Category Archives: Canadian Press
Grassy Narrows chief skeptical as Ontario party leaders pledge mercury clean-up
GRASSY NARROWS, Ont. - The leaders of all three of Ontario’s major political parties pledged Friday to clean up a mercury-contaminated river that has plagued the Grassy Narrows First Nation for ...
May 18, 2018
Gaza border protests resume as UN calls for inquiry
GAZA, Palestinian Territory - Palestinians resumed their fiery protests at Gaza’s border with Israel on Friday as a U.N. human rights body criticized Israel for the “disproportionate and i...
May 18, 2018
French government says attack foiled, Egyptian man arrested
PARIS - French authorities have thwarted a possible attack using ricin or explosives and handed preliminary terrorism charges to a young Egyptian man arrested in Paris, officials said Friday. The anno...
May 18, 2018
Thursday's Games
Thursday’s Games NHL Tampa Bay 4 Washington 2 (Series tied 2-2) — IIHF World Championship Quarterfinals At Copenhagen Canada 5 Russia 4 (OT) Sweden 3 Latvia 2 At Herning Denmark United Sta...
May 18, 2018
Scores and Schedule
Thursday’s Games NHL Tampa Bay 4 Washington 2 (Series tied 2-2) — IIHF World Championship Quarterfinals At Copenhagen Canada 5 Russia 4 (OT) Sweden 3 Latvia 2 At Herning Denmark United Sta...
May 18, 2018
Stars raise millions at Cannes edition of AIDS charity gala
ANTIBES, France - After a shaky start and a wave of negative press, the AIDS relief charity amfAR attempted Thursday to focus the spotlight on its work instead of the stain left by one of its biggest ...
May 17, 2018
6 young squirrels rescued from ordeal of tangled tails
OMAHA, Neb. - Six young squirrels whose tails were stuck together by tree sap are recovering after a Nebraska wildlife expert untangled them. A Nebraska Humane Society worker rescued the squirrels fro...
May 17, 2018
Vasilevskiy, Lightning top Caps 4-2 to even East final 2-all
WASHINGTON - Jon Cooper’s Tampa Bay Lightning won Game 4 of the Eastern Conference final despite going the equivalent of more than a period without a shot on goal. They won despite falling behin...
May 17, 2018
Oakland Athletics belt three homers in 10-5 win over Toronto Blue Jays
TORONTO - There was no hiding the frustration after the Toronto Blue Jays fell back to the .500 mark with a 10-5 loss to Oakland on Thursday night. Manager John Gibbons offered pithy replies in a medi...
May 17, 2018
Rule would take US funds from clinics discussing abortion
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration will resurrect a Reagan-era rule that would ban federally-funded family planning clinics from discussing abortion with women, or sharing space with abortion provi...
May 17, 2018