Category Archives: Canadian Press
Haslam to call special session to save $60M in highway funds
NASHVILLE - Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam says he’ll call a special legislative session to try to fix the state’s drunken driving law and prevent the loss of $60 million in federal highway fu...
Sep 02, 2016
Father kills 2-year-old daughter, wounds her sister and self
COLUMBIA, S.C. - A South Carolina sheriff says a father told deputies he was trying to make sure a gun was safe when accidentally fired the weapon, killing his 2-year-old daughter and wounding her 4-y...
Sep 02, 2016
Despite struggles, history favours Riders over Bombers on Labour Day
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders sit in the CFL’s basement, riding a five-game losing streak. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are on the upswing, overcoming a rocky start to the season to win the...
Sep 02, 2016
Screening immigrants for 'anti-Canadian' values will make Canada safer; Leitch
OTTAWA - Federal Conservative leadership hopeful Kellie Leitch stood firm Friday amid criticisms of a survey from her campaign that asked whether would-be immigrants should be screened for “anti...
Sep 02, 2016

Back us so we can block Clinton agenda, say some Republicans
WASHINGTON - It’s just a trickle now, but some Republicans are urging people to back GOP congressional candidates because they’d constrain Hillary Clinton’s agenda should she be elec...
Sep 02, 2016
Corey Perry added to Canada World Cup roster, Carter out with injury
TORONTO - Los Angeles Kings forward Jeff Carter is out of the World Cup of Hockey with a lower-body injury. He will be replaced on the roster by Anaheim’s Corey Perry. Perry led Canada to gold a...
Sep 02, 2016

US hiring slowed in August, yet Americans' outlook brightens
WASHINGTON - U.S. employers slowed their hiring in August after two blockbuster months and barely raised their workers’ pay, a pullback that may lead the Federal Reserve to leave interest rates ...
Sep 02, 2016

FBI publishes notes on Clinton's use of private email
WASHINGTON - Hillary Clinton told the FBI she relied on the judgments of her staff not to send emails containing classified information to the private email account she relied on as secretary of state...
Sep 02, 2016

Father of Edmonton woman killed by Jeep stunt criticizes planning
EDMONTON - The father of a woman killed during a demonstration between two off-road Jeeps says organizers did a poor job of considering risk at the event. “There was no proper risk analysis done...
Sep 02, 2016
Deer interrupts surfing tryouts in California
SANTA ANA, Calif. - Surfing team tryouts in California were interrupted by a four-legged friend who apparently wanted to get in on the fun. Surfers at Southern California’s Dana Point were shock...
Sep 02, 2016