Category Archives: Canadian Press
Canadian international Brock Staller named Major League Rugby player of the week
TORONTO - Canadian international winger Brock Staller has won player of the week honours in Major League Rugby. The 26-year-old from Vancouver scored two tries and collected 18 points to help the defe...
Feb 26, 2019
Quebec semi-pro hockey league confronts fan racism after black player taunted
MONTREAL - The commissioner of a Quebec-based semi-professional hockey league has apologized after a player for the Jonquiere Marquis and family members in attendance were subjected to racist taunts f...
Feb 26, 2019
Sheriff: Man killed, shot at police for more than 30 minutes
HUGER, S.C. - A man fired on police for more than 30 minutes in South Carolina, using a handgun, rifle and shotgun while running from hiding spot to hiding spot before he was shot and killed by office...
Feb 26, 2019
Dior celebrates sisterhood, 'impertinent' girls in Paris
PARIS - Designer Maria Grazia Chiuri once again celebrated feminism and sisterhood in her collection for Christian Dior at Paris Fashion Week, delving into the independent youth subculture styles of 1...
Feb 26, 2019
'Chicago' dramas do big business for NBC
NEW YORK - Producer Dick Wolf’s factory of “Chicago” dramas is becoming increasingly important for NBC. Both “Chicago PD” and “Chicago Fire” scored their high...
Feb 26, 2019
Rodgers era at Leicester gets off to winning start
Barely an hour after being hired as Leicester’s manager, Brendan Rodgers took a seat in the stands at King Power Stadium to have a first good look at his new team. He must have been fairly satis...
Feb 26, 2019
B.C. doctor warns against deadly mushroom that looks similar to edible variety
VANCOUVER - A critical care doctor is warning British Columbians about a “sinister” deadly mushroom and the importance of health-care providers recognizing signs of poisoning from a variet...
Feb 26, 2019

United Methodist delegates reject recognizing gay marriage
ST. LOUIS - The United Methodist Church, America’s second-largest Protestant denomination, faces a likely surge in defections and acts of defiance after delegates at a crucial conference voted T...
Feb 26, 2019

Maple Leafs prepare for Oilers with McDavid primed to return from suspension
TORONTO - Leaning up against a screen in the locker room at the Maple Leafs’ practice facility, Auston Matthews looked slightly annoyed by one particular query. “What, for you, stands out ...
Feb 26, 2019
Inmate who spent four years in solitary subject to 'abhorrent' treatment: judge
A mentally ill Indigenous man kept in isolation in an Ontario jail for more than four years endured treatment so “abhorrent and “inhumane” it affected his ability to stand trial for ...
Feb 26, 2019