Category Archives: Canadian Press
Pipeline company could face fines; protesters pepper-sprayed
CANNON BALL, N.D. - Officers in riot gear clashed again Wednesday with protesters near the Dakota Access pipeline, hitting dozens with pepper spray as they waded through waist-deep water in an attempt...
Nov 02, 2016

Hawaii warden: Violent sex films used in "shame therapy"
HONOLULU - The warden of a Hawaii jail testified Wednesday that he showed inmates violent sexual films as part of a program he created that includes what he calls “shame therapy.” Kauai Co...
Nov 02, 2016
Ruling: Too late to change California rules on ballot photos
SAN FRANCISCO - California voters heading to the polls should leave their selfie sticks at home. A federal judge on Wednesday refused to lift the state’s ban in the current election on sharing p...
Nov 02, 2016
Return of long lines marks some early voting in Phoenix
GLENDALE, Ariz. - Some Phoenix-area voters hoping to avoid long lines on Election Day by casting early ballots have ended up waiting anyway. Dozens of voters who crammed inside an office building in G...
Nov 02, 2016
Out West, Clinton paints grim picture of life under Trump
TEMPE, Ariz. - Hillary Clinton reveled in reliably red Arizona Wednesday, seeking to pluck a Republican state away from Donald Trump in the closing days of the caustic race for the White House. “...
Nov 02, 2016
Washington judge fines food group $18M in 2013 GMO fight
SEATTLE - The Grocery Manufacturers Association must pay $18 million in civil fines for concealing the true sources of contributions received from food companies to oppose a 2013 food labeling initiat...
Nov 02, 2016
Mississippi probe of church arson advances amid secrecy
JACKSON, Miss. - A police chief in the Mississippi Delta says a “person of interest” is talking to investigators about the torching of an African-American church that was spray-painted wit...
Nov 02, 2016
Appeals court to revisit Arizona ballot-collection law
PHOENIX - A dramatically divided federal appeals court voted Wednesday to reconsider a ruling where a panel of its judges refused to block a new Arizona law making it a felony to collect early ballots...
Nov 02, 2016
US appeals court says Arizona precinct voting rule stands
PHOENIX - A federal appeals court panel rejected a challenge Wednesday night to an Arizona election law that throws out ballots cast by voters who go to the wrong precinct. The 2-1 opinion from a 9th ...
Nov 02, 2016

Carey Price earns shutout as Canadiens blank Canucks for eighth-straight win
MONTREAL - Defenceman Nathan Beaulieu believes Montreal’s win against Vancouver on Wednesday night should act as a wake-up call for his side. The Canadiens were flat for much of the game but sti...
Nov 02, 2016