Category Archives: Canadian Press
California heat wave intensifies wildfire threatening homes
MORGAN HILL, Calif. - A grass fire along a Northern California highway spread to parched trees, and flying embers landed on nearby homes, setting at least eight homes on fire, authorities said. The fi...
Sep 27, 2016
Before mall shooting, courts ordered mental health treatment
SEATTLE - Assaults on his parents and inappropriate sexual behaviour at school led judges to order mental health treatment for the young man charged with killing five people at a Washington state depa...
Sep 27, 2016
Massive typhoon hits eastern China, Taiwan, killing 5
BEIJING - A massive typhoon left one person dead in eastern China on Wednesday, a day after killing four and injuring 260 in Taiwan. Typhoon Megi weakened to a tropical storm after hitting the coastal...
Sep 26, 2016
Scores and Schedule
Monday’s Games NHL Pre-season Ottawa 6 Toronto 3 Columbus 3 Boston 2 (SO) Carolina 2 Washington 1 (OT) New Jersey (ss) 2 Philadelphia (ss) 0 N.Y. Islanders 3 Philadelphia (ss) 0 Minnesota 2 Buff...
Sep 26, 2016
Former South Dakota police chief found guilty of murder
BURKE, S.D. - A jury on Monday found a former South Dakota police chief guilty of first degree murder in the death of his pregnant fiancee in 2009. Prosecutors accused Russell Bertram, 64, of killing ...
Sep 26, 2016
Firm hopes to be 1st with skill-based slots
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - A New York firm hopes to be the first in the world to install skill-based slot machines on casino floors in which the main determining factor in how much a player can win is his ...
Sep 26, 2016
Indiana woman accused in deaths of her children, 6 and 7
ELKHART, Ind. - A northern Indiana woman has been arrested on two preliminary counts of murder after her two young children were abducted and found dead in a car belonging to a neighbour of hers who w...
Sep 26, 2016
Cheers and jeers: Americans tune into Trump-Clinton debate
LAS VEGAS - From senior centres to college campuses and bars featuring campaign-themed cocktails, Americans laughed, cheered and jeered through the first debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trum...
Sep 26, 2016
Monday's Games
Monday’s Games NHL Pre-season Ottawa 6 Toronto 3 Columbus 3 Boston 2 (SO) Carolina 2 Washington 1 (OT) New Jersey (ss) 2 Philadelphia (ss) 0 N.Y. Islanders 3 Philadelphia (ss) 0 Minnesota 2 Buff...
Sep 26, 2016
Parting shots: He hits her on stamina; she pounces in retort
WASHINGTON - It was the opening Hillary Clinton had been waiting for all night. Late in Monday’s debate, when the candidates each had notched their points on trade, taxes, crime and more, the ta...
Sep 26, 2016