Category Archives: Canadian Press
Brian Pallister and wife explain how he got lost and broke arm on New Mexico hike
WINNIPEG - Manitoba’s premier is giving some more details about a wilderness hike in New Mexico where he broke his arm and became lost. Brian Pallister has refused to do media interviews about t...
Nov 18, 2017
House fire in southern Beijing suburb kills 19, injures 8
BEIJING - A fire at a building advertising low-cost rental apartments in a southern Beijing suburb killed 19 people and injured eight others, official media reported Sunday. Firefighters put out the f...
Nov 18, 2017
Tap young talent on looming security issues, Google executive urges
HALIFAX - One of the world’s top technology executives is urging democratic countries to turn to youth in a bid to find innovative solutions to looming security problems. Eric Schmidt, executive...
Nov 18, 2017
Laval advances to Vanier Cup after defeating Calgary in Mitchell Bowl
CALGARY - Laval quarterback Hugo Richard didn’t think it was his team’s best outing. But, as usual, the Rouge et Or did enough to win. Laval outscored the Calgary Dinos 25-6 in the second ...
Nov 18, 2017
Toronto's Justyn Knight races to NCAA cross-country win to cap college career
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Justyn Knight of Toronto raced to victory in the NCAA cross-country championships on Saturday, in his final NCAA event. The 21-year-old pulled away over the final 400 metres of the 1...
Nov 18, 2017
C.J. Gable gives Eskimos yet another offensive weapon in CFL West final
CALGARY - C.J. Gable is getting to know the CFL’s Battle of Alberta. A career Hamilton Tiger-Cat until his recent trade to the Edmonton Eskimos, Gable was more familiar with Hamilton’s foo...
Nov 18, 2017
'There are no fireworks': The hunt for news in a ho-hum NAFTA round
MEXICO CITY - The latest round of NAFTA talks has begun without any substantive negotiating on key sticking points in a low-key meeting contrasting markedly with the previous round filled with bombshe...
Nov 18, 2017
Argentina says it may have received signals from missing sub
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Argentina’s Navy detected seven brief satellite calls Saturday that officials believe may have come from a submarine with 44 crew members that hadn’t been heard f...
Nov 18, 2017
Ann Wedgeworth, known for 'Three's Company' role, dies at 83
NEW YORK - Actress Ann Wedgeworth, who gained fame on film and Broadway before taking on the role of a flirty divorcee on “Three’s Company,” has died at age 83. Wedgeworth died Thurs...
Nov 18, 2017
NHL to hold 2019 Winter Classic at Notre Dame
CHICAGO - The Winter Classic is headed to college for the second time. The Boston Bruins will meet the Chicago Blackhawks in the Jan. 1, 2019, game at Notre Dame. The NHL also held its signature outdo...
Nov 18, 2017