Category Archives: Canadian Press
Union official says inmates hurt in riot at Saskatchewan Penitentiary
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - A lockdown was put in place Wednesday at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary following what Corrections Canada was calling “a major disturbance” and what the union represe...
Dec 14, 2016
Residents unaccounted for after fire at First Nation near London, Ont.
LONDON, Ont. - Ontario Provincial Police say the residents of a home engulfed in flames on a southern Ontario First Nation remain unaccounted for. Emergency crews were called to the home on the Oneida...
Dec 14, 2016
Kevin Labanc scores in shootout, Sharks hand Senators third straight loss
OTTAWA - Guy Boucher saw more of what he wants from his team on Wednesday, despite the fact they couldn’t pull off the win. Kevin Labanc scored the only goal of the shootout in the fourth round ...
Dec 14, 2016
Raptors roll past 76ers 123-114 for 4th straight victory
PHILADELPHIA - Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan spent an off night in town at Villanova watching the best basketball team in the Philly area dominate in another victory. A night later, Lowry and DeRozan d...
Dec 14, 2016
Obama: My Brother's Keeper program is 'just the beginning'
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama will be out of office when the third anniversary of the public-private initiative he started to help create educational and other opportunities for boys and young m...
Dec 14, 2016
Brexit: Year's key political term enters Oxford dictionary
LONDON - Britain has yet to leave the European Union, but the term for its departure - Brexit - has earned a place in the Oxford English Dictionary. Oxford University Press said Thursday that the Brex...
Dec 14, 2016
Trump's choice for top diplomat is no fan of sanctions
WASHINGTON - If there’s one thing Republicans and Democrats have agreed on in foreign policy, it is the power of sanctions. But Donald Trump’s choice for secretary of state has seen things...
Dec 14, 2016
Firm cited for hazards after robotic machine kills woman
ATLANTA - Federal authorities have announced nearly two dozen safety violations issued to an auto parts manufacturer after a bride-to-be who worked at its Alabama plant was crushed to death by a robot...
Dec 14, 2016
US citizen surrenders to face cyberattack charges in NYC
NEW YORK - A U.S. citizen living in Moscow was arrested Wednesday after he flew to the United States to surrender to face charges he stole contact information for over 100 million customers of U.S. fi...
Dec 14, 2016
Obama says Hanukkah a reminder of the blessing of freedom
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama says Hanukkah is a reminder that freedom is the most meaningful of all the blessings enjoyed in the U.S. Obama held a pair of Hanukkah receptions at the White House...
Dec 14, 2016