Category Archives: Canadian Press
Trampolinist Jeremy Chartier will lead Canada into Youth Olympic Games
Trampolinist Jeremy Chartier will be Canada’s flag-bearer at the opening ceremony for the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The 17-year-old from Montreal will lead a team of 72 Can...
Oct 03, 2018
Correction: Ronaldo-Rape Lawsuit story
LAS VEGAS - In a story Oct. 3 about a rape accusation against soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo in Las Vegas, The Associated Press reported erroneously that a lawyer for the Nevada woman said he had not a...
Oct 03, 2018
Community commits $90,000 for Little Richard's boyhood home
MACON, Ga. - Little Richard’s hometown in Georgia has committed $90,000 to help open a community resource centre at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee’s boyhood home. The Macon-Bibb C...
Oct 03, 2018
Canadian Shapovalov makes 'dream come true' with win over Wawrinka
TOKYO - For Canada’s Denis Shapovalov, a win over Stan Wawrinka on Wednesday held special significance. The 19-year-old from Richmond Hill, Ont., acknowledged the former world No. 3 was one of h...
Oct 03, 2018
Canadian women's volleyball team beats Cuba for first win at worlds
SAPPORO, Japan - The Canadian women’s volleyball team remained alive at the world championship with a 3-1 (16-25, 25-13, 25-18, 25-20) win over Cuba on Wednesday. The win pushes Canada (1-3) int...
Oct 03, 2018
'Roseanne' cast looks ahead to 'The Conners'
LOS ANGELES - Cast members of the “Roseanne” revival are looking forward to their spinoff “The Conners.” Sara Gilbert, John Goodman and Laurie Metcalf discuss Roseanne BarrR...
Oct 03, 2018
Calgary sunny but a slushy mess a day after record autumn snowstorm
CALGARY - Streets and sidewalks were a slushy, slippery mess but the sun was shining brightly in Calgary on Wednesday after a record-breaking autumn snowstorm walloped parts of southern Alberta. The c...
Oct 03, 2018
Proposed rule change worries some about radiation regulation
WASHINGTON - The EPA is pursuing rule changes that experts say would weaken the way radiation exposure is regulated, turning to scientific outliers who argue that a bit of radiation damage is actually...
Oct 03, 2018
Trump mocks Kavanaugh accuser he had called credible witness
SOUTHAVEN, Miss. - President Donald Trump ignited a crowd at a campaign rally in Mississippi by mocking a woman who has claimed she was sexually assaulted by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh deca...
Oct 03, 2018
Deaths of Instagram model, other women shock Iraq
BAGHDAD - She was a 22-year-old former beauty queen, fashion model and social media star, whose daring outfits revealed tattoos on her arms and shoulder. Tara Fares won fame and 2.8 million Instagram ...
Oct 03, 2018