Category Archives: Canadian Press
California island foxes removed from endangered species list
LOS ANGELES - Not long ago, foxes native to the Channel Islands off the California coast teetered on the edge of extinction. They have rebounded to the point where U.S. wildlife officials on Thursday ...
Aug 11, 2016

Tribes, Oklahoma reach deal on water rights dispute
OKLAHOMA CITY - An agreement that settles longstanding lawsuits involving water rights in the historic treaty territories of the Choctaw and Chickasaw nations in south central and southeastern Oklahom...
Aug 11, 2016
Source: Boy was decapitated on waterslide at Kansas park
KANSAS CITY, Kan. - The 10-year-old boy killed during a ride on the world’s tallest waterslide was decapitated in the accident, a person familiar with the investigation said. Authorities have ye...
Aug 11, 2016
McLachlin on access to justice, sexual assault and bilingualism on the bench
OTTAWA - Canada’s top justice did her best to stay far away from politics during her visit to Canadian Bar Association’s annual conference in Ottawa - but that’s not to say she kept ...
Aug 11, 2016
McLachlin on access to justice, sexual assault and bilingualism on the bench
OTTAWA - Canada’s top justice did her best to stay far away from politics during her visit to Canadian Bar Association’s annual conference in Ottawa - but that’s not to say she kept ...
Aug 11, 2016
2 previous force complaints against academy shooting officer
MIRAMAR, Fla. - The officer who shot and killed a 73-year-old retired librarian during a citizen academy “shoot/don’t shoot” class resigned from his previous department shortly after...
Aug 11, 2016
Code of conduct for Nova Scotia municipal councils under consideration:minister
HALIFAX - A town councillor’s racial slur has prompted the Nova Scotia government to consider a uniform code of conduct for municipal councils across the province. Municipal Affairs Minister Zac...
Aug 11, 2016
Code of conduct for Nova Scotia municipal councils under consideration:minister
HALIFAX - A town councillor’s racial slur has prompted the Nova Scotia government to consider a uniform code of conduct for municipal councils across the province. Municipal Affairs Minister Zac...
Aug 11, 2016

US government won't reclassify marijuana, allows research
WASHINGTON - The Obama administration has decided marijuana will remain on the list of most dangerous drugs, fully rebuffing growing support across the country for broad legalization, but said it will...
Aug 11, 2016

Apartment fire kills 2 despite 'very heroic' rescue efforts
SILVER SPRING, Md. - Two people died, dozens were injured and others were unaccounted for after a massive explosion and fire at an apartment complex outside the nation’s capital, authorities sai...
Aug 11, 2016