Category Archives: Canadian Press

Evacuated residents in limbo as wildfire burns in California
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. - Twisted metal gates and rusted mailboxes remained where houses once stood. Flames had turned a lot full of cars - including some vintage models - into a junkyard of hollowed-o...
Aug 17, 2016
British singer Adele postpones Phoenix concert due to cold
PHOENIX - A bad cold has prompted British singer Adele to postpone her sold-out concert Wednesday night in Phoenix. The multiple Grammy Award-winner says she pushed herself too hard Tuesday night at T...
Aug 17, 2016
Trump turns to conservative flame-thrower as campaign CEO
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump’s new campaign CEO is a flame-thrower in cargo shorts. Steve Bannon’s career path has been an improbable journey from Goldman Sachs insider to conservative filmma...
Aug 17, 2016

Furious California wildfire leaves trail of destruction
LOS ANGELES - What began as a small brush fire along a freeway in drought-stricken Southern California morphed into a massive blaze fueled by gusty winds and dry vegetation. Swift-moving flames gutted...
Aug 17, 2016
Wyoming's top court weighs judge's same-sex marriage case
CHEYENNE, Wyo. - Removing a Wyoming judge from the bench because she won’t perform same-sex weddings would violate her constitutional rights, her lawyer told the state’s top court Wednesda...
Aug 17, 2016
Man charged in shooting of police officer during chase
CHICAGO - A man accused of shooting a Chicago police officer following an alleged carjacking has been charged with attempted murder and aggravated battery. Police say officers responded to a report of...
Aug 17, 2016
Golf tournament formerly at Trump resort unveils Mexico home
NAUCALPAN, Mexico - A golf tournament yanked from a Florida resort owned by Donald Trump unveiled its new home in Mexico on Wednesday. Sponsor Grupo Salinas said the event will be held in March at the...
Aug 17, 2016
Blue Jays fire scouting director Brian Parker, crosschecker Blake David
The Toronto Blue Jays made some changes to their scouting department on Wednesday, firing director of amateur scouting Brian Parker and national crosschecker Blake Davis. Parker had been with the team...
Aug 17, 2016
Driven out: Housing crisis looms in flood-stricken Louisiana
DENHAM SPRINGS, La. - With an estimated 40,000 homes damaged by deadly flooding, Louisiana could be looking at its biggest housing crunch since the miserable, bumbling aftermath of Hurricane Katrina a...
Aug 17, 2016
Olympic champion Andy Murray, Canadian Milos Raonic advances in Cincinnati
MASON, Ohio - Andy Murray followed up his second Olympic singles title with a second-round victory Wednesday night in the Western & Southern Open. The top-seeded Scot beat Argentina’s Juan M...
Aug 17, 2016