Category Archives: Canadian Press
Task completed as Americans win back Ryder Cup
CHASKA, Minn. - Patrick Reed shook his fists with fury for every big putt he made. Phil Mickelson leaped higher than when he won his first Masters. Ryan Moore delivered the final point in this America...
Oct 02, 2016
Trump's new DC hotel vandalized with spray-painted graffiti
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump’s new luxury hotel in downtown Washington has been vandalized. District of Columbia police say someone spray-painted the phrases “black lives matter” and ...
Oct 02, 2016

Woman charged in law professor's killing; has ties to his ex
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Police have made a third arrest in the 2014 killing of a Canadian law professor in Florida, a woman with ties both to the family of the victim’s ex-wife and one of the allege...
Oct 02, 2016
Auditors find military bases falling apart due to lack of funding
OTTAWA - A National Defence audit has found many of Canada’s military bases are falling apart because of chronic underspending on the maintenance, repair and replacement of sewers, roads and ele...
Oct 02, 2016

National carbon price appears elusive as environment ministers set to meet
OTTAWA - A national price on carbon emissions appears to be no closer to reality as Canada’s environment ministers meet Monday in Montreal to begin hammering out a pan-Canadian climate plan. Pro...
Oct 02, 2016
Ambrose to highlight rights of women and girls with U.K. Conservatives
OTTAWA - Rona Ambrose is not about to let herself be outdone when it comes to promoting the rights of women and girls on the world stage. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau created some buzz last week when...
Oct 02, 2016

'It feels very personal:' House concerts becoming more popular in Canada
HALIFAX - Carolyn Kelly cradles a glass of wine in one hand and pats her English bulldog Dudley with the other as she nestles barefoot into a bright red bean bag chair, reclining comfortably as singer...
Oct 02, 2016
Not pot: US hemp farms take root under state pilot programs
EATON, N.Y. - A lush field of cannabis growing on a secluded hilltop in central New York may look and smell like marijuana, but its myriad uses don’t include getting high. New York’s first...
Oct 02, 2016
4 students from same high school are found dead in a month
BRENTWOOD, N.Y. - The school year in one suburban New York community has started with funerals, fear and frustration. Four teenagers from Brentwood High School on Long Island have been found dead with...
Oct 02, 2016
Hope, relief for transgender military families in new policy
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Like many transgender teens, Jenn Brewer faced bullying when she came out. Some classmates called her “tranny,” and a few teachers refused to address the 13-year-old by a...
Oct 02, 2016