack Obama’s presidency have been named the winners of the annual Dayt...
Sep 19, 2018

Thousands of fans request grand jury probe of Prince's death
MINNEAPOLIS - Thousands of Prince fans are asking federal authorities to open a grand jury investigation into his death. The petition to the U.S. Attorney’s Office has been signed by more than 6...
Sep 19, 2018

Trump says 'hard to imagine' Kavanaugh guilty of allegation
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Wednesday bluntly questioned the allegation that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted a fellow high school student over 30 years ago, and Rep...
Sep 19, 2018
A year after Maria, Puerto Rican kidney patients fear death
VIEQUES, Puerto Rico - As weeks turned into months, the seats of the small plane began to empty out. In the beginning, 15 passengers flew from Vieques to the Puerto Rican mainland - refugees from Hurr...
Sep 19, 2018
Moon to carry private message from Kim Jong Un to Trump
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - A beaming South Korean President Moon Jae-in, freshly returned home Thursday from a whirlwind three-day summit with Kim Jong Un, said the North Korean leader wants the U.S....
Sep 19, 2018
Region in Ukraine's west bans Russian-language books, movies
MINSK, Belarus - A regional council in western Ukraine has passed a motion to ban all Russian-language books, films and songs in the region. The legislature in the Lviv region voted on Wednesday to ...
Sep 19, 2018
Police in New Jersey search for alligator on the loose
MULLICA TOWNSHIP, N.J. - Police in New Jersey are warning residents about an alligator that’s on the loose. Authorities say the 3- to 4-foot gator was spotted along Hamburg Avenue in Mullica Tow...
Sep 19, 2018
Man who shot train shaving video says he meant no harm
NEW YORK - The commuter who filmed another man shaving on a commuter train heading out of New York City and posted the video on social media says he never intended any harm. “I never intended an...
Sep 19, 2018
Man pleads guilty to 'Field of Dreams' site vandalism
DUBUQUE, Iowa - A man accused of driving onto and damaging the eastern Iowa baseball field made famous by the 1989 movie “Field of Dreams” has changed his plea to guilty. Dubuque County co...
Sep 19, 2018