Category Archives: Canadian Press
North Carolina governor: Flooded historic town will get help
TARBORO, N.C. - Floodwaters as high as some rooflines swamped one of the country’s oldest towns chartered by African-Americans, setting up a daunting rebuilding effort for the second time in les...
Oct 14, 2016
Seven stories in the news today, Oct. 14
Seven stories in the news for Friday, Oct. 14 --- PM TRUDEAU STUMPS IN ALBERTA BYELECTION Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was greeted by a couple of thousand enthusiastic supporters last evening at a by...
Oct 14, 2016
Non-hydro renewable power share grows from 2% to 11%, says NEB report
CALGARY - The National Energy Board says a building spree in non-hydroelectric renewable power projects between 2005 and 2015 took its share of overall capacity in Canada from two per cent to 11 per c...
Oct 14, 2016
French PM wraps up two-day Canadian visit with Quebec City events
QUEBEC - French Prime Minister Manuel Valls is wrapping up his two-day Canadian visit with several events today in Quebec City. Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard is hosting Valls and the two will hold...
Oct 14, 2016
Bear with him: Man grabs attention for hugging big bears
OTISVILLE, N.Y. - Bear hugs are nothing. Jim Kowalczik hugs bears. Kowalczik lies on the ground as his 1,500-pound bear buddy, Jimbo, rests a heavy paw on his waist. He feeds Jimbo a marshmallow from ...
Oct 13, 2016
In wake of Thai king's death, grief is black and white
BANGKOK - In the wake of King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s death, Thais are expressing their grief in black and white. Ever since the palace announced the news on Thursday, television stations across Th...
Oct 13, 2016
2007 Clinton office hostage-taker facing federal charges
CONCORD, N.H. - A man convicted of taking hostages at a Hillary Clinton presidential campaign office in New Hampshire in 2007 is facing federal charges in a bank robbery case. Leeland Eisenberg is sch...
Oct 13, 2016
Man pleads not guilty to murder in crash that killed 5 teens
BURLINGTON, Vt. - A man who drove the wrong way on an interstate before crashing into a car, killing five teenagers, pleaded not guilty on Friday to five counts of murder as he recovers in a hospital ...
Oct 13, 2016
Boston police shot during domestic call need more surgery
BOSTON - Two Boston police officers need more surgery as they recover from shooting injuries they received while responding to a domestic disturbance that started as an argument over a thermostat, pol...
Oct 13, 2016
Scores and Schedule
Thursday’s Game National League Division Series Los Angeles 4 Washington 3 (Los Angeles wins best-of-five series 3-2) — NFL San Diego 21 Denver 13 — NHL Montreal 4 Buffalo 1 N.Y. Ran...
Oct 13, 2016