Category Archives: Canadian Press
Village police chief in spotlight of Ohio's heroin battle
NEWTOWN, Ohio - The veteran police chief in a bucolic Ohio village, where the last murder was two decades ago and he can just about count the number of drug cases on both hands, finds himself in the s...
Sep 18, 2016

Sex attack survivor's lawsuit raises questions over police warnings
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - She was finishing her last college exams, the Christmas season stretching before her, when she went out for a Saturday night in downtown St. John’s with friends. What sh...
Sep 18, 2016
FBI investigates Minnesota stabbings as possible terror act
ST. CLOUD, Minn. - A man in a private security uniform stabbed nine people at a Minnesota shopping mall, reportedly asking one victim if he or she was Muslim before an off-duty police officer shot and...
Sep 18, 2016
In Florida, a shifting Cuban vote could be the difference
MIAMI - Francis Suarez comes from a long line of civic and political leaders who have formed the Republican bedrock in south Florida’s Cuban community for a half century. Yet the 38-year-old Mia...
Sep 18, 2016

In Florida, a shifting Cuban vote could be the difference
MIAMI - Francis Suarez comes from a long line of civic and political leaders who have formed the Republican bedrock in south Florida’s Cuban community for a half-century. Yet the 38-year-old Mia...
Sep 18, 2016
Olive oil helps free man stuck in jetty while fetching phone
NARRAGANSETT, R.I. - A man who got stuck head-first between two rocks on a Rhode Island jetty while trying to retrieve his cellphone has been rescued with the help of olive oil. WJAR-TV reports (http:...
Sep 18, 2016
Clinton focuses on Pennsylvania, a must-win state for Trump
PHILADELPHIA - Hillary Clinton’s campaign is aggressively outworking Donald Trump in battleground Pennsylvania, a state the billionaire businessman can scarcely afford to lose and still hope to ...
Sep 18, 2016

Soviets 'never short of reasons' for losing at hockey, diplomats found in 1976
OTTAWA - Canadian diplomats wryly noted the Soviets were “never short of reasons” as to why their hockey team stumbled against the world’s best four decades ago, newly declassified d...
Sep 18, 2016

Swim star Aurelie Rivard named Canada's flag-bearer for Paralympic closing
RIO DE JANEIRO - Aurelie Rivard is young and talented and loaded with promise. And the triple gold medallist in swimming is the perfect representation, said Chantal Petitclerc, of Canada’s rebui...
Sep 18, 2016
Rosberg holds on to win Singapore GP, reclaim F1 lead
SINGAPORE - Nico Rosberg hung on for the narrowest Formula One victory for six years to win the Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday, celebrating his 200th career start in perfect style as he reclaimed the ...
Sep 18, 2016