Category Archives: Canadian Press
B.C. Lions look to cement CFL playoff spot with victory over Eskimos
The task at hand is simple one for Travis Lulay and the B.C. Lions: Win and they’re in the CFL playoffs. B.C. (8-7) can cement a post-season berth in the wild West Division on Friday night with ...
Oct 17, 2018
Senators rookie winger Brady Tkachuk to miss about month with leg injury
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators will be without Brady Tkachuk for about a month after the rookie winger tore a ligament in his leg. Senators head coach Guy Boucher revealed news of the injury after the t...
Oct 17, 2018
Parole board grants escorted leave to informant who helped lock up Hells Angels boss
A former biker-gang hit man turned informant whose testimony brought down Hells Angels boss Maurice (Mom) Boucher has been granted escorted leaves from prison. The Parole Board of Canada granted the t...
Oct 17, 2018
N.S. student starts national campaign to raise awareness about sexual assault
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia student trying to raise awareness about sexual assault-related issues is hoping university students across Canada will don teal ribbons on Thursday. Shelby Miller, a psychology...
Oct 17, 2018
Canada's ban on asbestos to take effect but mining residues are exempt
OTTAWA - Canada’s new asbestos ban will not prevent companies in Quebec from sifting through the waste left over from decades of mining asbestos to look for magnesium. Environment Minister Cathe...
Oct 17, 2018
Pakistani police: Suspected drug dealer's sons kill reporter
ISLAMABAD - Pakistani police say the sons of a suspected drug dealer arrested in the country’s northwest have killed a local reporter who wrote about their father’s case. Wajid Ali, a poli...
Oct 17, 2018
Rival N.B. leaders hold rare meeting, can't even agree on whether it was cordial
FREDERICTON - The two men battling to be New Brunswick premier held a rare meeting Wednesday, but Tory Leader Blaine Higgs says it did nothing to convince him to offer any support to a Liberal governm...
Oct 17, 2018
CBS says Secret Service blocked reporter from Kushner
NEW YORK - CBS News says a Secret Service agent blocked one of its correspondents from asking Jared Kushner a question when he was walking out of an airplane, saying there was a “time and a plac...
Oct 17, 2018
Woman convicted of fraud; FBI said she cast 'hoodoo' spells
GREENBELT, Md. - An investment adviser was convicted Wednesday of charges she defrauded investors out of millions of dollars, some of which she used to pay more than $800,000 for prayers by Hindu prie...
Oct 17, 2018
Canadian Premier League to partner with U Sports on sharing talent
TORONTO - The Canadian Premier League is joining forces with U Sports to help funnel young talent to the fledgling men’s pro soccer league. Student-athletes will be able to play with a CPL club,...
Oct 17, 2018