Category Archives: Canadian Press

Kingsbury in fine form as he chases only award that has eluded him: Olympic gold
CALGARY - Mikael Kingsbury cannot remember who gave him the T-shirt, but the first time he wore it at a World Cup moguls event he came away with a silver medal. He was 18 at the time, and it was his f...
Jan 4, 2018
Father charged with second-degree murder in deaths of daughters appears in court
VICTORIA - A man facing two charges of second-degree murder in the deaths of his young daughters made a brief appearance Thursday in a Victoria courtroom. Andrew Berry’s case has been adjourned ...
Jan 4, 2018
IIHF acknowledges oversaturation of world junior in Toronto-Buffalo corridor
BUFFALO, N.Y. - International Ice Hockey Federation president Rene Fasel admitted that the Toronto-Buffalo corridor has probably had its fill of junior hockey. It’s the third time in four years ...
Jan 4, 2018

U.S. pot enforcement policy a lift for Canadian cannabis industry: experts
TORONTO - A move by the U.S. attorney general to quash an Obama-era policy that allowed legalized pot to flourish south of the border dealt a blow to marijuana stocks Thursday, but observers and indus...
Jan 4, 2018
DNA analysis of mummified remains alters notion of how Renaissance-era child died
TORONTO - An international team of disease detectives has shed new light on a virus that kills almost a million people around the world each year by probing an unusual source - the mummified remains o...
Jan 4, 2018
Alberta to hold public sessions to gather information for '60s Scoop apology
EDMONTON - Alberta is crafting a formal apology to Indigenous people for the infamous ’60s Scoop. Children’s Services Minister Danielle Larivee says the government will hold six sessions a...
Jan 4, 2018

The Thursday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Thursday, Jan. 4 --- WOMEN SPEAK OUT ON LAWSUITS AGAINST SCHULTZ: Four actresses who allege they were sexually assaulted and harassed by Soulpepper Theatre founding a...
Jan 4, 2018
Kid wit: Dad measures baby's growth with cheesesteaks
PHILADELPHIA - A Philadelphia father put the city’s signature sandwich to use in a whole new way: measuring his baby’s size in cheesesteaks. Philly.com reports Thursday that computer progr...
Jan 4, 2018
Kid wit: Dad measures baby's growth with cheesesteaks
PHILADELPHIA - A Philadelphia father put the city’s signature sandwich to use in a whole new way: measuring his baby’s size in cheesesteaks. Philly.com reports Thursday that computer progr...
Jan 4, 2018
B.C. Lions add former CFL receiver Howell to their coaching staff
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions hired Markus Howell as their passing game co-ordinator and receivers coach Thursday. Howell is reunited with Lions offensive co-ordinator Jarious Jackson as the two spent th...
Jan 4, 2018