Category Archives: Canadian Press
NASA: Jupiter spacecraft detects problem, turns off camera
LOS ANGELES - A NASA spacecraft circling Jupiter has hit another snag. The space agency said Wednesday that Juno detected a problem, went into safe mode and shut off its cameras and instruments hours ...
Oct 19, 2016
Wisconsin attorney general wants Dassey conviction confirmed
MADISON, Wis. - Wisconsin’s attorney general asked a federal appeals court Wednesday to let stand the conviction of a man found guilty in a case profiled in the popular “Making a Murderer&...
Oct 19, 2016
Biden outlines progress in "moonshot" for cancer cure
BOSTON - Vice-President Joe Biden said Wednesday that the White House’s “moonshot” to find a cure for cancer has been making real progress in the past year, but more needs to be done...
Oct 19, 2016
California sheriff's deputy shot to death while on the job
ALTURAS, Calif. - A sheriff’s deputy in a Northern California county near the Oregon border was shot to death Wednesday while responding to a disturbance call, the Modoc County Sheriff’s O...
Oct 19, 2016
Sombre Blue Jays fans hold out hope for next year after team bows out of playoffs
TORONTO - Sombre Blue Jay fans stepped into the night after watching their team fall short of the World Series for the second consecutive year. Some questioned the coach’s tactics. Others wanted...
Oct 19, 2016
NBA's Derrick Rose cleared in rape lawsuit, poses with jury
LOS ANGELES - NBA star Derrick Rose and two friends were cleared Wednesday in a $21.5 million lawsuit that accused them of gang raping his ex-girlfriend when she was incapacitated from drugs or alcoho...
Oct 19, 2016
Miller's Moment: Cleveland reliever chosen MVP of ALCS
TORONTO - MVP: Most Versatile Pitcher. The humble workhorse in a wipeout bullpen, Andrew Miller was selected AL Championship Series MVP after his latest spotless outing sent the Cleveland Indians to t...
Oct 19, 2016
Chretien says no pill for stupidity in thinly-veiled shot at Donald Trump
TORONTO - Former prime minister Jean Chretien says U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is “taking away the dignity of public life.” Chretien told the annual Toronto fundraisi...
Oct 19, 2016
Windy, stormy weather puts clean up operations on hold for sunken B.C. tug
BELLA BELLA, B.C. - Stormy weather has paused the operation to remove thousands of litres of diesel from a sunken tug off British Columbia’s central coast. Salvage crews have recovered more than...
Oct 19, 2016
Blue Jays bundled out of the playoffs after ALCS Game 5 loss to Cleveland Indians
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays exit the playoffs tipping their hats to the Cleveland Indians. Ravaged by injuries to their starting rotation, the Indians still managed to shut down the free-swinging ...
Oct 19, 2016