Category Archives: Canadian Press

Nation's oldest lighthouse celebrates 300 years
BOSTON - The nation’s oldest lighthouse station is turning 300 years old with celebrations and a ceremonial re-lighting. Boston Light sits on a small island roughly 9 miles (14 kilometres) from ...
Sep 13, 2016

15-year-old Alphonso Davies scores in stoppage time, Whitecaps advance
KANSAS CITY, Kan. - The Vancouver Whitecaps clinched a spot in the CONCACAF Champions League quarter-finals after defeating Sporting Kansas City 2-1 on Tuesday. Alphonso Davies pushed the Whitecaps th...
Sep 13, 2016

Tropical Storm Julia forms along coast of Florida
MIAMI - Tropical Storm Julia has formed along the northeastern coast of Florida. The National Hurricane Center says the slow-moving storm is expected to bring heavy rain and possible flash flooding. A...
Sep 13, 2016
Canada's Francoise Abanda advances to second round at National Bank Cup
QUEBEC - Canada’s Francoise Abanda made it through the first round of the National Bank Cup, defeating Germany’s Mona Barthel in straight sets on Tuesday. The 19-year-old Montreal native, ...
Sep 13, 2016
Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard meets with Cuban President Raoul Castro
HAVANA - Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard wrapped up his two-day visit to Cuba on Tuesday with a surprise meeting with President Raoul Castro - a meeting that was not on the premier’s original ...
Sep 13, 2016
5.9 earthquake startles residents of Colombia's second city
BOGOTA - A shallow, 5.9 magnitude earthquake rattled residents of Colombia’s second-largest city of Medellin on Tuesday night in the country’s biggest tremor in over a year. Colombia’...
Sep 13, 2016

AP FACT CHECK: Trump says Clinton lacks policies. Seriously?
WASHINGTON - Republican Donald Trump has rolled out a new attack line against Hillary Clinton as they enter the final stretch of the presidential race, and it’s a head-turner. His claim: that hi...
Sep 13, 2016
Political risk for all in Trump-Clinton 'deplorables' debate
WASHINGTON - A war of words over Donald Trump’s “deplorables” is intensifying as Republicans and Democrats fight for political points over Hillary Clinton’s claim that many of ...
Sep 13, 2016
Arizona driver hits officers, faces attempted murder charges
PHOENIX - A driver plowed into two police officers outside a Phoenix gas station on Tuesday and proceeded to scuffle with a third policeman who managed to get out of the way in what the police chief d...
Sep 13, 2016

Alexei Ramirez lifts Rays over Blue Jays with three-run home run
TORONTO - Russell Martin couldn’t complain about Marcus Stroman’s pitches on Tuesday night. There was one he would have liked to have back, though. With runners on first and second in the ...
Sep 13, 2016