Category Archives: Canadian Press

Expert: Acosta video distributed by White House was doctored
NEW YORK - A video distributed by the Trump administration to support its argument for banning CNN reporter Jim Acosta from the White House appears to have been doctored to make Acosta look more aggre...
Nov 8, 2018

Accosting Acosta: will president pay political price for banning CNN reporter?
WASHINGTON - One dramatic White House expulsion might have gotten much of the attention Thursday, but there’s been another that free-speech advocates say must not be ignored: the banning of CNN ...
Nov 8, 2018
All-star linebacker Solomon Elimimian set for return to B.C. Lions lineup
SURREY, B.C. - All-star linebacker Solomon Elimimian has spent much of the CFL season watching his teammates on the B.C. Lions’ defensive line first struggle then surge. After notching 26 defens...
Nov 8, 2018

Police warn that sex offender, child abductor to live in Vancouver
VANCOUER, B.C. - Vancouver police have issued a public warning about a high-risk offender moving into the city who was at the centre of a high-profile abduction case in 2011. Police say Randall Hopley...
Nov 8, 2018

John Herdman developing a "no-excuses" environment CONCACAF road games
TORONTO - Canada’s men’s soccer team is done with excuses. So when John Herdman’s players venture into the unfriendly confines of Warner Park Football Field - the St. Kitts and Nevis...
Nov 8, 2018

Fresh off disappointing season, Montreal Alouettes' brass talk playoffs in 2019
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes are promising a playoff team in 2019 to their long-suffering fan base. “You all deserve much better and we need to give you reasons to celebrate,” said te...
Nov 8, 2018
Canucks send forward Boeser back to Vancouver to have groin injury examined
BOSTON - The Canucks have sent forward Brock Boeser back to Vancouver to have a groin injury examined a specialist. The 21-year-old Boeser joined the Canucks for their six-game road trip but didn̵...
Nov 8, 2018

US mortgage rates jump to highest level in nearly 8 years
U.S. mortgage rates jumped this week to the highest level in almost eight years, a trend that is pulling down home sales and slowing home price growth. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that th...
Nov 8, 2018

War bride portraits capture 'strength, frailty' of women who left home for love
For Bev Tosh, it began as a labour of love: creating a portrait of her mother as a 1940s war bride on the occasion of her 80th birthday, a likeness rendered in oil from a decades-old photo. But that s...
Nov 8, 2018

Retired Hab Steve Begin graduates high school 22 years after dropping out
MONTREAL - Former NHL left-winger Steve Begin made nearly $7 million during his career and started an engineering company after retiring from the game, but he always felt he was missing something. It ...
Nov 8, 2018