Category Archives: Canadian Press
Canada's Andreescu rockets up 45 positions after reaching Auckland final
There was little time for Canadian teenager Bianca Andreescu to reflect on her giant-killing run to the final of the ASB Classic. After falling to Julia Goerges on Sunday in her eighth match in nine d...
Jan 07, 2019
Lawsuit: Rapper Boosie targeted for shopping while black
BILOXI, Miss. - Hip-hop star Boosie BadAzz says he was pepper-sprayed by a mall guard in Mississippi because he’s black, but the guard and police say otherwise. The Sun Herald reported Thursday ...
Jan 07, 2019
Not for pick-up: Spilled chicken cause traffic problems
CENTRE, Ala. - These chicken tenders aren’t for pick-up. An Alabama sheriff’s office is warning people against eating chicken that tumbled on to a rural highway after a truck wreck. An 18-...
Jan 07, 2019
Winnipeg Blue Bombers agree on two-year extension with kicker Medlock
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers announced Monday they’ve agreed to terms with kicker Justin Medlock on a two-year contract extension. Medlock was scheduled to become a free agent next month...
Jan 07, 2019
Kevin Spacey pleads not guilty to groping young man at bar
NANTUCKET, Mass. - Kevin Spacey pleaded not guilty Monday to groping an 18-year-old busboy in 2016 in the first criminal case brought against the disgraced actor following a string of sexual misconduc...
Jan 07, 2019
Ginsburg misses Supreme Court arguments for the 1st time
WASHINGTON - Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is missing arguments for the first time in more than 25 years as she recuperates from cancer surgery last month, the Supreme Court said. Ginsburg was not on th...
Jan 07, 2019
Canadian women's under-18 hockey team falls just short against Americans
OBIHIRO, Japan - The United States edged Canada 3-2 in the second game for both teams on Monday at the world under-18 women’s hockey championship. Julia Gosling and Laura Cote scored for Canada ...
Jan 07, 2019
Crews still battling fire aboard massive Halifax-bound container ship
HALIFAX - Crews working to extinguish a fire that’s been burning for four days aboard a large container ship off Canada’s east coast are facing some big challenges, an expert in offshore s...
Jan 07, 2019
Boston Marathon amputee struck by car, sent to hospital
BOSTON - A woman who lost a leg in the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013 is in the hospital after being struck by a car. Professional dancer Adrianne Haslet posted on social media that she was struck wh...
Jan 07, 2019
Shapovalov opens season with a loss at ASB Classic
AUCKLAND, New Zealand - Denis Shapovalov opened his season with a loss on Monday, falling to Joao Sousa 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 in the first round of the ASB Classic. The seventh-seeded Canadian, who is conside...
Jan 07, 2019