Category Archives: Canadian Press
Gallant, Peterson improve to 8-0 through mixed curling trials round robin
PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE, Man. - A tiebreaker is needed to determine the final playoff spot at the mixed doubles Olympic curling trials. Chelsea Carey and Colin Hodgson will face Nancy Martin and Catlin Sch...
Jan 4, 2018
Canada sent doctor to Cuba to examine ailing diplomats, new records show
OTTAWA - The federal government sent a doctor to Cuba to examine Canadian diplomats who suffered everything from nosebleeds to short-term memory loss amid concern about mysterious acoustic attacks, ne...
Jan 4, 2018
33 die in Congo flooding after heavy rain
KINSHASA, Congo - Authorities in Congo say at least 33 people have died amid flooding in and around the capital of Kinshasa. Dominique Weloli, the provincial health minister, said Thursday that figure...
Jan 4, 2018
Group sues over professor's firing for racial comments on TV
NEWARK, N.J. - A non-profit organization claims in a lawsuit that a New Jersey college has illegally withheld documents concerning the firing of an instructor over racially charged comments she made i...
Jan 4, 2018
Plan would move juveniles out of troubled Wisconsin prison
MADISON, Wis. - Juveniles would no longer be housed at a Wisconsin youth prison complex that’s been the target of a federal investigation and multiple lawsuits alleging inmate abuse under an $80...
Jan 4, 2018
Canadian slotback Chris Getzlaf retires after 11 CFL seasons
REGINA - Canadian slotback Chris Getzlaf retired Thursday after 11 CFL seasons and two Grey Cup titles. Getzlaf made the announcement at Mosaic Stadium, home of the Saskatchewan Roughriders. He spent ...
Jan 4, 2018
Ontario premier accuses Tim Hortons' founders' children of bullying employees
TORONTO - The premier of Ontario lashed out at the children of Tim Hortons’ billionaire co-founders on Thursday for reducing the benefits of their employees in response to the latest minimum wag...
Jan 4, 2018
Supertonk pulls his weight: Alberta couple spotlights skijoring behind horse
EDMONTON - An Alberta couple is hoping to bring skijoring with miniature horses to skiers who want to give it a whirl. The recreational winter sport’s name comes from a Norwegian word that means...
Jan 4, 2018
Former Canada rugby captain retires after series of head injuries
TORONTO - Former Canadian rugby captain Aaron Carpenter, Canada’s all-time caps leader with 80, has retired after a string of head injuries. The 34-year-old from Brantford, Ont., played in three...
Jan 4, 2018
Legendary but ailing Inuit singer pleads for help to keep heat, lights on
RANKIN INLET, Nunavut - An ailing and aging Inuit singer-songwriter whose name is an Arctic household word has turned to the public in a plea to keep the heat and lights on in his home. “I didn&...
Jan 4, 2018