Category Archives: Canadian Press
Four stories in the news today, Oct. 31
Four stories in the news for Monday, Oct. 31 --- PYTHON TRIAL BEGINS TODAY IN NEW BRUNSWICK Jurors will be selected today for the trial of a man charged in connection with the deaths of two New Brunsw...
Oct 31, 2016
Rescuers try to find 15 still trapped by mine blast in China
BEIJING - Hundreds of rescuers were struggling Tuesday to find 15 coal miners still trapped a day after a gas explosion killed 18 of their colleagues in western China. Whether the 15 are alive was not...
Oct 31, 2016
A dozen Canadian women head south on a mission: Help Dems defeat Donald Trump
KISSIMMEE, United States - A dozen Canadian women are heading to Florida on a mission unrelated to sun, surf and sand - they intend to help Hillary Clinton defeat Donald Trump. They’re bunking i...
Oct 31, 2016
Under fire, Liberals decide to support motion on First Nations child welfare
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals will vote to support an NDP motion Tuesday that calls for an immediate $155-million cash injection for First Nations child welfare services, says Indigenous Affairs Minis...
Oct 31, 2016
Iraqi special forces poised on eastern edge of Mosul
BAZWAYA, Iraq - Iraqi special forces stood poised to enter Mosul in an offensive to drive out Islamic State militants after sweeping into the last village on the city’s eastern edge Monday while...
Oct 31, 2016
Jury selected in case of New Brunswick boys killed by escaped python
CAMPBELLTON, N.B. - A jury of eight women and four men was chosen Monday for the trial of a man charged in the deaths of two boys who were suffocated by a python. Jean-Claude Savoie, who now lives nea...
Oct 31, 2016
Fierce gun battle in Oklahoma ends with fugitive dead
OKLAHOMA CITY - A fierce gun battle with Oklahoma troopers left a homicide suspect dead and ended a weeklong manhunt for the man suspected in a string of violent crimes across the state, including the...
Oct 30, 2016
Sunday's Games
Sunday’s Games World Series Chicago 3 Cleveland 2 (Cleveland leads series 3-2) — CFL Montreal 17 Calgary 8 — NFL Cincinnati 27 Washington 27 (OT) Houston 20 Detroit 13 New Orleans 25...
Oct 30, 2016
Red-hot Marcus Johansson scores twice, Capitals beat Flames 3-1
CALGARY - Marcus Johansson’s red-hot scoring has helped the Washington Capitals rediscover their winning ways. Johansson scored twice Sunday, including the game winner, as the Capitals beat the ...
Oct 30, 2016
Chapman, Cubs stop Indians, cut World Series deficit to 3-2
CHICAGO - They have waited 108 years for a championship. So with this World Series on the verge of slipping away, the Chicago Cubs could not wait any longer. Manager Joe Maddon summoned closer Aroldis...
Oct 30, 2016