Category Archives: Canadian Press
Appeals court: Week of early voting shouldn't return to Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio - A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld an Ohio law that trims a week of early voting in the swing state, reversing a judge’s decision that had restored the time. Democrats ha...
Aug 23, 2016
Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall shuffles cabinet as promised after election
REGINA - Six ministers have changed portfolios and four new faces have been added in a major cabinet shuffle Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall promised after last spring’s election. Some high-profi...
Aug 23, 2016
Olympic decision still pending as World Cup of Hockey approaches
TORONTO - On the eve of staging their own international tournament that will pit best on best, the leaders of the NHL and NHL Players’ Association are weighing the pros and cons of returning to ...
Aug 23, 2016
Union says layoffs at Manitoba paper mill Tolko 'deer-in-headlights stuff'
THE PAS, Man. - A spokesman for Canada’s largest private-sector union says word that a big northern Manitoba forest products plant is shutting down has left staff at the mill stunned and feeling...
Aug 23, 2016
Parrot that can do wolf whistle, sounds like R2-D2 is on lam
MADISON, Maine - A parrot that can do a wolf whistle and sometimes sounds like R2-D2 from the “Star Wars” films is on the loose in Maine. Oscar Cornejo tells The Morning Sentinel (http://b...
Aug 23, 2016
Injured Benn won't be ready in time for World Cup; replaced by Couture on Canada
Team Canada won’t have Jamie Benn for the World Cup after all. Hockey Canada announced Tuesday morning that the Dallas Stars forward, who is still recovering from an injury, would be replaced by...
Aug 23, 2016
Ashley Madison had inadequate security safeguards, privacy officials say
Ashley Madison marketed itself as a discreet and secure service, but the site for married people seeking affairs had inadequate security safeguards and policies when it was targeted by hackers, privac...
Aug 23, 2016
Prosecutor says he doesn't believe Sandusky accuser's claim
BELLEFONTE, Pa. - A former Pennsylvania prosecutor testified Tuesday he does not believe a man who reached a settlement with Penn State over a molestation claim is the same person seen by a witness be...
Aug 23, 2016
Mongolia's Olympic wrestling strip gets public backing
ULAAN BATAAR, Mongolia - A skin-baring protest by a pair of Mongolian wrestling coaches at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics might have struck some observers as slightly bizarre. Back home in their landlock...
Aug 23, 2016
Evacuation remains in effect around Bear Creek wildfire near West Kelowna, B.C.
WEST KELOWNA, B.C. - Visitors forced to flee from a campsite in B.C.’s Okanagan Valley ahead of a raging wildfire on Sunday night will have a chance to retrieve abandoned items. The Central Okan...
Aug 23, 2016