Category Archives: Canadian Press
Police release 911 call from man fired upon by serial killer
Phoenix police released a 911 recording Wednesday from a man who walked away uninjured from attack by a man believed to have fatally shot seven people and wounded two others earlier this year in a wav...
Dec 07, 2016
Charges possible over video of black student eating chicken
EASTON, Pa. - A teenager accused of producing a racist video of a black classmate eating chicken and posting it online could face criminal charges, a prosecutor said Wednesday. Northampton County Dist...
Dec 07, 2016
Trump's choice for top China diplomat has long ties to Xi
DES MOINES, Iowa - It may seem odd for the governor of a lightly populated agricultural state to be chosen as U.S. ambassador to China, especially amid escalating talk of a trade war with the major U....
Dec 07, 2016
Federal judge halts recount, sealing Trump's Michigan win
DETROIT - A federal judge who ordered Michigan to begin its recount effectively ended it on Wednesday, tying his decision to a state court ruling that found Green Party candidate Jill Stein had no leg...
Dec 07, 2016
Lawsuit accuses Stanford of mishandling sex assault reports
SAN FRANCISCO - A Stanford University graduate student claimed in a federal lawsuit that the school failed to adequately investigate and discipline a former student who was a “known sexual preda...
Dec 07, 2016
Nightclub victims' kin: Oakland fire families face long road
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Authorities investigating the California warehouse party fire that killed 36 people have said they are considering a criminal case - even murder charges. But as relatives learned af...
Dec 07, 2016
Long-awaited Canada border bill moves ahead in U.S. Congress
WASHINGTON - A bill to simplify crossing the Canadian-U.S. border moved ahead in the American Congress on Wednesday, with little time left to get it passed before lawmakers break to form a post-electi...
Dec 07, 2016
Company overseeing Prince's estate to change, documents show
CHASKA, Minn. - Court documents show the trust company overseeing Prince’s estate wants to resign, but the late rock superstar’s siblings disagree on a replacement. Minnesota-based Bremer ...
Dec 07, 2016
Masse, mixed relay race to silver, bronze at world short-course championships
WINDSOR, Ont. - People forget that barely a year ago, Kylie Masse was watching the Pan American Games from the bleachers after failing to qualify for Canada’s team. She was an outstanding univer...
Dec 07, 2016
Man faces 8 charges in 7-vehicle, 1-building collision in Port Colborne, Ont.
PORT COLBORNE, Ont. - Police say a 51-year-old man is facing eight charges following a series of collisions in Port Colborne, Ont., that involved seven vehicles and a building, and sent two people to ...
Dec 07, 2016