Category Archives: Canadian Press
Sex assault supports vary in B.C. universities a year after provincial bill
VANCOUVER - One year after a bill came into effect requiring British Columbia universities to have sexual assault policies, the supports available at different schools still vary widely and students a...
May 17, 2018
'I can't believe that:' Man who sent letter bombs guilty of attempted murder
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba man shook his head in disbelief Thursday after he was found guilty of attempting to murder his former wife and two lawyers when he sent them letter bombs. “I can’t be...
May 17, 2018
AP Interview: Anwar wants Malaysia to scrap race policies
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Pardoned Malaysian politician Anwar Ibrahim said Thursday that decades-old affirmative action policies for the country’s Malay majority must be discarded in favour of a ...
May 17, 2018
Sea otters rebound but struggle to regain historic range
MOSS LANDING, Calif. - While threatened southern sea otters bob and sun in the gentle waves of this central California estuary, wildlife experts up and down the West Coast are struggling to figure out...
May 16, 2018
Venezuela: Canada bans expat voters from casting ballots
CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuela says Canada is blocking its citizens living there from voting in the South American nation’s weekend presidential election. Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza on Wedne...
May 16, 2018
Wednesday's Games
Wednesday’s Games NHL Playoffs Vegas 4 Winnipeg 2 (Golden Knights lead series 2-1) — NBA Playoffs Houston 127 Golden State 105 (Series tied 1-1) — MLB American League Cleveland 6 Det...
May 16, 2018
Yordy Reyna's two-point night helps Whitecaps to 2-2 draw against Earthquakes
VANCOUVER - Head coach Carl Robinson likes his team’s character, he’s just frustrated over how the Vancouver Whitecaps are being forced to show it. Forward Yordy Reyna tied the game in the...
May 16, 2018
When lava flows, a Hawaiian goddess' name is invoked
HONOLULU - In rural Hawaii neighbourhoods where lava from Kilauea volcano has burned down or threatened to consume the homes, a name often comes up: Pele (peh-leh). “You can’t really predi...
May 16, 2018
Golden Knights ground Jets 4-2 for series lead in NHL Western Conference final
LAS VEGAS - Gerard Gallant wasn’t a believer in October, but the Vegas Golden Knights head coach was confident by January his expansion team had what it took to go deep in the playoffs. The Knig...
May 16, 2018
Rockets rout Warriors 127-105 to tie series at 1-all
HOUSTON - The Houston Rockets were the best team in the NBA in the regular season. They played like it Wednesday night, using a balanced scoring attack to rout the Golden State Warriors 127-105 and ev...
May 16, 2018