Category Archives: Canadian Press
SJHL yet to make decision on 2018 championship after deadly bus crash
The president of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League says a decision on what to do with the SJHL championship has yet to be made following Friday’s deadly collision between a truck and a bus t...
Apr 08, 2018
Indigenous women tell inquiry of abuse, call for systemic change
VANCOUVER - A longtime advocate for missing and murdered Indigenous women told her own story of abuse on the last scheduled day of public hearings for a national inquiry Sunday. Bernie Williams, who h...
Apr 08, 2018
Athletes, teams honour victims of Humboldt Broncos deadly bus crash
Some wrote “Broncos” on their caps or shoes, others sported the word across their backs. Athletes and teams across North America have been paying tribute to the Humboldt Broncos after Frid...
Apr 08, 2018
Rookie Kyle Connor to make playoff debut after stellar season with Jets
WINNIPEG - Kyle Connor has been skating on a rink in front of fans since the Winnipeg Jets forward was three years old. But the ice wasn’t real back then, and neither were the fans. Connor’...
Apr 08, 2018
Vettel wins Bahrain, Raikkonen's car breaks mechanic's leg
SAKHIR, Bahrain - Sebastian Vettel just held on to win a dramatic Bahrain Grand Prix from pole position on Sunday, while his Ferrari teammate Kimi Raikkonen accidentally broke a team mechanic’s ...
Apr 08, 2018
Rare EI case leads to call for service changes to avoid stress for claimants
OTTAWA - Jelisa Phillips was confused when she opened the letter from Service Canada and found not cheque for sickness benefits, but a request for repayment totalling almost $5,000. There was no expla...
Apr 08, 2018
Arsenal grabs 3-2 win over Southampton, Chelsea held at home
LONDON - Danny Welbeck scored twice to help Arsenal beat Southampton 3-2 in a Premier League game that ended with two sendings-off on Sunday. In Sunday’s other league game, Javier “Chichar...
Apr 08, 2018
Minister sounds alarm on antibiotics overuse:'They're thrown at the common cold'
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador’s health minister - whose province leads Canada and the U.S. for antibiotics overuse - is warning that drug resistance could bring a wave of de...
Apr 08, 2018
Johnny Cash's boyhood home among National Register nominees
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - The boyhood home of country music icon Johnny Cash is among 18 places in Arkansas that are being nominated to the National Register of Historic Places. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazett...
Apr 08, 2018
'A Quiet Place' roars at box office with $50M debut
NEW YORK - John Krasinski’s “A Quiet Place” made a thunderous debut at the box office, opening with $50 million in ticket sales and rumbling to the year’s second-best weekend a...
Apr 08, 2018