Category Archives: Canadian Press
Congressional Black Caucus denounce Trump, demand apology
WASHINGTON - Members of the Congressional Black Caucus on Friday called Donald Trump a “disgusting fraud” and demanded that he apologize to President Barack Obama for repeatedly challengin...
Sep 16, 2016
Michelle Obama makes campaign trail debut for Clinton
FAIRFAX, Va. - Stepping deeper into the political fray, Michelle Obama on Friday warned young voters against being “tired or turned off” in the 2016 election. She urged them to rally behin...
Sep 16, 2016
Philadelphia transit agency to test urine-repelling paint
PHILADELPHIA - The city’s main transit agency plans to try urine-repelling paint to combat smells and complaints about cleanliness. The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority will ru...
Sep 16, 2016
Toronto FC hosts New York Red Bulls with first place in the MLS East at stake
TORONTO - The fight for first place in the MLS Eastern and Western Conferences goes up a notch this weekend. West-leading FC Dallas visits New York City FC, third in the East, on Saturday while Toront...
Sep 16, 2016
A look at some of the other high-profile cases the Vader judge has heard
EDMONTON - Justice Denny Thomas convicted Travis Vader of second-degree murder in the high-profile deaths of Lyle and Marie McCann, but his ruling came under criticism almost immediately for apparentl...
Sep 16, 2016
Law society fails to stop lawsuit alleging malicious prosecution, abuse
TORONTO - The body that regulates the legal profession in Ontario has failed to block a lawsuit alleging malicious prosecution and abuse of public office levelled by a lawyer who sued after a failed e...
Sep 16, 2016
After years of conspiracy-mongering on Obama, Trump admits: He was born in U.S.
WASHINGTON - After trafficking for five years in racially tinged conspiracy theories about President Barack Obama’s birthplace, Donald Trump attempted to shake off that past with a 33-second non...
Sep 16, 2016
No charges against Ontario cop whose ricochet while euthanizing deer hit man
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Ontario’s police watchdog says there will be no charges against an officer who inadvertently shot a 78-year-old man while putting down a deer. The Special Investigations Unit...
Sep 16, 2016
Police link ex-brother-in-law to killing of Canadian professor in Florida
TORONTO - The case of a Canadian legal scholar who was gunned down in Florida two years ago has taken a contentious turn as newly released police documents allege the man’s ex-brother-in-law is ...
Sep 16, 2016
Ontario vet at centre of animal abuse allegations receives death threats: lawyer
An Ontario veterinarian and his family have received death threats after several videos in which he is shown striking, choking and slamming animals in his care were published earlier this week, accord...
Sep 16, 2016