Category Archives: Canadian Press
Sessions defends Comey firing, dodges questions on Trump
WASHINGTON - Attorney General Jeff Sessions strongly defended President Donald Trump’s firing of James Comey, but at a Senate hearing Wednesday repeatedly declined to discuss private conversatio...
Oct 18, 2017
Up in smoke: Wildfires scorch California pot crop at harvest
GLEN ELLEN, Calif. - Desperate to see if wildfires had damaged his farm, Marcos Morales gunned his four-wheel-drive station wagon along the hidden dirt roads that crisscross Sonoma County vineyards. A...
Oct 18, 2017
Hockey world remembers Tragically Hip frontman Gord Downie
TORONTO - From playing in 2 a.m. shinny games to squeezing in ice time while on tour, Gord Downie’s love of hockey ran deep. “He hated every other team and every other athlete that wasn...
Oct 18, 2017
Trump again blasts NFL over players kneeling during anthem
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is again criticizing the NFL over players kneeling during the national anthem. Trump said on Twitter early Wednesday that the “NFL has decided that it will no...
Oct 18, 2017
Jerry Sandusky denied new trial on child sex abuse charges
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Jerry Sandusky lost a bid Wednesday for a new trial and a second chance to convince a jury he is innocent of the child sexual abuse charges that landed him in state prison to serve a...
Oct 18, 2017
'A national hero': Geddy Lee, Dan Aykroyd, Steven Page reflect on Gord Downie
TORONTO - As Canadian musicians tearfully reflected on the legacy of Gord Downie on Wednesday, many used a word the late Tragically Hip frontman himself belted out onstage in his signature howl: ̶...
Oct 18, 2017
Kids not getting enough exercise, spend too much time with screens: new data
New data shows most Canadian children and youth are still not getting the recommended amount of daily physical activity. Two studies from Statistics Canada reveal they are also spending more time in f...
Oct 18, 2017
Crews access part of B.C. arena after ammonia leak
FERNIE, B.C. - Emergency crews gained access to part of an arena in Fernie, B.C., on Wednesday more than 24 hours after three workers died following an ammonia leak while emergency maintenance was bei...
Oct 18, 2017
Indigenous leaders urge Canadians to unite, honour Downie's legacy
OTTAWA - Canadians can unite on reconciliation efforts to honour Gord Downie’s legacy, Indigenous leaders said Wednesday. In the final months of his life, the Tragically Hip frontman became an o...
Oct 18, 2017
'It will devastate the community:' Alberta firefighter dies battling wildfire
A volunteer firefighter was killed and two men trying to beat back flames on their property were injured in wind-whipped wildfires that scorched parts of Alberta and Saskatchewan and forced the evacua...
Oct 18, 2017