Category Archives: Canadian Press
No More Shootouts: Strong defence will be Canada's backbone at world juniors
ST. CATHARINES, Ont. - Canada’s junior hockey team has a simple rule for the 2018 world championship: No more shootouts. Head coach Dominique Ducharme and his defensive corps have made it their ...
Dec 13, 2017
Grief for Saskatchewan foster mom when grinch makes off with Christmas treasures
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - A foster mother to five children in Prince Albert, Sask., says her heart sank when a grinch stole her van that was carrying Christmas presents for her kids and an anniversary gi...
Dec 13, 2017
Hayek says rebuffing Weinstein led to nightmare on 'Frida'
NEW YORK - In one of the most vivid accounts yet of Harvey Weinstein’s alleged abuse and harassment, Salma Hayek says the disgraced movie mogul turned the making of her 2002 passion project, the...
Dec 13, 2017
Nova Scotia becomes first province to ban declawing of domestic cats
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia has become the first province to ban medically unnecessary cat declawing, part of a worldwide movement against the practice. The Nova Scotia Veterinary Medical Association decide...
Dec 13, 2017
Expecting dad stages own pregnancy photo shoot, shows belly
PEABODY, Mass. - An expecting father in Massachusetts has shown off his paternal glow with a pregnancy photo shoot. Peabody (PEE’-buh-dee) resident Nick Roberts surprised his pregnant girlfriend...
Dec 13, 2017
Atiba Hutchinson named Canada's top male soccer player for sixth time
TORONTO - Atiba Hutchinson has been named Canadian male soccer player of the year for the a record sixth time. The 34-year-old midfielder from Brampton, Ont., helped Besiktas to its second straight Tu...
Dec 13, 2017
Montreal mosque denies asking that female construction workers be barred from site
MONTREAL - Members of a Montreal mosque have vigorously denied a televised report they asked for female construction workers to be excluded from a site opposite their building. Mosque officials dismis...
Dec 13, 2017
Cellphone company T-Mobile to launch TV service next year
NEW YORK - T-Mobile says it’s launching a TV service next year, becoming the latest company to marry wireless and video. The nation’s No. 3 wireless carrier said Wednesday that it bought c...
Dec 13, 2017
Quebec to spend heavily to boost digital services throughout the province
QUEBEC - The Quebec government launched the province’s first digital strategy Wednesday, announcing $1.5 billion over five years to boost the level of internet-based services throughout the prov...
Dec 13, 2017
'Mannequin Skywalker' rides Blue Origin's new crew capsule
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Blue Origin’s ‘Mannequin Skywalker’ has rocketed almost all the way to space, just in time for the new Star Wars movie. The aerospace company led by AmazonR...
Dec 13, 2017