Category Archives: Canadian Press
China's growth slows as officials try to reassure investors
BEIJING - China reported economic growth sank to a post-global crisis low as finance officials launched a media blitz Friday to shore up confidence in its sagging stock market. Growth in the quarter t...
Oct 18, 2018
Patrik Laine and Bryan Little lift Winnipeg Jets over Vancouver Canucks 4-1
WINNIPEG - Dustin Byfuglien’s return to the ice was very noticeable Thursday. The Winnipeg Jets defenceman had a goal and two assists in a 4-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks after missing th...
Oct 18, 2018
Jury finds Calgary couple guilty in 2013 death of toddler son
CALGARY - A jury has convicted a Calgary couple in the death of their 14-month-old son who never saw a doctor until the day before he died in hospital of a staph infection. Jeromie and Jennifer Clark ...
Oct 18, 2018
Murray, Penguins shut the door as Pittsburgh blank high-flying Maple Leafs
TORONTO - Led by the league’s top scorer and a potent supporting cast, the high-flying Maple Leafs filled the opposition net almost at will through the first two weeks of the NHL season. The Pit...
Oct 18, 2018
Singer-songwriter k.d. lang receives Alberta order of Excellence
EDMONTON - One of Canada’s most celebrated singer-songwriters, k.d. lang, has been awarded Alberta’s highest honour. Lang was one of eight recipients of the Alberta Order of Excellence dur...
Oct 18, 2018
NTSB hasn't fully examined limo in NY crash that killed 20
WASHINGTON - Federal safety investigators have been unable to conduct a full examination of the limousine involved in a crash that killed 20 people nearly two weeks ago in upstate New York because of ...
Oct 18, 2018
Lethbridge Western Hockey League player back on skates after serious burns
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - A Western Hockey League player who was seriously burned at a backyard fire pit is working out and skating with his teammates again. Ryan Vandervlis of the Lethbridge Hurricanes was...
Oct 18, 2018
Radio ad in Arkansas suggests 'lynching' if Democrats win
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - A Republican congressman in central Arkansas and his challenger on Thursday condemned a political action committee’s radio ad that suggests white Democrats will lynch black A...
Oct 18, 2018
Earthquake early-warning sensors installed off coast of British Columbia
VANCOUVER - An earthquake early-warning system tested off British Columbia’s coast could give residents anywhere from 20 seconds to two minutes to prepare before a quake. The first-of-its kind w...
Oct 18, 2018
B.C. Lions look to clinch playoff spot in battle with Edmonton Eskimos
SURREY, B.C. - A playoff spot will be on the line when Travis Lulay hits the field Friday night, but the B.C. Lions quarterback isn’t about to let the high stakes stop him from enjoying the game...
Oct 18, 2018