Category Archives: Canadian Press
1 Tenn. inmate still on the run after Christmas jail break
NEWPORT, Tenn. - Authorities in Tennessee say they have recaptured five of the six inmates who broke out of jail on Christmas Day. The Cocke County Sheriff’s Office says six inmates escaped from...
Dec 26, 2016
Statue export ban hits at Pyongyang's soft power, hard cash
PYONGYANG, Korea, Democratic People’s Republic Of - With somewhere around 4,000 artists and staff, the Mansudae Art Studio, a huge complex of nondescript concrete buildings on a sprawling, walle...
Dec 26, 2016
Spacek's late goal lifts Czech Republic over Finland 2-1 at world juniors
MONTREAL - The Czech Republic has already caused its first surprise at the world junior hockey championship. A goal with 1:18 left in regulation time from Michael Spacek lifted the underdog Czechs to ...
Dec 26, 2016
Clayton Keller, Americans beat Latvia 6-1 at world junior hockey championship
TORONTO - Clayton Keller scored twice as the United States overcame a slow start to beat Latvia 6-1 on Monday at the world junior hockey championship. Patrick Harper opened the scoring for the America...
Dec 26, 2016
Pennsylvania prof under fire for 'white genocide' tweet
A Drexel University professor has been summoned to a meeting with school officials after he tweeted a Christmas Eve message that appeared to support “white genocide.” George Ciccariello-Ma...
Dec 26, 2016
Manitoba snowstorm closes highways but malls still open for Boxing Day
WINNIPEG - A prairie snowstorm that blanketed much of southern Manitoba closed highways and prompted authorities in Winnipeg to ask residents to stay home. Environment Canada meteorologist Bryan Van W...
Dec 26, 2016
Trump names Bush-era veteran and policy newcomer to posts
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday appointed an experienced hand from the George W. Bush era to his national security circle and a figure from the Trump Organization to ma...
Dec 26, 2016
Atheist group offers church-like gathering in Salt Lake City
SALT LAKE CITY - A new Salt Lake City atheist group is offering non-believers a church-like service that offers music, readings and community for those who don’t belong to the state’s domi...
Dec 26, 2016
US elections still vulnerable to rigging, disruption
ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Jill Stein’s bid to recount votes in Pennsylvania was in trouble even before a federal judge shot it down Dec. 12. That’s because the Green Party candidate’s effort ...
Dec 26, 2016
At Pearl Harbor, US and Japan seek absolution from the war
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii - In a historic pilgrimage, the leaders of Japan and the United States took to the hallowed waters of Pearl Harbor on Tuesday to prove that even the bitterest enemies can become a...
Dec 26, 2016