Category Archives: Canadian Press
Eight-year-old girl dies after being hit by snowplow in Quebec City
QUEBEC - An eight-year-old girl was struck and killed by a snowplow in Quebec City on Friday, police said. The child was pronounced dead in hospital, while the snowplow driver was also transported to ...
Dec 1, 2017
MacKinnon, Andersen and Schenn named 3 stars of November, Boeser named top rookie
NEW YORK - Colorado centre Nathan MacKinnon, Toronto goaltender Frederik Andersen and St. Louis centre Brayden Schenn have been named the NHL’s three stars for November, while Vancouver winger B...
Dec 1, 2017
With baseball analyst Gregg Zaun out at Sportsnet, a look at possible replacements
TORONTO - Sportsnet is looking for a new member of its baseball broadcast team after longtime analyst Gregg Zaun was fired Thursday for inappropriate actions and comments against women in the workplac...
Dec 1, 2017
Quebec revising winter tire rules; incentive-based approach suggested for elsewhere
MONTREAL - Quebec will reportedly bring forward the mandatory date by which winter tires must be put on all vehicles in the province and also increase fines for those who don’t follow the rules....
Dec 1, 2017
Cat banned from library develops social media following
ST. PAUL, Minn. - A tabby named Max has been playing a game of cat and mouse with some Minnesota college librarians. The furtive feline has been sneaking into the Macalester College library in St. Pau...
Dec 1, 2017
Super Bowl Live concert series will include Prince tribute
MINNEAPOLIS - A series of free, outdoor concerts during the 10-days leading up to the Super Bowl will include a Prince tribute and plenty of Minnesota flavour. Producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis anno...
Dec 1, 2017
Mississippi utility inks deal on troubled $7.5B power plant
JACKSON, Miss. - Regulators have reached a settlement with Mississippi Power Co. on how much customers should pay for a troubled $7.5 billion power plant once touted as a model for the future of coal....
Dec 1, 2017
Nine-year-old girl dies after she was hit by bus in crosswalk in B.C.
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - A nine-year-old girl who was hit by a bus in Abbotsford, B.C., has died of her injuries. Abbotsford police say emergency services were called just after 8 a.m. Friday to treat the g...
Dec 1, 2017
Laurendeau felt ready to quit as Davis Cup captain, concentrate on Shapovalov
Martin Laurendeau felt the time was right to give up the job as captain of Canada’s Davis Cup team. The 53-year-old Laurendeau had enough on his plate coaching rising star Denis Shapovalov and h...
Dec 1, 2017
Funeral chain creates program to underscore the dangers of fentanyl
LANGLEY, B.C. - A funeral services chain in British Columbia is developing a program it hopes will cut the number of drug deaths related to fentanyl among children and young adults. Alternatives Funer...
Dec 1, 2017