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In this July 17, 2015, file photo, a car drives by HitchBOT, a hitchhiking robot in Marblehead, Mass. The Canadian researchers who created hitchBOT as a social experiment say someone in Philadelphia damaged the robot beyond repair on Saturday, Aug. 1, ending its brief American tour. The robot was trying to travel cross-country after successfully hitchhiking across Canada last year and parts of Europe. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia, File)

HitchBOT’s creators mull rebuild after hitchhiking robot meets demise in Philadelphia

By Charmaine Noronha - Associated Press

Cuba's Jose Garcia watches his ball while hitting a walk off home run off Puerto Rico pitcher Raul Rivera in the ninth inning of the bronze medal baseball game at the Pan Am Games, Sunday, July 19, 2015, in Ajax, Ontario. Cuba won 7-6. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

United in support for country, Cubans still remain divided on athletic defections

By Stephen Wade - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 1, 2006 file photo, Army Sgt. Patrick Hart poses for a photo in Toronto. In 2006 Hart had deserted the Army and was living as a &quot;war resister&quot; in Canada. Since then, he turned himself in to the U.S. Army, was convicted of desertion and served time in a military prison. (AP Photo/Harry Rosettani, File)

U.S. soldiers opposed to war now find Canada less hospitable

By CAROLYN THOMPSON - Associated Press

John Adams, the first to hold the job, dismissed the vice presidency as "the most insignificant office" ever invented. Mather Brown's oil painting of Adams was finished in 1788, while the future vice president was serving as a diplomat.

EDITORIAL: John Adams: An anniversary to remember

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

In this Feb. 1, 2012 file photo, miles of pipe for the stalled Canada-to-Texas Keystone XL pipeline are stacked in a field near Ripley, Okla. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File) — FILE

Keystone pipeline divides Congress as deadline nears

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Phillippee Couillard. (Image: Wikipedia Commons)

EDITORIAL: Is there an immigration example in Canada?

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

United States' Abby Wambach celebrates her goal with her teammates during the first half of a FIFA Women's World Cup soccer match against Nigeria, Tuesday, June 16, 2015 in Vancouver, New Brunswick, Canada (Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT

Abby Wambach’s goal gives United States a victory over Nigeria

By Anne M. Peterson - Associated Press

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks about education reform, Thursday, June 11, 2015, at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Chris Christie rings up $124K foreign travel bill

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

The U.S.'s Abby Wambach said the second-place finish in the 2011 World Cup put the team "in a position where people were talking about us again." (Associated Press)

U.S. Women’s National Team seeks to build on momentum in World Cup

By Thomas Floyd - Special to The Washington Times

Two women exchange vows during a wedding ceremony. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Canadian jeweler makes rings for gay wedding, still threatened for traditional marriage views

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

Toronto Maple Leafs new head coach Mike Babcock, right, speaks to reporters with team president Brendan Shanahan during an NHL hockey press conference in Toronto, Thursday, May 21, 2015. Babcock spent the last 10 seasons with the Detroit Red Wings, where he won the Stanley Cup in 2008. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT

Mike Babcock faces ‘massive challenge’ as Maple Leafs’ coach

Associated Press

FILE- In this Jan. 19, 2015 file photo, a French police officer works at the headquarters of the Pharos reporting platform against cyber criminality, in Nanterre, outside Paris. Fearful of an expanding extremist threat, countries that for years have relied heavily on U.S. intelligence are quickly building up their own capabilities with new technology, new laws and _ in at least one case _ a searing debate on how much the American government should be allowed to spy on their own citizens. (AP Photo/Patrick Kovarik, pool, File)

For U.S. allies, paradigm shift in intelligence collection

By LORI HINNANT and KEN DILANIAN - Associated Press

A courtroom drawing shows Canadian-born accused terrorist Omar Khadr attending a pre-trial session in Camp Justice on the U.S. Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Dec. 12, 2008. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Omar Khadr, terrorist who killed U.S. Army medic in 2002, is freed by Canadian judge

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Securing Arctic energy resources illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

THOMAS MCINEREY: The coming struggle for the Arctic

By Thomas McInerney

This July 8, 2013, file photo provided by Surete du Quebec, shows debris from a runaway train in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, Canada. (AP Photo/Surete du Quebec, The Canadian Press, File)

U.S., Canada beef up rail car safety

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

FIFA President Joseph Blatter, right, and Secretary General, Jerome Valck, left, attend a press conference following the FIFA Executive Committee meeting in Zurich, Switzerland, on Friday, March 20, 2015. Among many topics, the Committee discussed the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. (AP Photo/Keystone,Ennio Leanza)

FIFA kicks off 2026 World Cup bidding; 2022 start left open

By Graham Dunbar - Associated Press