Category Archives: Canadian Press
Haiti: Jovenel Moise apparently wins presidential vote
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Jovenel Moise, the hand-picked candidate of Haiti’s previous elected leader, apparently won the presidential election outright against 26 rivals, according to preliminary...
Nov 28, 2016
Mariners acquire right-handers Whalen, Povse from Braves
ATLANTA - The Seattle Mariners acquired right-handers Rob Whalen and Max Povse from the Atlanta Braves on Monday night for outfield prospect Alex Jackson and a player to be named. The 20-year-old Jack...
Nov 28, 2016
Hickey's OT goal helps Isles stay strong at home vs Flames
NEW YORK - The New York Islanders have found their footing in Brooklyn once again, and the road-weary Calgary Flames don’t feel too bad about Monday night’s result, either. Thomas Hickey s...
Nov 28, 2016
Lowry goes perfect from three-point range to lift Raptors over Sixers 122-95
TORONTO - One after another, the long bombs kept falling - a sublime six for Kyle Lowry and 13 in all for the Toronto Raptors. Lowry became the first person in Raptors history to go a perfect 6-of-6 f...
Nov 28, 2016
From milk to lightbulbs, Fidel Castro reshaped life in Cuba
HAVANA - Fidel Castro changed the flavour of the milk Cuban children drink at breakfast. He filled Cuban kitchens with energy-saving rice cookers, and he gave a two-hour lesson in their use live on na...
Nov 28, 2016
San Francisco's public railway system hit by hackers
SAN FRANCISCO - Some passengers on San Francisco’s public railway enjoyed free rides during part of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend after hackers infiltrated hundreds of its workers’ comp...
Nov 28, 2016
Escape occurred before California jail could be replaced
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Officials in a Northern California county have known for years that they have security problems with an antiquated jail and recently won $80 million in state funding to help build...
Nov 28, 2016
Woman from Guatemala dies while in ICE custody in Arizona
ELOY, Ariz. - A woman from Guatemala died Sunday while in immigration detention in Arizona, marking the third in-custody death nationwide for Immigration and Customs Enforcement since Oct 1. ICE annou...
Nov 28, 2016
Cyber Monday transforms as shoppers are more connected
NEW YORK - The Monday after Thanksgiving is still a time when millions of Americans pause to check out online deals and check off items from their gift list - but a one-day Cyber Monday frenzy appears...
Nov 28, 2016
Law enforcement condemns letters threatening Muslims
LOS ANGELES - Law enforcement officials condemned a hate-filled letter Monday directed at several California mosques that warned Muslims to leave the country to avoid being exterminated. Los Angeles p...
Nov 28, 2016