Category Archives: Canadian Press
Summer outside, winter inside at men's world curling championship in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS - When it comes to curling ice, the old saying is true. It’s not the heat, it’s the humidity. When the temperature hits 31 C outside the Orleans Arena during the men’s worl...
Mar 30, 2018
B.C. Green Party says member data safe after contract with AggregateIQ
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Green Party says it does not believe its members’ personal information was stolen, after the party worked with a Victoria-based tech company that’s mired in an interna...
Mar 30, 2018
Actress Stacey Dash withdraws from California House race
LOS ANGELES - Actress turned conservative commentator Stacey Dash ended her campaign for a Southern California congressional seat on Friday, about a month after it began. The “Clueless” st...
Mar 30, 2018
Canadian freestyle skier Howell looks at positives after comeback season
There was no Olympic hardware for Canadian freestyle skier Dara Howell this time around. However, her comeback season still feels like a victory in many ways. The Sochi Games slopestyle champion could...
Mar 30, 2018
Blue Jays shortstop Tulowitzki to undergo surgery to remove bone spurs in feet
TORONTO - Blue Jays shortstop Troy Tulowitzki has opted for surgery to remove bone spurs in both of his heels. General manager Ross Atkins said Friday that Tulowitzki will have the procedure done Mond...
Mar 30, 2018
Murdered woman's sister says police have linked shootout victim with suspect
EVANSBURG, Alta. - Police believe a fleeing suspect who died in an exchange of gunfire with officers in Alberta was wanted for the murder of a Calgary woman, a sister of the woman says. Adam Bettahar,...
Mar 30, 2018
Oilers playing out the string on season that started with big expectations
VANCOUVER - Veteran left-winger Milan Lucic considered the question a moment. Would the Edmonton Oilers’ season have gone differently if the team had lost its opening game against the Calgary Fl...
Mar 30, 2018
B.C. First Nation goes tiny in answer to housing needs of single men
VANCOUVER - Members of a small B.C. First Nation have been working to build a tiny solution to homelessness in their community. In about a month’s time, a cluster of tiny homes in the Nuxalk Fir...
Mar 30, 2018
Walmart ends involvement in program for people with intellectual disabilities
MONTREAL - Walmart Canada has confirmed it is ending its involvement with a Quebec program that provides job training to people with intellectual disabilities and those on the autism spectrum. Company...
Mar 30, 2018
Class action request filed in Quebec against religious order over alleged abuse
MONTREAL - A request has been filed in Quebec Superior Court for a class action against a religious order in connection with alleged sexual assaults on the province’s North Shore by a now-deceas...
Mar 30, 2018