Category Archives: Canadian Press
Smell of alcohol made officer's breath demand reasonable, Appeal Court rules
TORONTO - A police officer’s demand for a breath sample from a motorist who smelled of alcohol but otherwise showed no signs of being drunk was reasonable and constitutional, Ontario’s top...
Nov 18, 2016
Divided, battered Haiti to hold elections, ready or not
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Haitians will try yet again to elect a president this weekend despite the fact that much of the southwest is still in ruins from Hurricane Matthew, parts of the north have been...
Nov 18, 2016
Obama blocks new oil, gas drilling in Arctic Ocean
WASHINGTON - The Obama administration is blocking new oil and gas drilling in the Arctic Ocean, handing a victory to environmentalists who say industrial activity in the icy waters will harm whales, w...
Nov 18, 2016
Dogs get in on internet's 'mannequin challenge' craze
PITTSBURG, Kan. - The “mannequin challenge” has gone to the dogs. Canines are getting in on the internet craze that has featured videos of athletes, students and celebrities frozen in vari...
Nov 18, 2016
Deputy US marshal, fugitive killed in Georgia shootout
LUDOWICI, Ga. - The hunt for a fugitive accused of shooting at police in South Carolina turned deadly when law officers tracked the suspect to southeast Georgia, where an attempt to arrest him erupted...
Nov 18, 2016
Tennessee school bus crash sends 23 students to hospital
NASHVILLE - Twenty-three students were hospitalized after a Tennessee school bus crashed and rolled over on an interstate off-ramp Friday, but authorities said none suffered life-threatening injuries....
Nov 18, 2016
Canada's Osmond, Weaver and Poje, lead after short programs at Cup of China
BEIJING - Singles figure skater Kaetlyn Osmond and ice dancers Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje are on pace for gold at the Cup of China. Osmond, a 20-year-old from Marystown, N.L., is the leader after ...
Nov 18, 2016
From Israel to Canada: Wolves forward Levin chasing dream of playing in NHL
OSHAWA, Ont. - Four years ago, David Levin convinced his parents to allow him to move to Canada to pursue his dream of playing in the NHL. Two months into his second Ontario Hockey League season, the ...
Nov 18, 2016
Markets Right Now: Stocks slip in midday trading
NEW YORK - The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 11:45 a.m. Stocks are edging lower in midday trading on Wall Street as a post-election surge loses momentum. Health care a...
Nov 18, 2016
Wayne Gretzky lending his voice to 'The Simpsons'
Hockey legend Wayne Gretzky will become the first hockey player to lend his voice to “The Simpsons,” when he appears in an episode set to air next month. “Simpsons” executive p...
Nov 18, 2016