Category Archives: Canadian Press
Trump boasts of bigger 'nuclear button' than North Korea's
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump boasted Tuesday that he has a bigger and more powerful “nuclear button” than North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The president’s Tuesday evening twee...
Jan 2, 2018
Rat boards flight at California airport, forces cancellation
OAKLAND, Calif. - Alaska Airlines is calling in an exterminator after the company says a rat boarded one of its planes at Oakland International Airport in California and forced it to cancel the flight...
Jan 2, 2018
Southern Vancouver Island's first baby of 2018 born on laundry room floor
CENTRAL SAANICH, B.C. - The first baby born on southern Vancouver Island in 2018 made a dramatic entrance Monday, delivered on the floor of the family’s laundry room with her father’s help...
Jan 2, 2018
Maple Leafs honour former goalie Johnny Bower prior to facing Lightning
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs honoured legendary former goaltender Johnny Bower prior to their home game Tuesday night versus the Tampa Bay Lightning. Bower’s widow, Nancy, and family member...
Jan 2, 2018

Lucky Stick: Batherson leads Canada past Swiss 8-2 in world junior quarterfinal
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Turns out, Christian Wohlwend was right after all. Drake Batherson scored twice as Canada cruised to an 8-2 quarterfinal win over Switzerland on Tuesday at the world junior hockey tour...
Jan 2, 2018

Bengals give coach Marvin Lewis 2-year extension
CINCINNATI - Coach Marvin Lewis got a two-year contract extension Tuesday, providing him yet two more chances to try to get the Cincinnati Bengals the playoff victory that has eluded him for 15 season...
Jan 2, 2018

Trump threatens to cut off US aid to Palestinian Authority
WASHINGTON - Acknowledging his push to broker peace in the Middle East has stalled, President Donald Trump on Tuesday appeared to threaten to cut off U.S. aid money to the Palestinian Authority, askin...
Jan 2, 2018
Correction: Deputies Down-Colorado story
DENVER - In some versions of a story Jan. 2 about the slaying of a Colorado sheriff’s deputy, The Associated Press reported erroneously that more than 580,000 people have taken advantage of ment...
Jan 2, 2018
California lawmakers to confront sexual misconduct scandal
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California lawmakers will grapple with a growing sexual misconduct scandal when they return to Sacramento on Wednesday for the 2018 legislative year that will bring debates about ...
Jan 2, 2018

'Wild Thoughts' for Weight Watchers
NEW YORK - Weight Watchers International climbed after it struck a deal with producer and recording artist DJ Khaled, who will represent the brand to millions of follows on Snapchat, Twitter, Instagra...
Jan 2, 2018