Category Archives: Canadian Press
Five homes evacuated as massive boulder rolls into Fraser Valley community
AGASSIZ, B.C. - Five homes have been evacuated in British Columbia’s Fraser Valley over concerns about the stability of a giant boulder that slid down into a residential community last month. Th...
Dec 4, 2017
Rescuers end search for plane missing with two aboard in southeastern B.C.
VICTORIA - Rescuers have called off the search for a small plane with two people aboard that disappeared more than a week ago while flying over southeastern British Columbia. The Joint Rescue Co-ordin...
Dec 4, 2017
Jets captain Wheeler named NHL's first star of the week; Habs goalie Price No. 2
NEW YORK - Winnipeg Jets captain Blake Wheeler was named the NHL’s first star of the week on Monday, with Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price and Dallas Stars centre Radek Faksa also earni...
Dec 4, 2017
Lake Louise ski resort pleads guilty to cutting down endangered trees
CALGARY - A world-renowned ski resort in Alberta has admitted to cutting down a stand of endangered trees, although it hasn’t been decided yet how large of a fine will have to be paid. The Lake ...
Dec 4, 2017
US anchor leaves long Univision post, seeks new audience
MIAMI - Spanish-language broadcasting in the U.S. is losing one of its most prominent figures as Maria Elena Salinas retires from Univision News after more than three decades of blending the role of a...
Dec 4, 2017
Reeling Giants fire coach McAdoo, GM Reese after 10th loss
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Believing the team was spiraling out of control, the New York Giants went out of character by making two major in-season moves, firing coach Ben McAdoo and general manager Jerr...
Dec 4, 2017
Reigning world champions Gushue and Homan win early games at Olympic Trials
OTTAWA - A team meeting in the middle of the Tim Hortons Brier kickstarted Brad Gushue’s run to national and world titles earlier this year. Another sitdown session was needed after an early los...
Dec 4, 2017
Supreme Court to hear bid to reopen lopsided Churchill Falls hydro deal
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - The Supreme Court of Canada will be asked Tuesday to reopen a notoriously lopsided 1969 deal that has so far generated more than $27.5 billion for Hydro-Quebec, versus about $...
Dec 4, 2017
Woman denies sexual relationship with former House speaker
FRANKFORT, Ky. - The woman who received a secret sexual harassment settlement from Kentucky’s former Republican House speaker says the two of them did not have a sexual relationship, despite a w...
Dec 4, 2017
June Jones to return as Tiger-Cats head coach, wants to settle QB situation
HAMILTON - June Jones values consistency, and wants to demonstrate faith in his players. That’s why one of his first tasks as Hamilton’s full-time head coach will be to settle the Tiger-Ca...
Dec 4, 2017