Category Archives: Canadian Press
Republicans tell Trump to quit, billionaire vows to press on
NEW YORK - A defiant Donald Trump insisted Saturday he would “never” abandon his White House bid, rejecting a growing backlash from Republican leaders nationwide who disavowed the GOP̵...
Oct 08, 2016
Cameras and legal measures can help curb fan violence, British prof says
TORONTO - Banning or limiting alcohol sales isn’t likely to reduce rowdy fan behaviour at large sporting events, a British professor who has researched hooliganism said Friday in the wake of a b...
Oct 08, 2016
Turkish post-coup crackdown sparks democracy fears
ANKARA, Turkey - A dozen police officers, joined by officials from Turkey’s treasury and the county’s broadcasting watchdog, marched into the pro-Kurdish IMC-TV television station, sealed ...
Oct 08, 2016
Jihadi bride who fled Syria uses life on probation as lesson
BRUSSELS - Her hair pulled back neatly from her face, eye shadow dramatic and flawless, Laura Passoni bears little resemblance to the jihadi bride she was less than two years ago, when she fled in dar...
Oct 08, 2016

From 'Ohio of India' to the real one for political lessons
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Eight political professionals from “the Ohio of India” are working at campaign offices in the American bellwether state as part of an international fellowship program. The...
Oct 08, 2016

Rescues and worry after Matthew inundates North Carolina
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. - When Hurricane Matthew dumped torrential rains on North Carolina, thousands of people found themselves suddenly trapped in homes and cars. Rescuers in Coast Guard helicopters pluc...
Oct 08, 2016

90 minutes of fire: Trump, Clinton trade charges, insults
ST. LOUIS - In a bitter debate filled with tension and insult, Hillary Clinton declared that Donald Trump’s vulgar comments about women reveal “exactly who he is” and prove his unsui...
Oct 08, 2016
At NYPD tribunals, public can see trial but can't get result
NEW YORK - Each day in a drab set of courtrooms, anybody can sit and watch New York City police officers face administrative trials accusing them of misconduct ranging from disobeying orders to aggres...
Oct 08, 2016

Shuffled up: Once a destination, Taj Mahal poker room folds
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - The closing of the Trump Taj Mahal casino on Monday will cost thousands of workers their jobs and bring a final end to Donald Trump’s legacy in the seaside resort, but it w...
Oct 08, 2016
Homes, women workers and mental health: three ways politics mattered this week
OTTAWA - Is it a price or is it a tax? When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau inadvertently used the Conservatives’ favoured word “tax” to describe this week’s new measures on gree...
Oct 08, 2016