Category Archives: Canadian Press

Taliban push into provincial capital in southern Afghanistan
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - The Taliban pushed into the capital of Afghanistan’s southern Uruzgan province on Thursday, triggering fierce clashes and sending all government officials fleeing from th...
Sep 08, 2016
Maldives police raid newsroom after documentary broadcast
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Police in the Maldives have raided the office of one of the country’s leading news websites shortly after a television documentary was broadcast that accused the countryR...
Sep 08, 2016
Israel strikes Syria after projectile lands in Golan Heights
JERUSALEM - The Israeli military says its aircraft struck targets in Syria after a projectile hit the Israeli-controlled part of the Golan Heights. The military said on Thursday that it hit Syrian Arm...
Sep 08, 2016
Scores and Schedule
Wednesday’s Games MLB American League N.Y. Yankees 2 Toronto 0 Tampa Bay 7 Baltimore 6 Chicago White Sox 7 Detroit 4 Oakland 4 L.A. Angels 1 Cleveland 6 Houston 5 Minnesota 6 Kansas City 5 Seatt...
Sep 07, 2016
Wednesday's Games
Wednesday’s Games MLB American League N.Y. Yankees 2 Toronto 0 Tampa Bay 7 Baltimore 6 Chicago White Sox 7 Detroit 4 Oakland 4 L.A. Angels 1 Cleveland 6 Houston 5 Minnesota 6 Kansas City 5 Seatt...
Sep 07, 2016
Neighbors, town officials cry foul over 'WTF' sign on lawn
WOODBURY, Conn. - A Connecticut homeowner who planted on his lawn three large wooden letters that spell “WTF” is rankling neighbours and town officials who say the message is offensive. WF...
Sep 07, 2016
Obama to speak at opening of African-American Museum
WASHINGTON - The Smithsonian Institution says President Barack Obama will speak at the opening ceremony of the National Museum of African American History and Culture this month. First Lady Michelle O...
Sep 07, 2016

FBI head: Clinton email matter 'not a cliff-hanger'
WASHINGTON - FBI Director James Comey told FBI employees Wednesday that the decision to forgo criminal charges in the Hillary Clinton email investigation was not a close call. “At the end of the...
Sep 07, 2016
Mitchell, Severino pitch Yanks past Blue Jays 2-0 for sweep
NEW YORK - The way manager Joe Girardi described it, for weeks Bryan Mitchell was throwing from a chair with his injured foot elevated just to keep his arm in shape down in lonely Florida. Boy, are th...
Sep 07, 2016
Clinton blasts Trump's comments on military generals, Putin
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Hillary Clinton blasted Donald Trump Thursday for his condemnation of American military generals and his praise for Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying her Republican opponent ...
Sep 07, 2016