Category Archives: Canadian Press
Climbing stars cope with falls on way to El Capitan record
LOS ANGELES - Two of the world’s best rock climbers coped with frightening falls and the deaths of two fellow climbers on the same rock in a monthlong quest to shatter a mythical record in Yosem...
Jun 07, 2018
US screens more staff in China over mystery health issues
GUANGZHOU, China - A U.S. medical team was screening more Americans who work at the consulate in southern China as the State Department confirmed evacuating a number of government employees who experi...
Jun 07, 2018
Saudi Arabia, UAE hold first meeting of 2-nation council
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have held the first-ever meeting of their Saudi-Emirati Coordination Council, created amid a diplomatic dispute now affecting a wider r...
Jun 07, 2018
Woman thanks Trump for 'mercy' in commuting her sentence
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A woman whose life sentence was commuted by President Donald Trump thanked him on Thursday for “having mercy” and said reality TV star Kim Kardashian West saved her life. ...
Jun 06, 2018
Chicago officer fatally shoots armed black man running away
CHICAGO - A Chicago police officer fatally shot a 24-year-old black man who authorities said pulled a gun while running away, prompting questions from the man’s family about why the encounter tu...
Jun 06, 2018
French fashion powerhouse Saint Laurent takes New Jersey
JERSEY CITY, N.J. - Saint Laurent decamped from Paris to New Jersey for a menswear show with a shine that matched the glittery Manhattan nightscape Wednesday just across the downtown harbour. Creative...
Jun 06, 2018
Samantha Bee is back, both angry and apologetic
NEW YORK - Comedian Samantha Bee returned to her TBS show Wednesday, apologizing again for using a crude epithet to describe Ivanka Trump but expressing anger that the ensuing controversy distracted f...
Jun 06, 2018
Stormy Daniels' appearances in Windsor, Ont., on June 13 postponed
WINDSOR, Ont. - A porn actress at the centre of a legal battle involving U.S. President Donald Trump has postponed a visit to Windsor, Ont., next week. Stormy Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Cli...
Jun 06, 2018
Canada's Flanagan races to victory in NCAA 10,000 in his final college race
EUGENE, Ore. - Canadian Ben Flanagan used a huge kick to win the 10,000 metres at the NCAA track and field championships on Wednesday, in his final race for the University of Michigan. The fifth-year ...
Jun 06, 2018
Dynasty's doorstep: Durant, Warriors take 3-0 lead in Finals
CLEVELAND - Kevin Durant stood calmly near midcourt - and a very familiar spot - as teammates Stephen Curry and Draymond Green screamed at him in celebration. Another momentous shot for Durant. And so...
Jun 06, 2018