Category Archives: Canadian Press

Hawaii dodges Madeline damage, prepares for second storm
HILO, Hawaii - A tropical storm left parts of Hawaii’s Big Island soggy but intact Thursday as residents of the island state prepared for a second round of potentially volatile tropical weather....
Aug 31, 2016
US set to destroy big chemical weapon stockpile
DENVER - The U.S. Army plans to start operating a $4.5 billion plant next week that will destroy the nation’s largest remaining stockpile of mustard agent, complying with an international treaty...
Aug 31, 2016
Man strips nude at B.C. gas station after bear spray accident: police
PENTICTON, B.C. - Mounties in Penticton, B.C., say they got quite an eyeful last week after a man peeled off his clothes and began washing himself with milk after inadvertently spraying bear spray dow...
Aug 31, 2016

YouTube star PewDiePie back on Twitter after ISIS joke
LOS ANGELES - The most popular YouTuber is back on Twitter after joking that his account became unverified because he joined ISIS. Felix “PewDiePie” Kjellberg’s Twitter account was b...
Aug 31, 2016
South Korean cargo ship sits off B.C. coast after company's financial woes
PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. - The Port of Prince Rupert says a large container ship is sitting idly in the waters off British Columbia’s northwest coast because the South Korean company that owns the ve...
Aug 31, 2016
Arizona Supreme Court says legal marijuana measure on ballot
PHOENIX - A voter initiative to legalize recreational marijuana will be on the November ballot after the Arizona Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a final legal challenge to the measure. A lower cou...
Aug 31, 2016
Troopers say no survivors in Alaska midair crash
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Two small planes collided in the air over a remote area of western Alaska on Wednesday, killing all five people on board the two aircraft, officials said. State troopers said the c...
Aug 31, 2016
NYPD might not say if officer in chokehold death is punished
New York City might never tell the public if the police officer at the centre of the Eric Garner chokehold death case is disciplined, the mayor and police commissioner indicated this week after reachi...
Aug 31, 2016
Mexico angry at president's 'humiliating' meeting with Trump
MEXICO CITY - Mexico’s president was savaged on social media and in political circles following his joint press conference Wednesday with Donald Trump, with many seeing a national humiliation in...
Aug 31, 2016
Roughriders draw criticism for signing controversial lineman Khalif Mitchell
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed controversial defensive lineman Khalif Mitchell to their practice roster, drawing criticism from Canadian Jewish organizations. Mitchell hasn’t ...
Aug 31, 2016