Category Archives: Canadian Press
N. Korean defectors sold as brides in China want kids back
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - After fleeing North Korea to avoid extreme poverty and oppression, the young woman allowed a stranger to arrange a marriage for her with a rural Chinese farmer because she ...
Sep 25, 2016

Jane Pauley replacing Osgood at 'Sunday Morning'
NEW YORK - Jane Pauley is becoming a morning television host again - this time at a much more relaxed pace. CBS said Sunday she will replace Charles Osgood as anchor of the “Sunday Morning”...
Sep 25, 2016
Toews is 45-1-1 with Canada over past decade; chasing World Cup for rich record
TORONTO - Ryan O’Reilly might have some insight into why Jonathan Toews has lost a mere two games with Team Canada over the past decade. O’Reilly spent the first six years of his NHL caree...
Sep 25, 2016
Canadian Forces have trouble tracking military sexual offence convictions
OTTAWA - While military commanders have pointed to an increase in criminal investigations as proof the fight against sexual misconduct is working, military justice officials admit they don’t kno...
Sep 25, 2016

Former WWE wrestling executive becoming GOP mega donor
STAMFORD, Conn. - Linda McMahon, the former wrestling executive who shook up Connecticut with two expensive and contentious, yet unsuccessful U.S. Senate races, has jumped into a larger political ring...
Sep 25, 2016

Lengthy jury selection in Charleston church shootings begins
CHARLESTON, S.C. - The laborious process of jury selection is getting underway in the federal death penalty trial of Dylann Roof, the white man charged in the deaths of nine black parishioners gunned ...
Sep 25, 2016
Doctors 'prescribe' fresh produce with help from food banks
OAK FOREST, Ill. - The idea is simple: Load fresh fruits and vegetables into a refrigerator truck and drive it to a health clinic, then have a doctor write a “prescription” for food to imp...
Sep 25, 2016

Canadians, expats gather to watch 'entertaining' U.S. presidential debate
TORONTO - Sparks are expected to fly when Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton face off in the first presidential debate of the U.S. election, and viewers north of the border are planning to watch with an...
Sep 25, 2016

US terror attacks' common denominator: Anwar al-Awlaki
NEW YORK - Five years after Anwar al-Awlaki was killed by an American drone strike, he keeps inspiring acts of terror. Investigators say a bomb that rocked New York a week ago, injuring more than two ...
Sep 25, 2016
NY senator: Wireless emergency alerts must include photos
NEW YORK - As police and federal agents hunted for the man suspected of setting off bombs in New York and New Jersey, millions of people received an alert on their cellphones asking for help finding t...
Sep 25, 2016