Category Archives: Canadian Press
Once a walk-on, Kapinga now a national champion and leader of the 16-0 Dinos
David Kapinga spent the summer of 2015 driving a delivery truck for PepsiCo., some days pulling 15-hour double shifts. He was living back home in Calgary after playing NAIA basketball at Union College...
Jan 22, 2019
Canada Food Guide quick facts: What's in, what's out and new lifestyle tips
OTTAWA - Canada Food Guide quick facts Health Canada has updated its advice for Canadians to help them eat better and develop healthier food habits. What’s new: – Recommends eating plenty ...
Jan 22, 2019
Oaths on eagle feathers to be allowed in Manitoba RCMP detachments
WINNIPEG - The head of the RCMP in Manitoba says providing an eagle feather to people swearing oaths is a positive step toward reconciliation with Indigenous communities. Assistant Commissioner Scott ...
Jan 22, 2019
Canada made sexual predator 'our problem,' American prosecutor says
A convicted killer and sexual predator who could have spent his life in Canadian prison was instead back in the United States Tuesday for a court hearing, as an American prosecutor questioned the Paro...
Jan 22, 2019
Christine Sinclair scores goal No. 178 in Canada's 1-0 win over Norway
MURCIA, Spain - Captain Christine Sinclair, chasing history, scored the 178th goal of her international career Tuesday to give the Canadian women’s soccer team a 1-0 win over Norway in its first...
Jan 22, 2019
Firing of Lac-Megantic engineer ruled illegal, but he won't be returning to work
MONTREAL - An arbitrator says the firing last summer of Thomas Harding, the train engineer involved in the Lac-Megantic rail disaster, was illegal. He won’t be returning to work, but he will get...
Jan 22, 2019
Gunmen stole valuables, money during Canadian's kidnapping: Burkina official
Details are emerging about the kidnapping and killing of a Canadian mining company executive in Burkina Faso last week, as authorities continue their investigation. Jean Paul Badoum, an official with ...
Jan 22, 2019
Triple killer Dellen Millard appeals conviction and sentence for father's murder
TORONTO - Triple killer Dellen Millard is appealing his first-degree murder conviction and sentence for the death of his father, arguing the outcome of his case was unreasonable. Millard was found gui...
Jan 22, 2019
Dubas not concerned by Leafs' slump; contract talks with Matthews progressing
TORONTO - Kyle Dubas used to live and die with each victory or defeat. “(I’d) really go up and down,” he recalled of his time as general manager of the Ontario Hockey League’s ...
Jan 22, 2019
Canadians pressed into service after deadly attack on UN base in Mali
OTTAWA - Canadian peacekeepers saw their busiest day in Mali on Sunday after extremists with links to al-Qaida attacked a United Nations base, killing 10 and injuring dozens more. Five Canadian helico...
Jan 22, 2019