Category Archives: Canadian Press

Navy filing homicide charges against 2 ship commanders
WASHINGTON - Five officers involved in two Navy ship collisions last year that killed a total of 17 sailors are being charged with negligent homicide, the Navy said Tuesday. A Navy spokesman, Capt. Gr...
Jan 16, 2018
Djokovic: Players held meeting, but boycott not discussed
MELBOURNE, Australia - Novak Djokovic has rejected reports that leading men could potentially boycott future Grand Slams over prize money, though he did confirm that players held an hour-long private ...
Jan 16, 2018

Scheer heads to Washington as part of united front in defence of NAFTA
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is visiting Washington this week to form a united front with the Liberal government and help promote the benefits of the North American Free Trade Agreement....
Jan 16, 2018
With no World Cup for US this year, Altidore shifts focus
For Jozy Altidore, this was supposed to be the time when the United States was preparing for this summer’s World Cup. That changed early in October when the Americans got bounced from the tourna...
Jan 16, 2018

Donald Trump aces mental aptitude test designed by an immigrant to Canada
WASHINGTON - When the White House released the results of a test on Donald Trump’s mental aptitude Tuesday, showing he aced it without signs of cognitive decline, there was one person out there ...
Jan 16, 2018
B.C. premier rejects Green call for foreign buyers ban days before Asia visit
VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan says he has plans to tone down speculation in British Columbia’s real estate market but they don’t include banning foreign buyers. Horgan said Tuesday he rej...
Jan 16, 2018
Friends and family rally around ailing Canadian soccer player Drew Beckie
TORONTO - Drew Beckie went to Europe in search of a soccer team. Instead the former Ottawa Fury defender found himself struck by a serious virus. After a positive tryout with a Finnish first division ...
Jan 16, 2018

The Tuesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Tuesday, Jan. 16 --- NORTH KOREA TOLD TO GIVE UP NUCLEAR ARMS: If North Korea wants freedom from sanctions and acceptance from the international community, it must en...
Jan 16, 2018

Champagne to announce ombudsman for corporate social responsibility
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is planning to make good on a campaign promise to create an ombudsman with teeth to oversee the conduct of Canadian companies operating abroad. International Trade Mini...
Jan 16, 2018
Washington trades Canadian international Lindsay Agnew to the Houston Dash
HOUSTON - The Houston Dash acquired Canadian international Lindsay Agnew in a trade with the Washington Spirit on Tuesday. Houston sent Washington the third overall pick in Thursday’s NWSL draft...
Jan 16, 2018