Category Archives: Canadian Press
Conservationists want protection on "Canada's most magnificent" old-growth forest
VANCOUVER - Conservationists in British Columbia are pushing for protections on an area of old-growth forests they describe as “Canada’s most magnificent.” The grove is located on Cr...
Jan 12, 2019
Canada's Mikael Kingsbury continues run of moguls gold in Calgary
CALGARY - Mikael Kingsbury didn’t need to take big risks to win World Cup gold Saturday. A major mistake on the Calgary course by rival Benjamin Cavet of France took some pressure off CanadaR...
Jan 12, 2019
Canadian international striker Adriana Leon joins England's West Ham United
LONDON - Canadian international striker Adriana Leon has joined England’s West Ham United. The 26-year-old from King City, Ont., will wear No. 19 for the Hammers, who stand sixth in the F.A. Wom...
Jan 12, 2019
Canadian teen Langevin finishes career-best second in slopestyle World Cup
FONT ROMEU, France - Canada’s Philippe Langevin earned his first career podium finish on the freestyle ski World Cup circuit, earning second place in the slopestyle competition on Saturday. The ...
Jan 12, 2019
Illinois refuses permit for concert to be hosted by R. Kelly
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Illinois officials say a concert in Springfield that was to be hosted by R. Kelly cannot take place in the wake of new sexual misconduct allegations against the R&B star. Illin...
Jan 12, 2019
Canada tops Russia in OT at U18 women's hockey world championship semi
OBIHIRO, Japan - Danielle Serdachny scored 44 seconds into overtime on Saturday to lift Canada to a 4-3 win over Russia and into the gold medal final at the IIHF women’s under-18 world champions...
Jan 12, 2019
Stephen King complaint spurs newspaper subscription drive
PORTLAND, Maine - A Maine newspaper that horrified author Stephen King by dropping its local book review coverage is using his complaint to boost digital subscriptions. King, who lives in Bangor, comp...
Jan 12, 2019
Granddad: Wisconsin girl has no link to suspected kidnapper
MADISON, Wis. - The grandfather of a northwestern Wisconsin girl who authorities say was abducted during a home invasion that left her parents dead said Saturday that the family has no connection to t...
Jan 12, 2019
Motive for slaying of California policewoman still a mystery
DAVIS, Calif. - A gunman on a bicycle ambushed a rookie policewoman in Northern California, shooting her from the shadows, then reloaded and narrowly avoided wounding others before walking home and ca...
Jan 12, 2019
Trump calls report on FBI probe of him 'most insulting'
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Saturday called “most insulting” a published report that federal law enforcement officials were so concerned about his behaviour in the days after he...
Jan 12, 2019