Category Archives: Canadian Press
Whitecap players hope to impact Indigenous youth with Hope and Health event
VANCOUVER - Each week Vancouver Whitecaps winger Alphonso Davies pits himself against some of the best players in Major League Soccer. On Monday the speedy teenager found himself playing against some ...
Jul 09, 2018
Former Harper aide gets suspended sentence, ordered to do community service
OTTAWA - A one-time senior aide to former prime minister Stephen Harper has been given a suspended sentence with 12 months’ probation and must do 100 hours of community service for committing a ...
Jul 09, 2018
Saanich, B.C., girl dies when struck by her father's minivan
SAANICH, B.C. - A two-year-old girl has died after being struck by the vehicle her father was driving in Saanich, B.C. Saanich police say the man was leaving his home Saturday when his minivan struck ...
Jul 09, 2018
Riders coach/GM Chris Jones continues to use quarterback rotation
TORONTO - Chris Jones is again taking a unique approach to keeping the Saskatchewan Roughriders relevant in the ultra-competitive West Division. The Riders’ head coach/GM has shuffled his quarte...
Jul 09, 2018
New trial set for couple who appealed their conviction in son's meningitis death
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - A new trial has been set for an Alberta couple who successfully appealed their conviction in the meningitis death of their son to the Supreme Court. A four-week trial by judge alon...
Jul 09, 2018
Quarterback questions loom for B.C. Lions following pair of losses
SURREY, B.C. - Jonathon Jennings is frustrated with how he’s been playing so far this CFL season, and his poor start may be leading to a quarterback controversy in Vancouver. The B.C. Lions No. ...
Jul 09, 2018
No brotherly love: Belgian fans say knocking off rival France would be sweet
MONTREAL - As with most long-standing neighbours, the relationship between Belgium and France is one that has its fair share of friendly needling built in. Belgian fans say they’re used to being...
Jul 09, 2018
B.C. brings in speed-limit technology aimed at cutting crashes based on weather
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - New technology is being installed to allow for variable speed limits along two of British Columbia’s busiest stretches of highway in an effort to reduce crashes. The B.C. gove...
Jul 09, 2018
Glacier Media shutting down pressroom at Victoria Times Colonist as of Sept. 30
VICTORIA - The pressroom of the Victoria Times Colonist will be shutting down, and the union representing the 18 workers who will be unemployed says Glacier Media is moving the work to a facility outs...
Jul 09, 2018
Toronto public health officials call on Ottawa to decriminalize drugs
Toronto public health officials say the federal government should decriminalize all drugs for personal use in an effort to fight the opioid epidemic that has claimed hundreds of lives in recent years....
Jul 09, 2018