Category Archives: Canadian Press
Primary election lesson for GOP: Don't cross the president
WASHINGTON - Don’t cross President Donald Trump. That’s the lesson many Republicans are drawing from Rep. Mark Sanford’s surprise defeat Tuesday in his primary election in South Caro...
Jun 13, 2018
Police investigate elder abuse of Marvel Comics' Stan Lee
Los Angeles police are investigating reports of elder abuse against Stan Lee that come amid a struggle over the life and fortune of the 95-year-old Marvel Comics mogul, court documents showed Wednesda...
Jun 13, 2018
Ivana Trump promotes Italian weight-loss diet system
NEW YORK - Ivana Trump, the former wife of President Donald Trump who once appeared with him in a commercial for Pizza Hut, wants America to lose some weight. The businesswoman on Wednesday launched a...
Jun 13, 2018
St. Paul raccoon set free after scaling 25-story tower
MINNEAPOLIS - A raccoon that became an internet sensation by scaling a 25-story office tower in downtown St. Paul was safely trapped Wednesday and released back into the wild. The raccoon looked a bit...
Jun 13, 2018
Pressure on star Bombers RB Harris to deliver with Nichols on the shelf
WINNIPEG - Andrew Harris is ready, willing and more than able to carry a heavier load to start the season. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers veteran running back may have to do that right away as the team ope...
Jun 13, 2018
NDP MLA to run for mayor of Nanaimo, B.C., putting coalition with Greens at risk
NANAIMO, B.C. - A New Democrat member of the British Columbia legislature is running for the mayor’s job in Nanaimo, potentially upsetting the delicate balance of power for the provincial govern...
Jun 13, 2018
Chilean police raid Catholic Church offices amid abuse probe
SANTIAGO, Chile - Police and prosecutors raided Roman Catholic Church offices in two Chilean cities Wednesday looking for files, investigative reports and documents related to a sex abuse scandal that...
Jun 13, 2018
World Cup and Winter Olympics? 2026 would be a historic sports year for Canada
CALGARY - World Cup matches and an Olympic Games would put Canada front and centre in the sports world in 2026. Canada’s successful bid to co-host the 2026 World Cup with the United States and M...
Jun 13, 2018
Rain falls in the Eaton Centre mall as storm hits downtown Toronto
TORONTO - Even the iconic Eaton Centre mall wasn’t a refuge from the rain as a storm rolled through downtown Toronto on Wednesday afternoon. Numerous people posted videos on Twitter as water pou...
Jun 13, 2018
A year after shooting, GOP lawmakers hold firm on gun rights
WASHINGTON - In the year since House Majority Whip Steve Scalise and others were shot at a congressional baseball practice, mass shootings have occurred at a Texas church, a Las Vegas music festival a...
Jun 13, 2018