Category Archives: Canadian Press

US goes winless at World Cup after loss to Czech Republic
TORONTO - Left with nothing play for at the World Cup of Hockey, coach John Tortorella told his United States players to play a game for themselves. They played hard, gave effort in a meaningless roun...
Sep 22, 2016
Scholars who studied liars, put pants on rats win Ig Nobels
BOSTON - A Swede who wrote a trilogy about collecting bugs, an Egyptian doctor who put pants on rats to study their sex lives and a British researcher who lived like an animal have been named winners ...
Sep 22, 2016

NC congressman says Charlotte protesters 'hate white people'
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A Republican congressman who represents the Charlotte area said Thursday that people are protesting in the city because they “hate white people.” U.S. Rep. Robert Pitteng...
Sep 22, 2016
Up to 10 inches of Midwest rain leaves 1 dead, soggy mess
MINNEAPOLIS - Several Midwestern states were a soggy mess Thursday after up to 10 inches of rain fell in parts of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa and triggered mudslides that caused one death. Washed-ou...
Sep 22, 2016

FBI says it's evaluating abuse allegations against Pitt
LOS ANGELES - The FBI is gathering information about an incident involving Brad Pitt and his family aboard a private flight last week, the agency confirmed Thursday. Spokeswoman Laura Eimiller said th...
Sep 22, 2016
California college students vandalize dorms with swastikas
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Two students at a Northern California university scrawled swastikas and other hate speech in residence halls, the campus president said Thursday. The swastikas were found Tuesday at...
Sep 22, 2016
Positive Vibes: Flames looking to improve on last year's disappointing season
CALGARY - A busy but productive off-season for Flames general manager Brad Treliving has made for a mostly sunny outlook in Calgary. New head coach Glen Gulutzan, the free agent signing of veteran lea...
Sep 22, 2016
Coming off a miserable season, Vancouver Canucks have 'a lot to prove'
Vancouver Canucks general manager Jim Benning knows what’s being said about his team. Coming off a season where the club finished an abysmal 28th in the NHL’s overall standings with just 7...
Sep 22, 2016
3 dead in plant shooting in East Tennessee
ATHENS, Tenn. - Three people died Thursday in a shooting at an east Tennessee factory, police said. The shooter’s body was found in a bathroom, dead of what “appears to be a self-inflicted...
Sep 22, 2016
British programs win Int'l Emmys for News, Current Affairs
NEW YORK - Britain’s Sky News has won the International Emmy for News for “Migration Crisis” describing the perilous journey of a group of migrants from Turkey to Greece as well as c...
Sep 22, 2016