Category Archives: Canadian Press
Waterloo Warriors to end 15-year football playoff drought this weekend
The long rebuild of the Waterloo Warriors football program is finally showing signs of fruit. Next up for the team is its first playoff appearance since 2003. The Warriors will visit the Guelph Grypho...
Oct 26, 2018
Playing for Vancouver Whitecaps has been 'a dream come true': Alphonso Davies
VANCOUVER - Alphonso Davies’ teenage years have been anything but normal. The 17-year-old loves to play video games and frequently shares his life on Instagram, but he’s also balancing bei...
Oct 26, 2018
Large fire guts fish plant in eastern Newfoundland
O’DONNELL’S, N.L. - A fish plant in a small community in eastern Newfoundland has been gutted by a large fire, leaving the village without its core employer. The local volunteer fire depar...
Oct 26, 2018
In the news today, Oct. 26
Eight stories in the news for Friday, Oct. 26 --- SHERMAN INVESTIGATION UPDATE EXPECTED TODAY A lawyer hired by the family of murdered billionaires Barry and Honey Sherman is expected to offer an upda...
Oct 26, 2018
Scholarships honour 'big, bright light' and other Broncos players from Alberta
ST. ALBERT, Alta. - Former National Hockey League player Chris Joseph wants people to remember his son for his love of hockey and the smile he brought into every room. Jaxon Joseph, 21, was one of 16 ...
Oct 26, 2018
U.S. Exxon lawsuit takes aim at Alberta oilsands over climate risks
Energy companies are likely to face more lawsuits similar to one filed this week that alleges ExxonMobil dramatically underestimated the risks carbon regulations pose to its oilsands assets, a legal s...
Oct 26, 2018
Death toll in Jordan flood rises to 21, mostly children
DEAD SEA, Jordan - The death toll from flash floods near Jordan’s shore of the Dead Sea rose to 21 on Friday, in what Civil Defence officials said was one of the deadliest incidents in the kingd...
Oct 26, 2018
Sex discrimination felt early despite equality beliefs, Canadian teens say
TORONTO - Canadian teenagers begin noticing gender-based inequality early on, with girls feeling the effects especially acutely in sports and in cyberspace, a new survey suggests. The online survey of...
Oct 26, 2018
Family offers $10M reward for information leading to arrest in Sherman deaths
TORONTO - The family of billionaire philanthropists Barry and Honey Sherman offered up to $10 million Friday for information that would solve the couple’s killings, a reward announced after thei...
Oct 26, 2018
Thursday's Games
Thursday’s Games NFL Houston 42 Miami 23 — NHL Pittsburgh 9 Calgary 1 Edmonton 4 Washington 1 Arizona 4 Vancouver 1 Buffalo 4 Montreal 3 Nashville 4 New Jersey 3 (OT) Boston 3 Philadelphia...
Oct 25, 2018