Category Archives: Canadian Press

OTTAWA - A federal transportation watchdog must take a fresh look at a consumer advocate’s complaint on behalf of obese airline passengers, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled. In a 6-3 decisi...

KITZBUEHEL, Austria - Aksel Lund Svindal led a Norwegian 1-2 finish ahead of Kjetil Jansrud on Friday in the last World Cup super-G before the Pyeongchang Olympics. Svindal dominated the race, which w...

WILLIAMSON, W.Va. - A second man has been sentenced to life in prison with the chance of parole after 15 years in the fatal shooting of a coal executive at a West Virginia cemetery. News outlets repor...

LONDON - The hair on the heir is no longer quite so apparent. Prince William, whose hairline has been receding for years, has opted for a dramatic close-shaved new hairstyle. The buzz cut was captured...

BERLIN - A new poll suggests the Swiss are willing to continue paying fees for public broadcasting before a referendum being closely watched across Europe. The survey published Friday by Tamedia group...

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy - Sofia Goggia of Italy won a World Cup downhill on home snow Friday after Lindsey Vonn made a major mistake. Vonn was faster than Goggia midway down the Olympia delle T...

MELBOURNE, Australia - French player Alize Cornet has called for the extreme heat policy at the Australian Open to be re-evaluated after she said she nearly fainted in the broiling temperatures during...

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Olympics organizers on Friday welcomed an agreement between North and South Korea to unite athletes at the upcoming Winter Games in Pyeongchang, and promised that “much m...

BALTIMORE - Deputy Police Commissioner Darryl DeSousa, who has steadily risen through the ranks during a 30-year career with Baltimore’s police department, will take the helm of the force in a c...

In a sport traditionally synonymous with beer and motorcycle sponsors, Canadian welterweight Rory MacDonald is adding some cutting-edge sizzle. The 28-year-old mixed martial artist from Kelowna, B.C.,...