Category Archives: Canadian Press
Canada's Kingsbury begins moguls season with World Cup gold; Robichaud silver
RUKA, Finland - Canada’s Mikael Kingsbury can seemingly put the competition behind him at will. It’s a skill that will come in handy with the 2018 Winter Olympics on the horizon. Kingsbury...
Dec 9, 2017
Public memorial to be held Saturday for Good Samaritan killed in Hamilton
HAMILTON - Community members will gather at Hamilton City Hall tonight to grieve the death of Yosif Al-Hasnawi, a 19-year-old Good Samaritan who police say was killed after trying to intervene in an a...
Dec 9, 2017
Alpine Canada apologizes to victims of former national ski coach Bertand Charest
MONTREAL - The chair of the board of Alpine Canada has apologized to the victims of a former national ski coach convicted of sexual assault. Martha Hall Findlay says the organization failed to support...
Dec 9, 2017
Canada wins three medals at Grand Prix Final, last event before Olympics
NAGOYA, Japan - Canadians won three medals at the ISU Grand Prix Final on Saturday, the last major international figure skating event before the Olympic Winter Games in February. Tessa Virtue and Scot...
Dec 9, 2017
Viral video of starving polar bear likely the product of climate change: expert
The effects of climate change, such as a shorter feeding season and less seal to eat, could have caused the emaciation of a bear shown in a viral video, a polar bear expert says. The video, shot by Na...
Dec 9, 2017
Actress Fran Drescher hosts Hanukkah celebration
BOSTON - Actress Fran Drescher is hosting a major Hanukkah celebration in Boston. “The Nanny” star will host a celebration of the Jewish Festival of Lights on Saturday at the Union for Ref...
Dec 9, 2017
AP sources: Yankees set to reel in MVP Stanton from Marlins
MIAMI - After helping the New York Yankees to five World Series titles, Derek Jeter might help them win another. The Yankees and Jeter’s Miami Marlins have agreed to a trade that would send NL M...
Dec 9, 2017
'Shut It Down': How the fate of 800,000 migrants could shut down U.S. government
WASHINGTON - Hundreds of thousands of young lives have suddenly become bargaining chips, the fate of undocumented migrants like Francis Madi now hanging in the balance of high-stakes haggling between ...
Dec 9, 2017
Halifax man charged with two counts of first-degree murder in 2016 deaths
HALIFAX - A man who was already behind bars has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder and one of attempted murder more than a year and a half after the incidents, Halifax police said on ...
Dec 9, 2017
Trump hails civil rights heroes; protesters pan his record
JACKSON, Miss. - President Donald Trump paid tribute Saturday to the leaders and foot soldiers of the civil rights movement whose sacrifices help make the United States a fairer and more just country,...
Dec 9, 2017