Category Archives: Canadian Press

Despite bill's demise, W.Va. teachers to strike for 2nd day
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - West Virginia teachers will remain on strike for a second day despite a move by the House of Delegates to effectively kill a complex education bill that had sent them to the picket...
Feb 19, 2019

AP source: Machado, Padres agree to $300M, 10-year deal
SAN DIEGO - With their city’s long-suffering fans desperate for a winner, the rebuilding San Diego Padres delivered their splashiest free agent signing ever by agreeing with All-Star infielder M...
Feb 19, 2019

Police dismiss tip Smollett, 2 brothers together in elevator
Chicago police investigated but dismissed a tip that on the night “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett reported being attacked by two masked men he was in an elevator of his apartment building w...
Feb 19, 2019
Canada learns CONCACAF U-17 men's draw, first step towards 2019 FIFA World Cup
MIAMI - Canada has been drawn in a group with the U.S., Guatemala and Barbados for the 2019 CONCACAF Under-17 Men’s Championship. The four teams will begin play in the championship round of the ...
Feb 19, 2019

A list of deadly Canadian fires
Seven children, all members of a Syrian family who arrived in Canada about two years ago, died in an early morning house fire Tuesday in Halifax, the worst fire toll in recent memory in Nova Scotia. S...
Feb 19, 2019
B.C. man says he owns copyright, trademark for People's Party of Canada name
VANCOUVER - Former federal Conservative party cabinet minister Maxime Bernier may have to find a new name for his fledgling People’s Party of Canada, if a British Columbia businessman wins two l...
Feb 19, 2019
3 more arrested in connection with robbery, police shooting
HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. - Three more people have been arrested in connection with a robbery and the shooting of a Kentucky police officer. Hopkinsville Officer Jeremy Davidson was shot in the head and arm M...
Feb 19, 2019

Fencing body 'interested' in France's embrace of lightsaber
PARIS - The international governing body of fencing is giving a qualified thumbs-up to France’s embrace of lightsaber duels. The Associated Press reported this week on the growth of lightsaber d...
Feb 19, 2019

UN envoy says Yemen ports deal is chance for peace talks
The expected pullout of forces from three key ports in Yemen provides an opportunity to move to the major goal of ending the four-year conflict that has created the world’s worst humanitarian cr...
Feb 19, 2019
Montreal native Justin Senior announces he's signed with Kansas City Chiefs
There’s another Canadian offensive lineman with the NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs. Montreal native Justin Senior announced on Twitter that he’s signed with the Chiefs as a free agent. He ...
Feb 19, 2019