Category Archives: Canadian Press
Sydney's Ferry McFerryface renamed after children's author
CANBERRA, Australia - A Sydney Harbor ferry christened Ferry McFerryface three months ago has been renamed after a political squabble. New South Wales Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Andrew ...
Jan 30, 2018
New father Fred VanVleet helps Raptors rally past Timberwolves 109-104
TORONTO - If Fred VanVleet was tired after the birth of his daughter Sanaa Marie, it didn’t show. Arriving at Air Canada Centre an hour before tipoff and on a few hours of sleep, VanVleet had 10...
Jan 30, 2018
First lady Melania Trump dons Dior for State of the Union
Melania Trump has chosen a cream-colored Christian Dior pantsuit for her first State of the Union address as first lady. The former fashion model paired the cropped-trouser suit with a white Dolce &am...
Jan 30, 2018
Court error unmasks person of interest in Las Vegas massacre
LAS VEGAS - A court error publicly revealed the name of a man identified as a person of interest in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. Clark County District Court Judge Elissa Cadish ...
Jan 30, 2018
Aho, Hurricanes beat Senators 2-1
RALEIGH, N.C. - Sebastian Aho was itching to get back on the ice after missing two weeks with a concussion and a knee injury. He celebrated with a big goal for the Carolina Hurricanes. Aho and Victor ...
Jan 30, 2018
Trump signs order to keep Guantanamo Bay prison open
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to keep open the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, marking a formal reversal of his predecessor’s eight-year effort to shu...
Jan 30, 2018
5 ideas win $10,000 each in Ohio opioid technology challenge
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Virtual reality, neural feedback and digital therapy were among five ideas to help solve the U.S. opioid crisis that won a global technology challenge on Tuesday. Winners were selecte...
Jan 30, 2018
Ruth Bader Ginsburg's great fear: Courts viewed as partisan
BRISTOL, R.I. - One of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s great fears is that the federal judiciary will start to be seen as just another political branch of government divided along partisan lines like Cong...
Jan 30, 2018
The Latest: Sanders blasts Trump for dodging social programs
WASHINGTON - The Latest on President Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech (all times local): 11 p.m. Liberal icon Bernie Sanders is blasting President Donald Trump for what he did not say du...
Jan 30, 2018
Ex-Navy commander pleads guilty in massive bribery case
SAN DIEGO - A former U.S. Navy commander has pleaded guilty to bribery and conspiracy in the latest fallout from a corruption case that spanned a decade and involved dozens of Navy officials. Federal ...
Jan 30, 2018