Category Archives: Canadian Press
Tidal wave moment: In one day, #MeToo cause makes political, cultural landfall
WASHINGTON - In the span of a single day, a long-building tidal wave made political and cultural landfall, with pent-up disgust over sexual abuse against women bursting onto an iconic cover of Time ma...
Dec 6, 2017
Olympic sport a numbers game, Canada's luge team taps into analytics
CALGARY - In a sport timed to a thousandths of a second, finishing fourth can really sting. Data analysts are working behind the scenes for Canada’s lugers to shave what is less than the blink o...
Dec 6, 2017
A quick look at the history of the Toronto Blue Jays and their home stadium
TORONTO - A look at the ownership history of the Toronto Blue Jays and the domed stadium the team calls home. Origins: The Blue Jays were created in 1976 for a 1977 expansion of the American League. O...
Dec 6, 2017
Three-month-old Ulysses joins Bloc MP parents in Commons, sounds unimpressed
OTTAWA - Whining and crying might not be anything new on Parliament Hill, but it took on a new context today during question period. The high-pitched voice that briefly echoed through the House of Com...
Dec 6, 2017
LA's Getty Center built to protect its treasures from flames
LOS ANGELES - The Getty Center art complex in Los Angeles made sure it could protect its priceless artwork and antiquities from flames like those just across a freeway Wednesday, from its landscaping ...
Dec 6, 2017
QMJHL commissioner Courteau: Canada has considered junior players for Olympics
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League commissioner Gilles Courteau says he has talked with Hockey Canada about using junior players at the upcoming Pyeongchang Olympics. Adding junior players - amateurs u...
Dec 6, 2017
Judge finds Ali Omar Ader guilty in Amanda Lindhout kidnapping case
OTTAWA - Ali Omar Ader has been found guilty in the kidnapping of Amanda Lindhout in Somalia. The verdict was handed down in a packed courtroom Wednesday by Ontario Superior Court Justice Robert Smith...
Dec 6, 2017
NFL commissioner Goodell signs 5-year contract extension
NEW YORK - Roger Goodell has signed a five-year contract extension to remain commissioner of the NFL through 2024. A memo from the NFL’s compensation committee to team owners and obtained Wednes...
Dec 6, 2017
Edmonton airport travellers can read free short stories while waiting for flight
EDMONTON - Weary air travellers heading out from Edmonton can break up the wait with a free short story. Edmonton International Airport has a Short Story Dispenser in its main terminal. Airport spokes...
Dec 6, 2017
Dr. Anthony Galea, who treated elite athletes, loses licence for 9 months
TORONTO - A renowned Canadian sports doctor convicted in the U.S. for importing unapproved drugs will lose his medical licence for nine months and face a formal reprimand for professional misconduct, ...
Dec 6, 2017