Category Archives: Canadian Press
Canadian moguls skier Marquis suffers torn ACL a month before Olympic Games
Canadian moguls skier Philippe Marquis has suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee one month before the start of the Winter Olympics. Marquis announced the injury Thursday on his ...
Jan 11, 2018
Yukon's recreational pot rules to focus on protecting youth: minister
WHITEHORSE - Yukon’s government says it wants regulations for recreational marijuana to focus on minimizing health impacts for young people in the territory. The government released a summary of...
Jan 11, 2018
Missing, murdered Indigenous women and girls inquiry loses executive director
OTTAWA - The inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls has lost another executive director. The federally funded commission - plagued by many staffing changes throughout its tenure ...
Jan 11, 2018
Chiefs' playoff loss bitter pill for Canadian Duvernay-Tardif to swallow
Once again, Canadian Laurent Duvernay-Tardif begins his NFL off-season earlier than anticipated. The Kansas City Chiefs right guard was back in Montreal on Thursday, less than a week after the club...
Jan 11, 2018
'Teen Mom 2' cast member arrested in meth lab bust
MCKEES ROCKS, Pa. - A man who once appeared in the MTV reality show “Teen Mom 2” has been charged with running a meth lab in Pennsylvania. Police say officers arrested 28-year-old Kieffer ...
Jan 11, 2018
A month from Olympics, Duhamel and Radford going back to "Hometown Glory"
VANCOUVER - Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford have gone back to their comfort zone in their quest for Olympic gold. The Canadian pairs skaters decided three weeks ago to scrap their free program to musi...
Jan 11, 2018
The Thursday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Thursday, Jan. 11 --- MORE WOMEN ACCUSE MAESTRO OF SEXUAL ASSAULT: Six more women have stepped forward to accuse prominent conductor Charles Dutoit of sexually assaul...
Jan 11, 2018
Author Patterson to tell Aaron Hernandez story in TV special
BOSTON - Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez’s life and death will be the subject of a one-hour special episode of “48 Hours” to be broadcast on Jan. 20. The CBS pr...
Jan 11, 2018
Transport Canada lifts temporary speed limit after no whales spotted in Gulf
OTTAWA - A temporary speed limit imposed on ships in the Gulf of St. Lawrence has been lifted. The speed limit was imposed in August in an effort to help North Atlantic right whales avoid being fatall...
Jan 11, 2018
A look at Canada's men's Olympic hockey roster heading to South Korea
With the NHL not taking part in next month’s Pyeongchang Olympics, Canada had to dig deep to fill out its roster for the 2018 Games. The Canadian Press takes a look the 25 players heading to Sou...
Jan 11, 2018