Category Archives: Canadian Press
Clinton rips Trump on 'birtherism' before Hispanic group
WASHINGTON - Hillary Clinton on Thursday accused rival Donald Trump of fostering ugliness and bigotry by refusing to acknowledge President Barack Obama was born in the United States, and urged Hispani...
Sep 15, 2016

Home on the playground? Burros roam onto Phoenix-area school
PEORIA, Ariz. - A suburban Phoenix elementary school has received some wild visitors. Staff members spotted four burros walking onto the playground of Vistancia Elementary in the city of Peoria on Thu...
Sep 15, 2016

Questions arise after excavation of California mammoth skull
LOS ANGELES - Scientists at the Channel Islands National Park, just off the Southern California coast, have excavated a rare and well-preserved mammoth skull fossil from Santa Rosa Island, the park an...
Sep 15, 2016
Police: Man with meat cleaver shot by officers after attack
NEW YORK - A man who was shot by police on a crowded New York City street after he struck an off-duty detective with a meat cleaver was initially stopped because he was trying to remove a boot from a ...
Sep 15, 2016

NYC museum invites viewers to use 18-karat gold toilet
NEW YORK - A New York City museum is offering visitors a chance to sit on a golden throne, but only in private. As part of his “America” exhibit at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Italia...
Sep 15, 2016

Rapinoe kneels during anthem before US match vs. Thailand
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Megan Rapinoe knelt during the national anthem before a U.S. women’s national team match against Thailand on Thursday night. Rapinoe first knelt during the anthem Sept. 4 before...
Sep 15, 2016

Tournament top-seed Eugenie Bouchard eliminated from National Bank Cup
QUEBEC - Eugenie Bouchard was eliminated from the National Bank Cup on Thursday night, falling 6-2, 6-3 to Russia’s Alla Kudryavtseva in the second round. Bouchard, the tournament’s top se...
Sep 15, 2016

Shooting sends people scurry from mall in northern Alberta community
GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. - A manhunt was underway late Thursday after two people were injured during a shooting inside a busy shopping mall in Grande Prairie, Alta. RCMP Cpl. Ronald Bumbry confirmed that...
Sep 15, 2016

MLB suspends Padres GM Preller 30 days over Pomeranz trade
BOSTON - Major League Baseball suspended Padres general manager A.J. Preller for 30 days without pay on Thursday, hitting the San Diego executive with an unprecedented punishment for failing to disclo...
Sep 15, 2016

Sea ice in Arctic shrinks to second lowest level on record
WASHINGTON - Arctic sea ice this summer shrank to its second lowest level since scientists started to monitor it by satellite, with scientists saying it is another ominous signal of global warming. Th...
Sep 15, 2016