Category Archives: Canadian Press
2 dead, 36 hurt after bus hits fire truck, more vehicles
LAPLACE, La. - A bus full of construction workers hit a firetruck on an elevated highway Sunday, killing two people and injuring 36, several of them seriously, Louisiana State Police said. The ladder ...
Aug 28, 2016
2 United pilots suspected of being drunk arrested in Glasgow
LONDON - Two United Airlines pilots who have been arrested for suspected intoxication before they were to fly 141 passengers from Scotland to the United States will appear in a Scottish court Monday, ...
Aug 28, 2016
Canadian workers at Detroit Three automakers give union strike mandate
TORONTO - The union representing workers at the Canadian operations of the major American automakers has received a strike mandate from its members as it prepares to negotiate contracts. Unifor says i...
Aug 28, 2016
Sharp, Henderson continue post-Olympic home tour with LPGA stop in Ontario
PRIDDIS, Alta. - The Maple Leaf theme continues for Alena Sharp and Brooke Henderson, who will play a second LPGA tournament in Canada in as many weeks after their return from the Olympic Games. They&...
Aug 28, 2016
Juan Gabriel, Mexican superstar singer-songwriter, has died
MEXICO CITY - Mexican superstar songwriter and singer Juan Gabriel died Sunday at age 66 at his home in California, his publicist said. Juan Gabriel was Mexico’s leading singer-songwriter and to...
Aug 28, 2016
Bangladeshi Canadian community disavows alleged militant killed over weekend
OTTAWA - Members of Canada’s Bangladeshi community disavowed an Ontario resident killed over the weekend who Bangladesh police say masterminded a terrorist attack last month. Tamim Chowdhury was...
Aug 28, 2016
Jutanugarn gets back to winning in LPGA's Canadian Open, Hamilton's Sharp fourth
PRIDDIS, Alta. - Ariya Jutanugarn rebounded from disappointment at the Olympic Games to win the LPGA’s Canadian Open on Sunday. Knee pain forced the 20-year-old from Thailand to withdraw during ...
Aug 28, 2016
Women bare breasts for gender equality on GoTopless Day
HAMPTON, N.H. - Women around the country are taking off their tops on GoTopless Day, a day that promotes gender equality and women’s rights to bare their breasts in public. GoTopless Day is cele...
Aug 28, 2016

Hat Trick: Donaldson hits three home runs in Blue Jays 9-6 win over Twins
TORONTO - Josh Donaldson briefly turned Rogers Centre into a hockey arena on Sunday. With the Blue Jays wearing their red uniforms on Canada Baseball Day at Rogers Centre, the Toronto third baseman hi...
Aug 28, 2016
Italy probes whether negligence played role in quake toll
AMATRICE, Italy - Italian authorities are vowing to investigate whether negligence or fraud in adhering to building codes played a role in the high death toll in last week’s earthquake in Italy....
Aug 28, 2016