Category Archives: Canadian Press
Tired of waiting for Stevenson, Alvarez lands title bout with Kovalev
MONTREAL - Light heavyweight contender Eleider Alvarez was fed up with waiting for Adonis Stevenson to give him a title fight, so now he’s landed an even bigger bout with Russian Sergey (Krusher...
Apr 19, 2018
Humboldt Broncos player transferred to Calgary hospital for rehabilitation
CALGARY - One of the Humboldt Broncos hockey players injured in a bus crash in Saskatchewan earlier this month has been transferred to Foothills Hospital in Calgary. Ryan Straschnitzki, a 19-year old ...
Apr 19, 2018
Stuntman pinned under SUV driven by Sizemore settles lawsuit
LOS ANGELES - A stuntman who was pinned beneath an SUV driven by Tom Sizemore on a TV production has settled a lawsuit with the actor and Paramount Pictures. Court papers show that a notice of settlem...
Apr 19, 2018
Patience in new ball-sharing style is paying off for Toronto Raptors
WASHINGTON - Dwane Casey remembers the “powwow” he had with DeMar DeRozan and Kyle Lowry. The Toronto Raptors were in Utah, wrapping up their uninspiring season-opening road trip, and Case...
Apr 19, 2018
Despite brisk Maritime weather, spectacular desert plant set to boom in Halifax
HALIFAX - The typically frigid weather that grips the Maritimes at this time of year may be hindering the growth of some plants - but in a dreary corner of a Halifax park, a large plant that is more s...
Apr 19, 2018
Police say teen who searched for missing pal was his killer
LOS ANGELES - A 16-year-old who was part of a search party looking for a missing high school sports star led the group to discover the boy’s body but investigators suspect he was the person who ...
Apr 19, 2018
B.C. communities await marine spill compensation years after incidents
VANCOUVER - Despite “polluter pay” laws in Canada, local governments and agencies are still waiting to recover costs incurred during two significant fuel spills off British Columbia’...
Apr 19, 2018
'Dance Moms' star Miller has cancer, underwent spine surgery
PITTSBURGH - Former “Dance Moms” reality TV star Abby Lee Miller has been diagnosed with cancer. Doctor Hooman Melamed tells People.com she contracted what they thought was a rare spinal i...
Apr 19, 2018
Olympic great Walsh Jennings announces beach volleyball tour
Five-time Olympian Kerri Walsh Jennings has announced plans for her new beach volleyball circuit that will bring a sports and music festival to eight cities. The p1440 series will open in September in...
Apr 19, 2018
High winds delay opening of Coachella festival camping
INDIO, Calif. - Gusty winds swept the mountains and deserts of Southern California on Thursday, forcing managers of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival to close campgrounds where thousands of...
Apr 19, 2018