Category Archives: Canadian Press
From 'Ohio of India' to the real one for political lessons
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Eight political professionals from “the Ohio of India” are working at campaign offices in the American bellwether state as part of an international fellowship program. The...
Oct 08, 2016
Rescues and worry after Matthew inundates North Carolina
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. - When Hurricane Matthew dumped torrential rains on North Carolina, thousands of people found themselves suddenly trapped in homes and cars. Rescuers in Coast Guard helicopters pluc...
Oct 08, 2016
90 minutes of fire: Trump, Clinton trade charges, insults
ST. LOUIS - In a bitter debate filled with tension and insult, Hillary Clinton declared that Donald Trump’s vulgar comments about women reveal “exactly who he is” and prove his unsui...
Oct 08, 2016
At NYPD tribunals, public can see trial but can't get result
NEW YORK - Each day in a drab set of courtrooms, anybody can sit and watch New York City police officers face administrative trials accusing them of misconduct ranging from disobeying orders to aggres...
Oct 08, 2016
Shuffled up: Once a destination, Taj Mahal poker room folds
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - The closing of the Trump Taj Mahal casino on Monday will cost thousands of workers their jobs and bring a final end to Donald Trump’s legacy in the seaside resort, but it w...
Oct 08, 2016
Homes, women workers and mental health: three ways politics mattered this week
OTTAWA - Is it a price or is it a tax? When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau inadvertently used the Conservatives’ favoured word “tax” to describe this week’s new measures on gree...
Oct 08, 2016
German police blow up explosives stashed in raided apartment
BERLIN - German investigators found several hundred grams of “highly volatile” explosives in an apartment they raided Saturday in the eastern city of Chemnitz as they sought a Syrian man s...
Oct 08, 2016
11 suspected Islamist militants killed in Bangladesh raids
NEW DELHI - Security forces in Bangladesh killed at least 11 suspected militants in three separate raids Saturday in an ongoing crackdown against Islamic extremism in the South Asian nation, a top gov...
Oct 08, 2016
Islamist PJD party wins new mandate in Moroccan elections
RABAT, Morocco - The moderate Islamist Party of Justice and Development has won Morocco’s national elections, according to official results released Saturday, despite frustration with its handli...
Oct 08, 2016
No winning ticket for Friday night's $10 million Lotto Max jackpot
TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $10 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw. The jackpot for next Friday’s draw will be approximately $16 million. The Canadian Press
Oct 08, 2016