Category Archives: Canadian Press
Vancouver Whitecaps heading to Europe for pre-season training in 2017: Robinson
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps plan on mixing things up ahead of next season. After disappointing starts the last two years, and with the CONCACAF Champions League quarter-finals set to get under...
Sep 15, 2016
Missouri Senate candidate assembles gun blindfolded in TV ad
ST. LOUIS - The Democratic U.S. Senate candidate in Missouri assembles an AR-15 assault rifle - blindfolded - then dares the incumbent Republican to do the same in a TV ad released Thursday. “I ...
Sep 15, 2016
Former airman gets probation in toddler's death
DOVER, Del. - A former airman at Dover Air Force Base was given 18 months probation at sentencing Thursday in the death of a 21-month-old boy who was left in his care while his mother was deployed ove...
Sep 15, 2016
US regulators: Official recall of 1M Samsung Note 7 phones
SAN FRANCISCO - U.S. safety regulators announced a formal recall of Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 smartphone Thursday after a spate of fires led to injuries and property damage and created a global ma...
Sep 15, 2016
Another Paralympic gold medal and world record for Canada's Aurelie Rivard
RIO DE JANEIRO - Aurelie Rivard touched the wall, looked up at the time clock and smacked the water with delight. The Canadian swim star demolished the field to win the 400-metre freestyle at the Rio ...
Sep 15, 2016

Future home of country's MPs nears completion with massive renovations
OTTAWA - The future workplace for the country’s MPs has been shrouded from view for months as a small army toils to prepare a temporary home for the House of Commons. But media got a sneak peek ...
Sep 15, 2016

Trump lawyer says Trump missed foundation payment mistake
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump’s signature, an unmistakable if nearly illegible series of bold vertical flourishes, was scrawled on the improper $25,000 check sent from his personal foundation to a p...
Sep 15, 2016

Trump campaign pushes food safety rollbacks, then deletes
WASHINGTON - A fact sheet issued by Donald Trump’s campaign on Thursday said he would roll back food safety regulations if the billionaire businessman is elected president, arguing they are burd...
Sep 15, 2016
Another Paralympic gold medal and world record for Canada's Aurelie Rivard
RIO DE JANEIRO - Canadian swim star Aurelie Rivard has another gold medal and another world record. The 20-year-old from Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., demolished the field to win the 400-metre frees...
Sep 15, 2016

No firm timeline for curler Brad Gushue's return due to lingering hip problem
The timeframe for veteran skip Brad Gushue’s return to the curling tour remains uncertain due to a lingering left hip injury that has forced him to miss the first two events of the season. The 2...
Sep 15, 2016