Category Archives: Canadian Press
Canadian Brady Heslip among five put on waivers by Toronto Raptors
TORONTO - Canadian guard Brady Heslip was one of five players put on waivers by the Toronto Raptors on Saturday. Fellow guard Drew Crawford, forwards E.J. Singler and Jarrod Uthoff, and centre Yanick ...
Oct 22, 2016
Official: Gas spill has had no impact on water so far
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - There has been little impact to the water supply so far from a ruptured pipeline during a freak storm in Pennsylvania that sent nearly 55,000 gallons of gasoline into a creek tribu...
Oct 22, 2016
Colombia airline resumes Caracas flights after scare
BOGOTA - Colombia’s flagship airline briefly grounded all flights to Caracas after a Venezuela air force plane flew close to a passenger jet, but the company said Saturday it was resuming servic...
Oct 22, 2016
Stray cat patrol: Feral felines deployed in NYC war on rats
NEW YORK - Multitudes of feral cats roam New York City’s concrete jungle, and some now have a practical purpose: They’re helping curb the city’s rat population. A group of volunteers...
Oct 22, 2016
Cincinnati braces for racially charged police shooting trial
CINCINNATI - Under tight courthouse security and close monitoring by local officials concerned about keeping the peace, jury selection begins Tuesday for the murder trial of a white university police ...
Oct 22, 2016
2 children killed in Georgia home invasion
JONESBORO, Ga. - Police are investigating a deadly home invasion involving children in Georgia. Officers found an 11-year-old girl and 15-year-old boy shot to death inside a house in Jonesboro on Satu...
Oct 22, 2016
Get used to 'job churn,' Morneau tells Liberal meeting
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. - Finance Minister Bill Morneau says Canadians should get used to so-called "job churn" - short-term employment and a number of career changes in a person's life. Morneau made the ...
Oct 22, 2016
Two arrested in alleged sexual assaults at Universite Laval residence
Quebec City police have arrested two men in connection with alleged break-ins and sexual assaults at a university residence. One of the accused has been released on a promise to appear in court at a l...
Oct 22, 2016
Clinton campaign: No health issues after mailed powder found
NEW YORK - The Hillary Clinton campaign says four people have been examined by medical personnel after a white powdery substance arrived at a New York campaign office and they have reported no health ...
Oct 22, 2016
Nobel academy member calls Bob Dylan's silence 'arrogant'
STOCKHOLM - A member of the Swedish Academy that awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in literature to Bob Dylan says the U.S. singer-songwriter’s silence since receiving the honour is “impolite a...
Oct 22, 2016