Category Archives: Canadian Press

Former CFL star Chad Owens arrested, charged with one count of assault
TORONTO - Former CFL star Chad Owens has been arrested and charged with one count of assault. According to Peel regional police, Owens was arrested Monday and appeared in court Tuesday. No further det...
Feb 26, 2019

Consular officials get fourth meeting with Canadian detained in China
OTTAWA - Global Affairs Canada says it has had a second meeting in as many days with Canadians detained in China. In a written statement, the department says consular officials in China visited with e...
Feb 26, 2019

Man faces deportation to Italy more than 20 years after drug import conviction
MONTREAL - A Quebec man convicted more than 20 years ago for his role in a Mafia-linked drug importation will be deported to his native Italy on Thursday barring a last-minute intervention from Ottawa...
Feb 26, 2019

Terry Sawchuk film 'Goalie' traces triumphs and tragedy of hockey great
In tracing the triumphant but ultimately tragic life of goalie great Terry Sawchuk, screenwriter-director Adriana Maggs had plenty of clippings and statistics to help her depict his stellar on-ice rec...
Feb 26, 2019

New Brunswick looks to hydrogen from seawater as fuel for future power
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick’s Crown-owned power utility is partnering with a Florida-based company to develop power plants that would use hydrogen extracted from seawater as their fuel. NB Power...
Feb 26, 2019

More help on the way for family that lost seven children to house fire: MP
HALIFAX - One week after a house fire claimed the lives of seven children in a Halifax suburb, the local member of Parliament says the community has come through “in a beautiful way” to he...
Feb 26, 2019

Ex-NBA player Bibby faces allegations of sexual misconduct
PHOENIX - Police are investigating sexual abuse and harassment accusations made by a teacher against former University of Arizona and NBA player Mike Bibby, according to officials in the suburban Phoe...
Feb 26, 2019
Elon Musk ordered to tell judge why he's not in contempt
DETROIT - Tesla CEO Elon Musk has until March 11 to explain to a federal judge in New York why he shouldn’t be held in contempt of court. U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan issued an order Tuesda...
Feb 26, 2019

Canadian Ryan Hunter aiming to crack Kansas City Chiefs' roster in 2019
Ryan Hunter is thankful he’s spending his off-season in Kansas City and not the upstart American Alliance of Football. The AAF began its inaugural season earlier this month, it rosters full of p...
Feb 26, 2019

Alberta Premier Rachel Notley to speak to Senate committee on energy projects
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Rachel Notley is to make her case in person to a Senate committee studying proposed legislation that would change how major energy projects are approved. Notley is to appear...
Feb 26, 2019