Category Archives: Canadian Press
TV station hires extra security after interview with Canadian prof prompts threats
A British news channel says it’s consulting security specialists because one of its presenters has been the target of threats following an interview with controversial Canadian professor Jordan ...
Jan 20, 2018
Medals unlikely as 22 North Koreans head to Winter Olympics
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - The 22 North Korean athletes now invited to compete at the Winter Olympics next month are unlikely to bring home any medals across the border from South Korea. Of all the athle...
Jan 20, 2018
Defence wins championships, or at least the NFC title
PHILADELPHIA - One team has a suffocating defence. The other has the NFL’s No. 1 unit. Defence should win at least the NFC championship. Two of the league’s elite defences go at it Sunday ...
Jan 20, 2018
Jaguars don't fear Patriots' history in AFC title matchup
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - The week started with a little trash talk from the underdog . The rest of it was dominated by speculation about a certain 40-year-old quarterback’s injured throwing hand . Pl...
Jan 20, 2018
P.E.I. legion to apologize after Sikh man reportedly asked to remove headdress
TIGNISH, P.E.I. - The president of a P.E.I. branch of the Royal Canadian Legion is expected to apologize after a Sikh man was reportedly asked to remove his religious head covering and heckled with ra...
Jan 20, 2018
Are you ready for some wrestling? WWE's 'Raw' marks 25 years
The Rock told jabronis to know their role long before he travelled to Jumanji. Batista defended championships before he guarded the galaxy. Steve Austin left losers in his path with “Stone Cold&...
Jan 20, 2018
England posts huge win over Canadians at ICC U19 Cricket World Cup
QUEENSTOWN, New Zealand - England had its way with Canada at the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup on Saturday, winning by a massive 282 runs. England, which won the tournament in 1998, ran up a score of 383 ...
Jan 20, 2018
Women march a year after Trump inauguration with renewed calls for equality
Thousands of Canadian women looked to the future while acknowledging the past on Saturday as they took to the streets for a second co-ordinated round of protest marches. The scenes in dozens of commun...
Jan 20, 2018
Two Canadians, two Americans abducted in Nigeria are freed
YOLA, Nigeria - Two Canadians and two Americans who were kidnapped in Nigeria’s north-central Kaduna state on Tuesday have been freed and are in good condition, police said Saturday. Police and ...
Jan 20, 2018
2 Americans, 2 Canadians abducted in Nigeria are freed
YOLA, Nigeria - Two Americans and two Canadians who were kidnapped in Nigeria’s north-central Kaduna state on Tuesday have been freed and are in good condition, police said Saturday. Police and ...
Jan 20, 2018