Category Archives: Canadian Press

Rancher: States, not feds, should manage range lands in West
LAS VEGAS - The Nevada rancher who had his charges dismissed in a 2014 armed standoff with government agents insisted Tuesday that it’s up to the states, not the federal officials, how to manage...
Jan 10, 2018

TSB says unstable landing led to plane crash that killed Jean Lapierre, six others
MONTREAL - A pilot’s decision to continue with an unstable approach to landing was the key factor in a plane crash that killed former federal cabinet minister Jean Lapierre and six other people,...
Jan 10, 2018

Catalan separatists agree deal to re-elect Puigdemont
MADRID - Catalonia’s main separatist parties said Wednesday they have agreed to re-elect fugitive Carles Puigdemont as president of the region later this month, although how to make that legally...
Jan 10, 2018
Reuters journalists charged with violating Myanmar law
BANGKOK - Prosecutors in Myanmar formally charged two journalists from the Reuters news agency on Wednesday with violating the Official Secrets Act, signalling the case will go forward despite interna...
Jan 10, 2018
For moms of boys, mixed emotions over sexual misconduct saga
Of the many American women dismayed by the wave of sexual misconduct scandals, there’s a subgroup with distinctive hopes and fears: mothers of boys. Among them are women who have sought to raise...
Jan 10, 2018
Holiday decor to park chalet? Capitol tree heads to Montana
HELENA, Mont. - The spruce tree destined to serve as the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree was carefully selected from a Montana forest and hauled across the country in a special truck to preserve its fresh...
Jan 10, 2018

'Hold the sugar, hold the cream, Tim Hortons don't be mean,' protesters chant
TORONTO - Protesters who rallied outside Tim Hortons locations across Ontario on Wednesday roasted some franchisees for slashing workers’ benefits and breaks in an effort to compensate for the p...
Jan 10, 2018
Head of Anglican Church of Canada announces he'll retire in 2019
TORONTO - Canada’s top Anglican bishop says he plans to retire next year. Fred Hiltz says he’s been a bishop for 23 years and has served as the national leader, or primate, for the past de...
Jan 10, 2018
Man, two women, found dead in car on northern Alberta access road
CONKLIN, Alta. - RCMP say three people have been found dead in a car in northern Alberta. They say a security guard found a 29-year-old man and two women, ages 21 and 22, in a two-door car on a semi-r...
Jan 10, 2018

'Fire and Fury' sales top 29,000 in first weekend
NEW YORK - Michael Wolff’s “Fire and Fury” was the top-selling book last week, NPD BookScan told The Associated Press. And its numbers are likely to grow far higher. “Fire and ...
Jan 10, 2018