Category Archives: Canadian Press

15 states, DC seek court relief over DACA, but will it work?
NEW YORK - Fifteen states and the District of Columbia sued the U.S. government Wednesday to block President Donald Trump’s plan to end protection against deportation for young immigrants, sayin...
Sep 08, 2017

GOP Rep. Charlie Dent announces retirement from House
WASHINGTON - Republican Congressman Charlie Dent of Pennsylvania, leader of an influential caucus of GOP moderates in the House, announced Thursday he will not seek re-election to an eighth House term...
Sep 08, 2017

Death toll 61 in Mexico quake as hurricane hits Gulf coast
MEXICO CITY - One of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded in Mexico struck off the country’s southern coast, toppling hundreds of buildings and sending panicked people fleeing into the st...
Sep 08, 2017
Church lost on 9-11 rises again at World Trade Center
NEW YORK - A Greek Orthodox church taking shape next to the World Trade Center memorial plaza will glow at night like a marble beacon when it opens sometime next year. It also will mark another step i...
Sep 08, 2017

Rachael Ray's Hamptons home on market for $4.9 million
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. - Author and Emmy-winning celebrity cook Rachael Ray has listed her home in the Hamptons for sale for nearly $5 million. Newsday (http://nwsdy.li/2wKvQGX ) reports the 49-year-old Gl...
Sep 08, 2017

NFL player case renews police race bias debate in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS - Police in this tourist-driven city with a history of racially charged incidents were hit again Thursday with questions about bias, profiling and use of force after a black NFL player repor...
Sep 08, 2017
Family of teen who died in football drill plans $15M suit
MINEOLA, N.Y. - The family of a 16-year-old New York boy who died when a log fell on his head during a preseason high school football drill on Long Island has filed notice they intend to sue for $15 m...
Sep 08, 2017
Arrest affidavit says Will Johnson arrested after argument turned physical
ORLANDO, Fla. - Canadian soccer international Will Johnson was arrested after his wife was knocked down and hit her head, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office arrest affidavit. The Or...
Sep 08, 2017

Spencer Foo starts audition for Calgary Flames job at rookie tournament
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames job market is tight heading into training camp, but general manager Brad Treliving likes the fact he has “old rookies” pushing for positions. Right-winger Spen...
Sep 08, 2017
Kelowna fighter Sarah Moras back in action after lengthy injury layoff from UFC
When Canadian bantamweight Sarah (Cheesecake) Moras steps into the cage Saturday night at UFC 215, it will be 785 days since her last fight. Injuries have sidelined the 29-year-old from Kelowna, B.C. ...
Sep 08, 2017