Category Archives: Canadian Press
Blues acquire Russian forward Nail Yakupov from Oilers
ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Blues acquired Russian forward Nail Yakupov from the Edmonton Oilers on Friday for forward Zach Pochiro and a conditional draft pick next year. The No. 1 pick in the 2012 dra...
Oct 07, 2016

Trump caught on video making lewd, crude remarks about women
NEW YORK - Donald Trump blurted out lewd and sexually charged comments about women as he waited to make a cameo appearance on a soap opera in 2005, a revelation that led the Republican presidential no...
Oct 07, 2016
Ottawa will continue revoking citizenship of immigrants accused of misrepresentation
OTTAWA - Immigrants accused of misrepresenting themselves in order to get into the country will continue having their citizenship revoked, according to court documents sent Friday by the Justice Depar...
Oct 07, 2016
Judge dismisses civil fraud charges against Texas AG for now
AUSTIN, Texas - Embattled Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who is fighting criminal charges of personally duping wealthy investors before taking office, won a major court victory Friday when a judge...
Oct 07, 2016
Colorado woman completes 132-kilometre swim
PHOENIX - A Colorado woman who completed a nearly 132-kilometre swim across Lake Powell in 56 hours said Friday the vast distance wasn’t her biggest fear. “I wasn’t concerned about t...
Oct 07, 2016
Blue Bombers running back Andrew Harris eager to face former Lions teammates
WINNIPEG - The timing couldn’t be better for Andrew Harris to get back on the football field. The Blue Bombers running back has recovered from a suspected ankle injury that sidelined him for thr...
Oct 07, 2016
The Friday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Friday, Oct. 7 CANADA GAINS 67,200 NET JOBS IN SEPTEMBER: The country’s labour force beat expectations last month by gaining a healthy 67,200 net new jobs, with...
Oct 07, 2016
Obama ends 'victory tax' on some US Olympic athletes
WASHINGTON - America’s Olympic athletes will no longer pay a so-called victory tax under a bill President Barack Obama has signed into law. The IRS will now be prohibited from taxing most medals...
Oct 07, 2016
US ready to start talks with Canada on Columbia River Treaty
SPOKANE, Wash. - The United States is ready to start talks with Canada to update the Columbia River Treaty. U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell made that announcement Friday after talking with Secretary of St...
Oct 07, 2016

Trump to focus ads on Pennsylvania, Ohio
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump is changing some of his advertising plans. He’s focusing more than ever on Pennsylvania and Ohio, a sign of the importance his campaign is placing on those two states. ...
Oct 07, 2016