Category Archives: Canadian Press
Jays catcher Josh Thole elects free agency after being designated for assignment
Toronto Blue Jays catcher Josh Thole elected free agency on Tuesday night after clearing waivers. The 29-year-old was designated for assignment by Toronto on Monday to make room for catcher Dioner Nav...
Aug 30, 2016
Lawsuit pending, Bouchard out at US Open; Serena, Venus win
NEW YORK - Eugenie Bouchard wrung her hands at her post-match news conference. She rubbed her lower lip. She squeezed her left arm. While her body language screamed discomfort Tuesday, when the main t...
Aug 30, 2016
North Carolina beaches thin out ahead of tropical weather
RODANTHE, N.C. - Crowds thinned Tuesday on the beaches of North Carolina’s Outer Banks ahead of a tropical weather system that threatened to bring strong winds and heavy rains that could flood l...
Aug 30, 2016
Canadian National Exhibition shuts down early due to fights, overcrowding
TORONTO - The Canadian National Exhibition shut down a few hours earlier than planned on Tuesday night due to overcrowding and fighting inside the fairgrounds. The CNE said on its website that it was ...
Aug 30, 2016
Canadian National Exhibition shuts down early due to fights, overcrowding
TORONTO - The Canadian National Exhibition shut down a few hours earlier than planned on Tuesday night due to overcrowding and fighting inside the fairgrounds. The CNE said on its website that it was ...
Aug 30, 2016
Prankster who tossed crickets on subway train arrested
NEW YORK - A Brooklyn woman who tossed hundreds of live crickets and worms on a crowded subway train last week as part of a video prank was arrested Tuesday. Zaida Pugh, 21, of Brooklyn, was arrested ...
Aug 30, 2016
Gladys Knight sues to remove her name from son's restaurants
ATLANTA - Singer Gladys Knight is suing to remove her name from the Atlanta restaurants owned by her son, who is charged with stealing $650,000 in taxes owed to the state of Georgia. The federal lawsu...
Aug 30, 2016
Clinton wraps up Hamptons fundraising swing
SAGAPONACK, N.Y. - Hillary Clinton is wrapping a fundraising blitz in the Hamptons, where she has racked up millions during a three-day swing. The Democratic presidential nominee hopped from mansion t...
Aug 30, 2016
Military says progress made on sexual misconduct, but admits long way to go
OTTAWA - The military’s top brass says progress has been made in the war on sexual misconduct in the ranks, as evidenced by an increase in the number of cases being reported. But they admit that...
Aug 30, 2016
Military says progress made on sexual misconduct, but admits long way to go
OTTAWA - The military’s top brass says progress has been made in the war on sexual misconduct in the ranks, as evidenced by an increase in the number of cases being reported. But they admit that...
Aug 30, 2016