Category Archives: Canadian Press
Budget deal allows far less money than Trump wanted for wall
WASHINGTON - Congressional negotiators reached agreement to prevent a government shutdown and finance construction of new barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border, overcoming a late-stage hang-up over im...
Feb 12, 2019
In Texas, Trump backs wall while O'Rourke rallies opponents
EL PASO, Texas - President Donald Trump charged ahead with his pledge to build a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border, skimming over the details of lawmakers’ tentative deal that would give him far le...
Feb 12, 2019
Parents plead guilty in young daughter's pool drowning death
MANAHEIM, Pa. - The parents of a 3-year-old girl who drowned in her family’s swimming pool after she wandered away while they slept have pleaded guilty to child endangerment charges. Authorities...
Feb 12, 2019
Ex-astronaut Mark Kelly makes Democratic bid for Senate seat
PHOENIX - Retired astronaut Mark Kelly, who became a prominent gun-control advocate after his wife and former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was shot in a failed assassination attempt, announced Tuesday...
Feb 12, 2019
CONCACAF creates club competition opening for Canadian Premier League team
TORONTO - It appears FC Edmonton, Hamilton’s Forge FC or any other Canadian Premier League team could rule Central American and Caribbean club soccer or even take part in the FIFA Club World Cup...
Feb 12, 2019
RCMP says dismantled network laundered tens of millions in drug money
MONTREAL - A sophisticated money laundering ring with international tentacles was behind hundreds of millions of dollars in transactions until it was dismantled this week, federal authorities said Tue...
Feb 12, 2019
In the news today, Feb. 12
Four stories in the news for Tuesday, Feb. 12 --- BISSONNETTE SENTENCE TOO HARSH: PARENTS The parents of a man behind the deadly Quebec City mosque attack have issued an open letter questioning the se...
Feb 12, 2019
Smaller companies fear they'll be unable to pass on carbon tax costs: poll
OTTAWA - A large proportion of small- and medium-sized businesses soon to be subjected to Ottawa’s carbon tax worry they’ll be unable to pass along the bulk of the extra costs to their cus...
Feb 12, 2019
Monday's Games
Monday’s Games NHL San Jose 7 Vancouver 2 Washington 6 Los Angeles 4 Pittsburgh 4 Philadelphia 1 — AHL San Antonio 2 Milwaukee 1 — NBA Toronto 127 Brooklyn 125 Cleveland 107 New York...
Feb 11, 2019
Scores and Schedule
Monday’s Games NHL San Jose 7 Vancouver 2 Washington 6 Los Angeles 4 Pittsburgh 4 Philadelphia 1 — AHL San Antonio 2 Milwaukee 1 — NBA Toronto 127 Brooklyn 125 Cleveland 107 New York...
Feb 11, 2019