Category Archives: Canadian Press
Military says progress made on sexual misconduct, but admits long way to go
OTTAWA — The military’s top brass says progress has been made in the war on sexual misconduct in the ranks, as evidenced by an increase in the number of cases being reported. But they admi...
Aug 30, 2016
Police: 5 injured when ferry hits kayakers on Hudson River
NEW YORK — Five kayakers were injured Tuesday when they were struck by a ferry departing a Manhattan pier and tossed into the Hudson River, police said. It happened just before 6 p.m. near Pier ...
Aug 30, 2016
911 calls: 'Gunshots going like crazy' in Pulse nightclub
ORLANDO, Fla. — Friends and relatives of patrons trapped in a gay Florida nightclub where a mass shooting left 49 people dead asked police dispatchers why it was taking so long for their loved o...
Aug 30, 2016
NDP handily wins Nova Scotia byelection race in Halifax party stronghold
HALIFAX — The provincial NDP in Nova Scotia has handily won a byelection in one of its Halifax strongholds in what one pollster says is an early test of the pa...
Aug 30, 2016
NDP handily wins Nova Scotia byelection race in Halifax party stronghold
HALIFAX — The provincial NDP in Nova Scotia has handily won a byelection in one of its Halifax strongholds in what one pollster says is an early test of the pa...
Aug 30, 2016
Wieters' homer leads Orioles past Blue Jays 5-3
BALTIMORE — Matt Wieters hit a go-ahead, two-run homer off Jason Grilli in the eighth inning to lead the Baltimore Orioles to a 5-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night. The Oriol...
Aug 30, 2016
Northern Saskatchewan mine worker recovering in hospital after wolf attack
SASKATOON — A 26-year-old man is recovering in hospital after he was attacked in northern Saskatchewan by a lone wolf. The man, a shift worker at Cameco’s Cigar Lake uranium mine...
Aug 30, 2016
Northern Saskatchewan mine worker recovering in hospital after wolf attack
SASKATOON — A 26-year-old man is recovering in hospital after he was attacked in northern Saskatchewan by a lone wolf. The man, a shift worker at Cameco’s Cigar Lake uranium mine...
Aug 30, 2016
The Latest: Rep. Wasserman Schultz beats primary challenge
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Latest on Florida’s primary (all times local): 9:15 p.m. U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz has turned back a strong primary challenge and will likely be re-elected...
Aug 30, 2016
US evaluating Taliban video of captive couple in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON — The State Department said Tuesday it is evaluating a video released by the Afghan Taliban showing a Canadian man and his American wife warning that their Afghan captors will kill th...
Aug 30, 2016