Category Archives: Canadian Press
Turkish parliament endorses extending state of emergency
ANKARA, Turkey - Turkey’s parliament has endorsed a government decision to extend a state of emergency declared in the aftermath of a failed military coup by three months. The government imposed...
Oct 11, 2016

Canadain golfer Mackenzie Hughes set to make debut as full-fledged PGA member
Patience is paying off for Canadian golfer Mackenzie Hughes. Thing are falling into place for the 25-year old from Dundas, Ont., who will be making his debut as a full-fledged PGA Tour member this wee...
Oct 11, 2016

Fleet of youth, speed and skill coming to the Maple Leafs this season
TORONTO - Just over two months after Brendan Shanahan was hired to lead the Toronto Maple Leafs, the club used its top draft pick on small but skilled Swedish teenager William Nylander. The selection ...
Oct 11, 2016
Militant attack on Shiite shrine in Afghan capital kills 14
KABUL - At least 14 people were killed in a militant attack on a Shiite shrine in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Tuesday, an official said. Another 26 people were wounded in the attack on Sakhi Shrine ...
Oct 11, 2016

Obama pushes US goal to send humans to Mars by 2030s
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama sought Tuesday to reinvigorate his six-year-old call for the U.S. to send humans to Mars by the 2030s, a mission NASA has been slowly and quietly trudging away at. ...
Oct 11, 2016

Consumer watchdog structure ruled unconstitutional
WASHINGTON - The U.S. consumer watchdog agency, enmeshed in partisan politics since its creation after the financial crisis, now has had its structure ruled unconstitutional because it gives too much ...
Oct 11, 2016
Legal pot could upend years of drug smuggling in Arizona
NOGALES, Ariz. - The hills on the Arizona border with Mexico are steep and bumpy as Paul Estrada drives along the fence, patrolling for drug and human smugglers. Passing traffic signs pocked with bull...
Oct 11, 2016

Pens' Crosby out with concussion; no timetable for return
Sidney Crosby collided with a Pittsburgh Penguins teammate last Friday at practice and thought nothing of it. Just one of those things. When the two-time MVP woke up Saturday, though, the headache he ...
Oct 11, 2016
Suspect facing mischief charge after man attempts to scale fence at N.L. prison
STEPHENVILLE, N.L. - Police in Newfoundland say it’s a first: instead of busting a guy trying to break out of prison, they’ve arrested a man for apparently trying to break in. Bay St. Geor...
Oct 11, 2016
Nova Scotia hockey player seriously injured after on-ice incident
TRENTON, N.S. - Police in Nova Scotia are investigating after a hockey player was seriously injured during an on-ice incident. New Glasgow police spokesman Const. Ken MacDonald says the encounter betw...
Oct 11, 2016