Category Archives: Canadian Press
Xavier jazz ensemble to perform in China, travels Saturday
NEW ORLEANS - The Xavier University of Louisiana Jazz Ensemble travels to China this month to perform in the inaugural Dajidian International Music Festival. The festival, to be held in Baoding, Hebei...
Sep 10, 2016
MLA and wheelchair racer Stilwell races to fifth career gold medal
RIO DE JANEIRO - When the 400 metres was added to the Paralympic program for Rio, Michelle Stilwell set her plan in motion. Gold was the goal. The Canadian wheelchair sprinter added another Paralympic...
Sep 10, 2016
Trial of dad in boy's hot car death restarts 275 miles away
SAVANNAH, Ga. - Four months after the first attempt to seat an impartial jury failed, the trial of a metro Atlanta man charged with murder after his toddler son died in the back seat of a hot SUV is s...
Sep 10, 2016
Judge in "knees together" case admits "non-existent" knowledge of criminal law
CALGARY - A Federal Court judge facing possible removal from the bench for inappropriate remarks he made to a sex assault complainant admits his knowledge of Canadian criminal law at the time was R...
Sep 10, 2016
23 dead in explosion and fire at Bangladesh factory
NEW DELHI - A boiler exploded and triggered a fire at a packaging factory near Bangladesh’s capital on Saturday, killing at least 23 workers and injuring dozens, officials said. Fire officials s...
Sep 10, 2016
In dash to November, campaigns pin hopes on turnout efforts
IOWA CITY, Iowa - Over pizza and cupcakes, Jose Nunez implored a crowd of University of Iowa students to pull out their smartphones and start sharing with online friends their personal reasons for bac...
Sep 10, 2016
After 15 years, last artifacts of 9-11 have been given away
NEW YORK - Behind the barbed wire, the minivan’s busted windows and crumpled roof hint at its story. But forklifted to this windblown spot on the John F. Kennedy International Airport tarmac, be...
Sep 10, 2016
Election hacks raise fears of Russian influence
WASHINGTON - Recent hacks of election data systems in at least two states have raised fear among lawmakers and intelligence officials that a foreign government is trying to seed doubt about - or even ...
Sep 10, 2016
After 15 years, last artifacts of 9-11 have been given away
NEW YORK - Behind the barbed wire, the white minivan’s busted windows and crumpled roof hint at its story. But forklifted to this windblown spot on the John F. Kennedy International Airport tarm...
Sep 10, 2016
Opposition disorder, China, cable TV: 3 things in federal politics this week
OTTAWA - It was a week of semantic satiation in Ottawa, with politicos parsing “anti-Canadian values” so many times that the phrase seemed to become almost meaningless. Conservative leader...
Sep 10, 2016