Category Archives: Canadian Press
In The Rings: Can curling conquer challenges to reach the next level?
Armed with a passionate fan base, an ever-growing list of elite competitors and a surge in interest after a memorable Winter Olympics, curling appears primed for a breakout. Whether the opportunity wi...
Jan 22, 2019
Chelsea Clinton announces pregnancy
NEW YORK - Chelsea Clinton has announced her family is expanding. The 38-year-old former first daughter tweeted Tuesday that she and her husband Marc are expecting another child in the summer. The cou...
Jan 22, 2019
Kenney accuser declines to specify which housing rules he says Kenney broke
EDMONTON - A lawyer accusing Alberta United Conservative Leader Jason Kenney of breaking parliamentary residency rules while serving as an MP is declining to explain which regulation he believes Kenne...
Jan 22, 2019
Vancouver's Felip Peliwo knocks off No. 4 seed at Oracle Challenger
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. - Canada’s Felip Peliwo upset No. 4 seed Paolo Lorenzi of Italy 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 in a second-round match at the Oracle Challenger on Tuesday. Peliwo, of Vancouver, came in ran...
Jan 22, 2019
Judge limits access to R. Kelly's Chicago recording studio
CHICAGO - A judge says a Chicago warehouse that R. Kelly is renting can be used only between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. and only as a recording studio. The Chicago Sun-Times says the Cook County judge also pro...
Jan 22, 2019
B.C.'s Tardi cruises through first round at Canadian junior curling championship
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - British Columbia’s Tyler Tardi finished off the first round of the Canadian junior curling championship with a 9-6 win over Alberta’s Desmond Young on Tuesday night....
Jan 22, 2019
Scottish midfielder Adam Wilson pinching himself at Toronto FC training camp
Adam Wilson was playing Xbox in a Louisville hotel room during the MLS SuperDraft, waiting to move into his new apartment. “I was a week into school. I had already come to terms with myself that...
Jan 22, 2019
Ten players looking to boost their stock at CHL Top Prospects Game
TORONTO - For one night only, the players come to the scouts. NHL scouts from all 31 clubs will be in attendance when 40 draft-eligible skaters suit up in the Canadian Hockey League’s annual Top...
Jan 22, 2019
B.C. Greens won't support officials' return to legislature after spending report
VICTORIA - British Columbia’s Green party will not support the return to the legislature of two senior officers after a report by the Speaker was released alleging spending abuses. Andrew Weaver...
Jan 22, 2019
Cannabis-carrying border-crossers could be hit with fines under coming system
OTTAWA - Travellers caught sneaking small amounts of marijuana into Canada could soon be forced to pay fines. Although stiff criminal penalties will remain options on the books, the federal border age...
Jan 22, 2019