Category Archives: Canadian Press
Heavy rains and strong wreaking havoc in the Maritimes
HALIFAX - Thousands of homes and businesses across Atlantic Canada were without electricity early Tuesday due to heavy rain and strong winds that lashed the region on Thanksgiving Monday. Environment ...
Oct 10, 2016
Pence emerges in NC with praise, 'forgiveness' for Trump
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Republican vice-presidential nominee Mike Pence emerged Monday after a weekend out of the public eye reaffirming his relationship - awkward as it may seem - with Donald Trump. After ...
Oct 10, 2016
Officials, parents worry Chicago schools deal won't stick
CHICAGO - Teachers in the nation’s third-largest school district pulled back from a threatened strike after a tentative last-minute contract agreement that Chicago officials acknowledged Tuesday...
Oct 10, 2016
Indians top Ortiz, Red Sox 4-3, complete sweep, reach ALCS
BOSTON - The ball settled into the right fielder’s glove, the Cleveland Indians poured onto the diamond and the Fenway fans fell silent. Then, slowly from the crowd rose a chant of “Pa-pi!...
Oct 10, 2016
Man in wrong-way fatal crash faces domestic assault trial
DUXBURY, Vt. - A man accused of driving the wrong way on an interstate, crashing into a car and killing five high school students, is facing trial on an unrelated domestic assault charge, prosecutors ...
Oct 10, 2016
Winner named at giant pumpkin annual weigh-off in California
HALF MOON BAY, Calif. - An annual pumpkin-weighing contest in Northern California has a new winner: a third-grade teacher in Washington state who raised a giant one weighing 1,910 pounds. Cindy Tobeck...
Oct 10, 2016
Brazilian prosecutors bring new charges against ex-president
RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazilian prosecutors said on Monday that they brought new charges against former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, adding yet another accusation to a series of corruption charges ...
Oct 10, 2016
Vice debuts its nightly newscast on HBO
NEW YORK - Vice Media launched a daily newscast Monday designed to appeal to younger viewers with colorful graphics, a light musical soundtrack, no on-camera newsreader and reports on topics ranging f...
Oct 10, 2016
Nationals beat Dodgers 8-3 to take 2-1 lead in NLDS
LOS ANGELES - Jayson Werth always wanted to hit a home run out of Dodger Stadium when he played two seasons in the venerable ballpark. His latest attempt came close with a 450-foot blast into the uppe...
Oct 10, 2016
Emails show how private and public Clinton statements clash
WASHINGTON - Behind closed doors, Hillary Clinton adopted a rather more accommodating tone with Wall Street than she has on the campaign trail. In private paid speeches to financial firms and interest...
Oct 10, 2016