Category Archives: Canadian Press
Abbotsford, B.C., police make easy arrest after suspect helps to capture himself
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - A 38-year-old man suspected of vehicle theft is under arrest in Abbotsford, B.C., but police say he actually captured himself. A tweet from the department says officers responded to...
Jul 11, 2018
Raptors 905 promote Chad Sanders to general manager
TORONTO - Chad Sanders has been promoted to general manager of Raptors 905, the Toronto Raptors’ G-League affiliate. Sanders was the team’s manager of basketball operations, and takes over...
Jul 11, 2018
Transport Canada to make seatbelts mandatory on new highway buses by 2020
OTTAWA - Transport Canada says it will soon require all newly built highway buses to have seatbelts. The federal department said Wednesday it will make seatbelts mandatory on medium and large highway ...
Jul 11, 2018
Canada, U.S. express concern at NATO over Russian pipeline into Germany
The Trudeau government and the Trump administration have found a rare patch of common ground at the NATO summit in Brussels - shared concern about a proposed Russian pipeline that would cross through ...
Jul 11, 2018
Group opposed to SLAV show calls for commitment to discussion, diversity
MONTREAL - Various black actors and artists who spoke out about a Quebec-produced show featuring a largely white cast singing songs composed by black slaves say they want the broader conversation surr...
Jul 11, 2018
Family proud of B.C. man who helped rescue boys from Thailand cave
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia-born diver who braved perilous conditions to help save 12 boys and their soccer coach from a flooded cave in Thailand is the kind of man who always helps others, says hi...
Jul 11, 2018
U.S., Canadian, officials to examine death of man who fell from cruise ship
VANCOUVER - Officials with the United States Coast Guard say they will work with Canadian officials to investigate the death of a passenger who went overboard from a cruise ship off the west coast of ...
Jul 11, 2018
West Virginia high court Justice Ketchum to resign, retire
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Menis Ketchum announced Wednesday that he plans to resign and retire two years before his term ends. In a brief, handwritten letter to Gov. Jim ...
Jul 11, 2018
Esports on ESPN: Overwatch championship to air in prime time
Esports are coming to ESPN. The network will air the inaugural Overwatch League Grand Finals in prime time this month as part of a multiyear agreement to bring esports to the biggest sports platform o...
Jul 11, 2018
No shove, but Trump body language speaks to frosty relations
BRUSSELS - He didn’t shove anyone this time, but President Donald Trump’s body language during NATO events Wednesday suggested his relationships with key U.S. allies aren’t exactly b...
Jul 11, 2018