Category Archives: Canadian Press
High-profile death of cousin sparked slain woman's meth use: trial
WINNIPEG - A Winnipeg court has heard a woman started using methamphetamine after her teenage cousin’s body was found in the Red River before she herself was killed in what the Crown says was a ...
Jan 08, 2019
Strong quake hits near southern Japan; no reports of damage
TOKYO - A strong earthquake hit near southern Japan on Tuesday, shaking buildings, but there were no reports of injuries or damage. No tsunami was expected. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake s...
Jan 08, 2019
CBC Sports head Stremlaw to leave corporation to run unnamed sports franchise
TORONTO - CBC Sports executive Greg Stremlaw will be leaving the corporation later this month to become the chief executive officer and president of an unnamed professional sports franchise. Details o...
Jan 08, 2019
Toronto Argonauts re-sign defensive back Qudarius Ford through 2020
TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts re-signed American defensive back Qudarius Ford through the 2020 season Tuesday. Ford, 26, suffered a season-ending injury in Toronto’s opening game of the ’...
Jan 08, 2019
Trio of frozen kittens healing after rescue from Newfoundland snowbank
DEER LAKE, N.L. - Three abandoned kittens are recovering after being rescued from a snowbank in western Newfoundland. Shiver, Stormy and Flurry were found Sunday by an animal-loving truck driver, hudd...
Jan 08, 2019
Canadian forward Marcel Zajac leaves Akron early to sign with Forge FC
HAMILTON - Canadian forward Marcel Zajac is forgoing his final year of eligibility at the University of Akron to sign a multi-year contract with Forge FC of the Canadian Premier League. Zajac is no st...
Jan 08, 2019
Russian lawyer who met Trump Jr. charged in unrelated case
NEW YORK - The Russian lawyer who attended the Trump Tower meeting that is a focus of the special counsel’s investigation into possible collusion was charged with obstructing an unrelated tax-fr...
Jan 08, 2019
Five things to know about the LNG pipeline protest in northern B.C.
OTTAWA - Here are five things to know about the anti-LNG demonstrations in northern British Columbia: 1. The pipeline A pipeline by TransCanada subsidiary Coastal GasLink is to carry natural gas from ...
Jan 08, 2019
US sanctions Venezuela TV magnate for alleged currency deals
BOGOTA - The Trump administration imposed sanctions Tuesday on a Venezuelan media magnate close to President Nicolas Maduro’s government for allegedly being the ringleader of a graft network tha...
Jan 08, 2019
Olympian Michael Phelps honoured for mental health advocacy
BOSTON - Michael Phelps is picking up more hardware - this time for what he’s been doing outside the pool. The Boston-based Ruderman Family Foundation, a leading voice in calling for more opport...
Jan 08, 2019