Category Archives: Canadian Press
Pledge death, Greek life suspension to dampen FSU homecoming
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida State’s suspension of all fraternities and sororities after a pledge’s death dampens Greek life on campus just as it prepares for homecoming week. But one criti...
Nov 07, 2017
Former Blue Jays GM Gord Ash says Halladay will be remembered as a superstar
TORONTO - It didn’t take long for Roy Halladay to make an impression when he got a chance to pitch at the big-league level. His second start in the major leagues came in Toronto’s 1998 reg...
Nov 07, 2017
Hit the road: Alberta landlord wins battle to boot squatter from property
CARDSTON, Alta. - A southern Alberta landlord has won his battle to remove a squatter living in a small shack sitting on a trailer on the man’s rental property. “I’m absolutely relie...
Nov 07, 2017
JFK files: FBI concerned of growing Latino political power
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - A memo included in recently released John F. Kennedy documents shows that the FBI was concerned about the growing political power of Latinos, historians say. Among the thousands of...
Nov 07, 2017
Judge allows Massachusetts museum to sell Rockwell art
PITTSFIELD, Mass. - A Massachusetts museum can move forward with its plan to sell 40 works of art, including two by Norman Rockwell. A judge Tuesday denied bids by the plaintiffs and the state attorne...
Nov 07, 2017
Poll shows strong support for death penalty in Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Arkansans overwhelmingly support the death penalty, in contrast to national sentiment, months after the state executed four inmates before a lethal injection drug expired, accordin...
Nov 07, 2017
Schiff to AP: Trump a graver threat than Russian meddling
WASHINGTON - The House’s top Democrat investigating Russia’s election meddling on Tuesday declared that in many ways President Donald Trump is “far more grave a threat” to Amer...
Nov 07, 2017
Waymo rolls out autonomous vans without human drivers
DETROIT - A self-driving car company created by Google is pulling the human backup driver from behind the steering wheel and will test vehicles on public roads with only an employee in the back seat. ...
Nov 07, 2017
Arkansas court grants inmate's bid to halt execution
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Arkansas’ highest court on Tuesday halted this week’s planned execution of an inmate who is severely mentally ill according to his lawyers, while a state judge ordered ...
Nov 07, 2017
AP Explains: Why smartphones are giving the police fits
BOSTON - The phone used by the gunman who fatally shot 26 people inside a small Texas church has become the latest flashpoint in the privacy wars. Federal investigators complain that they can’t ...
Nov 07, 2017