Category Archives: Canadian Press
Jessie Fleming, Kris Twardek named Canada's under-20 soccer players of the year
TORONTO - Jessie Fleming and Kris Twardek have been named Canadian under-20 soccer players of the year. It’s the third straight year winning the award for Fleming, a 19-year-old from London, Ont...
Dec 12, 2017
B.C. premier says pot smokers may face same rules as cigarette smokers
VICTORIA - Marijuana smokers in British Columbia may have to abide by the same public smoking rules as tobacco users when cannabis becomes legal, Premier John Horgan said Tuesday. Horgan said his gove...
Dec 12, 2017
Correction: Roman Polanski story
LOS ANGELES - In a story Dec. 12 about Roman Polanski, The Associated Press reported erroneously that he is a native of Poland. Polanski was born in France and moved to Poland as a young child with hi...
Dec 12, 2017
Trudeau boasts about byelection results, Tories and NDP defensive
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau says the results of four federal byelections Monday night show the Liberals are on the right track with their focus on middle-class Canadians. Not surprisingly, the prime minis...
Dec 12, 2017
Man who pretended to be Miley Cyrus' brother gets 6 years
CONCORD, N.H. - Authorities say a New Hampshire man who pretended to be Miley Cyrus’ brother to entice a 14-year-old boy to send him sexually explicit photos and videos online has been sentenced...
Dec 12, 2017
Montreal Impact trade star defender Laurent Ciman to Los Angeles FC
MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact shook up their backline Tuesday, trading star defender Laurent Ciman to expansion Los Angeles FC for Canadian wingback Raheem Edwards and Finnish defender Jukka Raitala....
Dec 12, 2017
Canada's Van Landeghem, Bouchard retire from competitive swimming
OTTAWA - Chantal Van Landeghem has retired from competitive swimming after helping Canada win a relay bronze in the Rio Olympics and Pan American gold in Toronto. Her Canadian teammate Dominique Bouch...
Dec 12, 2017
Short-track speedskating champion Charles Hamelin relaxes with video games
When Olympic short-track speedskating champion Charles Hamelin isn’t training or racing, chances are he’s in front of a video game console. The 33-year-old from Sainte-Julie, Que., says it...
Dec 12, 2017
Feds' ethics watchdog pick won't commit to probes of Trudeau, Morneau
OTTAWA - The Liberal government’s nominee for federal ethics watchdog won’t commit to completing ongoing investigations into the prime minister or finance minister if he gets the job. But ...
Dec 12, 2017
Trial told teen girl who killed Saskatoon infant needs life-long treatment
SASKATOON - A justice official says a teen girl who killed a six-week-old Saskatoon baby will need to be treated for her psychological problems for the rest of her life. A judge is to decide whether t...
Dec 12, 2017