Category Archives: Canadian Press
Republicans are digging in on Kavanaugh. Here's why.
WASHINGTON - The first allegation against Brett Kavanaugh left Republicans rattled and nervous. The second left them angry and ready to fight back. The GOP punched back hard Monday, seeming to cast as...
Sep 24, 2018

Venezuela says diplomats may be tied to assassination try
CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuela’s government said Monday that diplomats from three Latin American countries may have played a role in an attempt to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro, and it de...
Sep 24, 2018
AP Interview: Brazil's Temer denies graft, defends legacy
NEW YORK - Brazilian President Michel Temer said Monday that corruption charges against him were the result of his administration’s attempts to reform the country’s pension system, an expl...
Sep 24, 2018
Trump leads aggressive, all-out GOP drive to save Kavanaugh
WASHINGTON - Republicans mounted a combative, co-ordinated drive Monday to salvage Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination as they fought to keep a second woman’s allegation of long-ago...
Sep 24, 2018
Astros beat Blue Jays, Osuna earns save in return to Rogers Centre
TORONTO - If Monday’s game marked the last for Marco Estrada in a Blue Jays uniform, he wasn’t pleased with how it ended. Estrada, who’ll become a free agent at the end of the season...
Sep 24, 2018

Kotkaniemi impresses again as Canadiens down Maple Leafs 5-1 in pre-season play
TORONTO - Jesperi Kotkaniemi continues to make life difficult for the Montreal Canadiens - in a good way. The rookie centre put up another solid performance in his bid to make the team as the Canadien...
Sep 24, 2018
Lawyer for accused in Amber Alert case doesn't think man would have known kid was in SUV
NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask. - A legal aid lawyer for a Saskatchewan man charged in a case that sparked an Amber Alert earlier this month says he doesn’t believe the accused would deliberately abduct...
Sep 24, 2018
Washington wants Canada to improve spill plan for U.S. spur of Trans Mountain
OLYMPIA, Wash. - Washington’s Department of Ecology wants the Canadian government to fix what it calls “deficiencies in critical areas” of its spill response plan for a spur of the T...
Sep 24, 2018
Wyoming, Idaho weigh options after grizzly hunt ruling
CHEYENNE, Wyo. - State officials frustrated by a judge’s decision to prohibit grizzly bear hunting in the Yellowstone region and put the animals back on the threatened species list will likely a...
Sep 24, 2018
US approves sale of $330 million in military gear to Taiwan
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration says it has approved the sale to Taiwan of $330 million in spare parts and related support for Taiwan’s F-16 fighters and other military aircraft. A Pentago...
Sep 24, 2018