Category Archives: Canadian Press
MPP asks province to provide $1M in funding for Thunder Bay police
THUNDER BAY, Ont. - An Ontario legislator and Thunder Bay police are asking the province for additional funding to implement recommendations in a report that found systemic racism within the police se...
Jan 19, 2019

Former Olympian Humphries files harassment complaint with Bobsleigh Canada
CALGARY - The national governing body for bobsleigh and skeleton has confirmed that former Olympian Kaillie Humphries has filed a harassment complaint with the organization. A spokesperson for Bobslei...
Jan 19, 2019

As Solskjaer, Klopp acclaim players, Sarri goes on offensive
LONDON - Ole Gunnar Solskjaer shifted the acclaim onto his players as a Manchester United managerial record was broken. Juergen Klopp praised the character of title-chasing Liverpool. Maurizio Sarri, ...
Jan 19, 2019

Nam Nguyen edges teen phenom Stephen Gogolev for Canadian figure skating gold
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - Nam Nguyen had made a deal with his parents, the sole supporters of his career since he first stuffed his feet in figure skates. Either the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympic season would be ...
Jan 19, 2019
Blue Jays prospect Vlad Guerrero Jr. gives curling a try as he visits Toronto
TORONTO - Vlad Guerrero Jr. wants to be the best player he can when he steps onto the baseball field each day. Turns out that dedication translates to the ice, too. Guerrero, the Blue Jays top prospec...
Jan 19, 2019
Canada's Justin Kripps and Cam Stones fourth at bobsled World Cup
INNSBRUCK, Austria - Canada’s Justin Kripps and Cam Stones finished just short of extending their podium streak to three after a hard-fought fourth-place finish on Saturday at the bobsled World ...
Jan 19, 2019
Two men found guilty of manslaughter in shooting death of Jeanenne Fontaine
WINNIPEG - A jury has found two men guilty of manslaughter in the high-profile shooting death of a Winnipeg woman inside a home that was then set on fire. Christopher Brass and Jason Meilleur were cha...
Jan 19, 2019
Quebec culture minister scolds Netflix over Lac-Megantic footage in 'Bird Box'
MONTREAL - Quebec’s culture minister has penned a letter to Netflix’s CEO to express the government’s outrage over the streaming service’s decision to include footage from the ...
Jan 19, 2019
US airstrike in Somalia kills 52 al-Shabab extremists
JOHANNESBURG - The U.S. military on Saturday said it had carried out its deadliest airstrike in Somalia in months, killing 52 al-Shabab extremists after a “large group” mounted an attack o...
Jan 19, 2019

Canada's Raonic takes it easy ahead of match vs. Zverev at Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia - It’s been a long Australian Open for Milos Raonic. But this isn’t the first time he’s advanced to the second week of a Grand Slam tournament, so he knows just ...
Jan 19, 2019