Category Archives: Canadian Press
Timeline: Nigeria's kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria - The abduction of almost 300 Chibok schoolgirls by Boko Haram extremists more than two years ago shocked the world. On Thursday, Nigeria’s government announced that 21 of the...
Oct 13, 2016
Toronto FC renews rivalry with Montreal, looks to silence Saputo Stadium supporters
TORONTO - The giant North Star Bell has rung 29 times in league play this season, marking every goal by the Montreal Impact at Saputo Stadium. But the big bell in Section 114, installed by the 1642 MT...
Oct 13, 2016
New York man accused of overcrowding, keeping deer as pet
SPRINGS, N.Y. - A New York man is accused of numerous housing and code violations and illegally keeping a deer as a pet in his Long Island yard. East Hampton Town police were called Wednesday after re...
Oct 13, 2016
Gourmet ganja? Marijuana dining is growing up, slowly
LYONS, Colo. - How to set a tone of woodsy chic at a four-course candlelight dinner served under the stars in the Colorado foothills: Live musicians and flowers, check. Award-winning cuisine, check. B...
Oct 13, 2016
The Latest: Dylan doesn't refer to Nobel win during concert
LAS VEGAS - The Latest on the awarding of the Nobel Prize in literature to American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan (all times local): 10:15 p.m. Bob Dylan did not mention his winning the Nobel Prize in l...
Oct 13, 2016
Lashing back, Trump calls accusers 'horrible horrible liars'
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Lashing back, Donald Trump heatedly rejected the growing list of sexual assault allegations against him as “pure fiction” on Thursday, hammering his female accusers...
Oct 13, 2016
In key battleground, love for late Democrat shifts to Trump
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - Countless former Democrats in Ohio’s blue-collar Mahoning Valley are transferring their adoration for the late Democratic U.S. Rep. James A. Traficant Jr. to Republican presid...
Oct 13, 2016
Q&A: Did the Clintons 'cash in' on Haiti's earthquake?
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump is accusing the Clintons of cashing in on Haiti’s deadly 2010 earthquake. The Republican nominee cited State Department emails obtained by the Republican National Commi...
Oct 13, 2016
WHY IT MATTERS: Money in Politics
WASHINGTON - THE ISSUE: Voters are disgusted with the way political races are paid for - disproportionately by big-money donors, including those who stand to gain or lose from government decisions. Th...
Oct 13, 2016
Applications for US unemployment aid remain at 43-year low
WASHINGTON - The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits stayed at a 43-year low last week in the latest sign that layoffs are scarce. THE NUMBERS: Weekly applications for unemployment benef...
Oct 13, 2016