Category Archives: Canadian Press
US court blocks Arizona ban on groups collecting ballots
PHOENIX - A federal appeals court has blocked an Arizona law making it a felony to collect early ballots, a win for the Democratic get-out-the-vote effort shortly before Election Day. Friday’s o...
Nov 04, 2016
Captive's rescue leads to break in grisly quadruple slaying
CHESNEE, S.C. - For 13 years, the relatives came together periodically to grieve one of South Carolina’s grisliest mass shootings and compare leads with stumped investigators. On Sunday, they ga...
Nov 04, 2016
2 New York police sergeants shot, 1 killed; suspect dead
NEW YORK - Two police sergeants were shot, one fatally, in an exchange of gunfire on Friday with a man suspected of breaking into a woman’s home, authorities said. The gunman also was killed. Go...
Nov 04, 2016
Federal government moves to ban plastic microbeads in toiletries by mid-2018
OTTAWA - The federal government says it will ban the sale of shower gels, toothpaste and facial scrubs containing plastic microbeads, effective July 1, 2018. A notice published Friday in the Canada Ga...
Nov 04, 2016
University: Former student stabs 3 people, including himself
PISCATAWAY, N.J. - A former student at Rutgers University returned to its business school and stabbed a faculty member, another student and then himself on Friday, officials said. The university sent ...
Nov 04, 2016
HBO, Bill Simmons say goodbye to 'Any Given Wednesday'
LOS ANGELES - HBO’s weekly talk show “Any Given Wednesday” is ending its run after less than five months. The last episode of the show hosted by Bill Simmons will air next week on No...
Nov 04, 2016
Canadian ice dancers Weaver, Poje in contention at Rostelecom Cup
MOSCOW - Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje of Waterloo, Ont., were in third place after the short dance on Friday at the Rostelecom Cup, the third stop on the ISU Grand Prix figure skating circuit. Madis...
Nov 04, 2016
Pumps have run dry: TV's 'Corner Gas' station reduced to rubble
ROULEAU, Sask. - It’s been years since the cameras have rolled at “Corner Gas.” Years since Brent cracked wise with Hank from behind the store counter. Years since Emma gave Oscar wh...
Nov 04, 2016
Colorado city uses toilet paper to help repair cracked roads
LITTLETON, Colo. - It’s not pranksters or vandals who placed toilet paper all over the streets of Littleton, Colorado, it was city workers. The Denver Post reports (http://dpo.st/2e9pIlw ) that ...
Nov 04, 2016
Haley Irwin lifts Canadians over United States 3-2 at Four Nations Cup
VIERUMAKI, Finland - Haley Irwin and her Canadian teammates just need to keep things exactly the same to win the Four Nations Cup. Irwin scored the winner early in the third period as Canada edged the...
Nov 04, 2016