Category Archives: Canadian Press
The Unhappy One: No smiles as Lukaku scores again for United
After his barren run in the Premier League, it’s two goals in two games for Manchester United striker Romelu Lukaku. What he’s yet to rediscover is the joy of scoring. Lukaku scored the op...
Dec 17, 2017
Conservation officers have authority to kill wildlife: B.C. judge
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia court has dismissed a case in which a wildlife advocacy group accused the provincial government of not following its own law on the destruction of wildlife. The Associat...
Dec 17, 2017
'A unique Canadian problem:' Goalie rental apps connect teams with netminders
MONTREAL - His netminding skills may not rival those of the Montreal Canadiens’ Carey Price, but Jacques Gravel has saved many a hockey game. And at about $40 a game, Gravel comes considerably c...
Dec 17, 2017
Resting place of the HMS Terror given national historic site protection
Ottawa has set aside nearly 60 square kilometres of seabed off the coast of Nunavut to keep gawkers and scavengers away from one of Canada’s most famous shipwrecks. The HMS Terror is one of two ...
Dec 17, 2017
US soldier fought to end after ambush in Niger
WASHINGTON - Army Sgt. La David T. Johnson died in a hail of gunfire, hit as many as 18 times as he took cover in thick brush, fighting to the end after fleeing militants who had just killed three com...
Dec 17, 2017
Canada's Justin Kripps takes silver in four-man bobsled at World Cup
IGLS, Austria - Justin Kripps piloted his Canadian four-man bobsled to the silver medal on Sunday at the final World Cup before the holiday break. Kripps, of Summerland, B.C., and his newly-formed cre...
Dec 17, 2017
Meet the Scheers: Andrew and Jill on faith, politics and parenting
OTTAWA - During marriage prep courses at their Roman Catholic church, Andrew and Jill Scheer picked up two tips they say have sustained their 14 year partnership: Learn to move past old fights and mak...
Dec 17, 2017
Massachusetts marijuana aficionados roll 100-foot-long joint
WORCESTER, Mass. - Massachusetts marijuana aficionados have rolled a 100-foot-long (30.48-meter) joint. The effort was led by Boston-based cannabis club and advocacy group Beantown Greentown during an...
Dec 17, 2017
Exiled Italian king's remains repatriated after 70 years
ROME - The remains of Italy’s King Victor Emmanuel III were repatriated from Egypt and interred in a family mausoleum Sunday in northern Italy, 71 years after Italians rejected the monarchy in a...
Dec 17, 2017
Putin thanks Trump for CIA tip he says stopped bomb plot
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin telephoned U.S. President Donald Trump Sunday to thank him for a CIA tip that helped thwart a series of bombings in St. Petersburg, the Kremlin and the White ...
Dec 17, 2017