Category Archives: Canadian Press
F1 driver Ericsson moving to IndyCar with Schmidt Peterson
INDIANAPOLIS - Sauber Formula One driver Marcus Ericsson will move to IndyCar in 2019 with Schmidt Peterson Motorsports. The team plans to keep a seat for injured driver Robert Wickens. The team annou...
Oct 30, 2018
N.S. wins bid to host 2020 IIHF Women's World Championship in Truro and Halifax
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia has won its bid to host the 2020 International Ice Hockey Federation Women’s World Championship, with teams set to face off in Halifax and Truro. It’s the second time...
Oct 30, 2018
World bronze medallist Gabrielle Daleman withdraws from second Grand Prix
TORONTO - Canada’s Gabrielle Daleman has withdrawn from the NHK Trophy Grand Prix in Japan. Earlier this month, the world figure skating bronze medallist pulled out of Skate Canada International...
Oct 30, 2018
Ottawa, Alberta reach agreement on funding proposal for Calgary 2026 Olympic bid
Calgary city council will decide Wednesday whether a last-minute revamping of financial terms is enough to save a potential bid for the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. A bid seemed destined ...
Oct 30, 2018
'No answers for me:' Chief says First Nations left out of McMurray fire response
It was May 8, 2016, and the Fort McMurray wildfire was in full blaze. Municipal and provincial leaders had gathered to discuss a response when Chief Allan Adam of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation ...
Oct 30, 2018
Federal debate planning to be taken 'out of back rooms,' Liberal minister promises
OTTAWA - An independent commission will organize federal leaders’ debates for the next election to take the planning out of back rooms where political parties try to design the debates for their...
Oct 30, 2018
New Zealanders turn out to see royals despite rain and wind
AUCKLAND, New Zealand - Rain, wind and a distant earthquake didn’t seem to dampen the enthusiasm of New Zealanders who turned out to see Prince Harry and wife Meghan on Tuesday. The Duke and Duc...
Oct 30, 2018
Russia releases Pakistani pop singer flying around the world
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry says pop singer Fakhre Alam, who is attempting to fly around the world in 28 days, has been released by officials in Russia after briefly detaining him up...
Oct 30, 2018
Recording Academy to honour Willie Nelson
NEW YORK - The Recording Academy’s Producers & Engineers Wing will honour Willie Nelson days before the 2019 Grammy Awards. The academy announced Tuesday that Nelson’s career and achie...
Oct 30, 2018
Hilary Duff and boyfriend announce birth of their daughter
LOS ANGELES - Hilary Duff is celebrating the birth of her daughter. The 31-year-old actress and singer and her boyfriend, Matthew Koma, announced the news Monday on Instagram . Banks Violet Bair was b...
Oct 30, 2018