Category Archives: Canadian Press
Longtime Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson hopes Karlsson stays in Ottawa
GATINEAU, Que. - Daniel Alfredsson admits the uncertainty about Erik Karlsson’s future is making things tough for Ottawa Senators fans. For one day at least, two of the most prominent figures in...
Jul 03, 2018
Alan Diaz, AP photographer behind Elian image, dies at 71
MIAMI - Retired Associated Press photojournalist Alan Diaz , whose photo of a terrified 6-year-old Cuban boy named Elian Gonzalez earned him the Pulitzer Prize, has died. He was 71. Diaz’s daugh...
Jul 03, 2018
Canucks top pick Hughes excited to hit ice for first time with new team
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks’ top pick in this year’s NHL draft wasn’t about to let an illness keep him off the ice all week. Defenceman Quinn Hughes, who missed the first day o...
Jul 03, 2018
England finally wins penalty shootout at World Cup
MOSCOW - After three haunting failures, England finally won a penalty shootout at the World Cup. And it happened under a coach who for 22 years has taken the blame for a previous shootout loss at a ma...
Jul 03, 2018
Edmonton Eskimos running back C.J. Gable gives team big boost on ground
EDMONTON - C.J. Gable just might be the missing piece for the Edmonton Eskimos. While the Eskimos have had some terrific running backs over the years, they haven’t employed a 1,000-yard workhors...
Jul 03, 2018
Quebec to permit personalized licence plates by the end of the month
MONTREAL - After years of waiting, Quebecers will finally be able to advertise their name, passions or interests for all to see on the licence plate of their vehicles. The Quebec government announced ...
Jul 03, 2018
American musician pulls out of Montreal jazz fest because of controversial show
MONTREAL - American musician Moses Sumney has pulled out of the Montreal International Jazz Festival because of a controversial show that is directed by a white man and features a white woman singing ...
Jul 03, 2018
Parental action, water safety classes key at preventing drownings: expert
A recent spate of drowning incidents in Ontario and Quebec has led to renewed calls for more vigilance around water and making swimming lessons part of the school curriculum. The issue was top of mind...
Jul 03, 2018
Canadian divers hold out hope as Thai soccer team awaits rescue from cave
An Alberta-based explorer who was trapped in a partly flooded cave for days says her heart goes out to the members of a boys’ soccer team as they await rescue from an underground cavern in Thail...
Jul 03, 2018
B.C. taps researchers to explore how basic income could work in the province
VANCOUVER - British Columbia has asked a team of experts to explore how providing people with a basic income could work in the province. Prof. David Green, an economist at the University of British Co...
Jul 03, 2018