Category Archives: Canadian Press
CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie looking to take league across the pond to Europe
He already has taken the CFL into Mexico, but commissioner Randy Ambrosie isn’t stopping there. The CFL commissioner said Friday he’ll be meeting football officials from Germany later this...
Jan 18, 2019
Soccer academy in Edmonton rooting for alumni Alphonso Davies at Bayern Munich
EDMONTON - Dozens of students at St. Nicholas Soccer Academy in Edmonton gathered Friday hoping to watch alumni Alphonso Davies make his official international soccer debut. Davies, who is 18, joined ...
Jan 18, 2019
$1.4 million Batman comic collection stolen in Florida
BOCA RATON, Fla. - A Florida man is reaching out to the comic-collecting community, hoping to reclaim nearly 450 valuable comic books that were recently stolen. The Sun Sentinel reports that Randy Law...
Jan 18, 2019
'Hurricane Hazel' McCallion appointed adviser to Premier Doug Ford
TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford has appointed former Mississauga mayor Hazel McCallion as a special adviser. McCallion served as mayor of the city west of Toronto from 1978 to 2014. In a release, ...
Jan 18, 2019
Ex-Mountie investigating 'Surrey six' murders pleads guilty to obstruction
VANCOUVER - A lead investigator in a gang-related mass murder in British Columbia has been handed a conditional sentence to be served in the community after he pleaded guilty to breach of trust and ob...
Jan 18, 2019
Tardi aiming for three-peat at Canadian junior men's curling playdowns
B.C. skip Tyler Tardi is always on the lookout for any morsel of knowledge that will help him move closer to his goal of a professional curling career. The 20-year-old from Langley, B.C., also is lear...
Jan 18, 2019
Restaurant sign approved after concerns it was offensive
KEENE, N.H. - Officials in a New Hampshire city have approved a restaurant sign that initially was removed over concerns that it sounded like profanity. The name of the Vietnamese restaurant in a publ...
Jan 18, 2019
'You learn to handle the ups and downs': Eichel, Sabres look for consistency
VANCOUVER - The slick wrist shot that Jack Eichel buried in the Calgary Flames’ net on Wednesday was more than just a game-winning goal. Not only did the overtime tally bust a three-game losing ...
Jan 18, 2019
Man accused of threat linked to R Kelly turns self in
MCDONOUGH, Ga. - A man accused of threatening a father who says singer R. Kelly kept his daughter from her family has turned himself in. Henry County Sheriff’s Office Maj. Bobby Sloan says Henry...
Jan 18, 2019
Dior pulls the stars in conveyor-belt menswear show in Paris
PARIS - The black box construction branded “DIOR” was so big it obscured the view of the Eiffel Tower. At 2,840 square meters (30,570 square feet), the sheer scale of menswear designer Kim...
Jan 18, 2019