Category Archives: Canadian Press
Olympians, artists, and 'The Doctors' among 103 added to Order of Canada
OTTAWA - When Beckie Scott left behind her competitive cross-country ski career in 2006, the Olympic gold medallist didn’t foresee the path she would take next. A dozen years later, Scott has be...
Dec 27, 2018
Protests as Congo leader warns of Ebola election 'disaster'
KINSHASA, Congo - Congo’s leader is blaming a deadly Ebola virus outbreak for the last-minute decision to bar an estimated 1 million voters from Sunday’s long-delayed presidential election...
Dec 27, 2018
First Nations win case over $4 benefit from Ontario, federal governments
SUDBURY, Ont. - The provincial and federal governments have been short-changing First Nations in Ontario for more than a century, a superior court judge ruled last week as she ordered long-stagnant an...
Dec 27, 2018
Flush with party funds, Manitoba Tories could call early election
WINNIPEG - Flush with party fundraising cash and facing two opposition parties still in rebuilding mode, Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister is not ruling out a snap election call well in advance of the ...
Dec 27, 2018
Somali refugee takes amazing road from refugee camps to Victoria city council
VICTORIA - It was one of the happiest days of his life, but Sharmarke Dubow says he was paralyzed with emotion the day he was sworn in as a member of Victoria city council. Dubow said he couldn’...
Dec 27, 2018
Wednesday's Games
Wednesday’s Games 2019 IIHF World Junior Championship At Vancouver Canada 14 Denmark 0 Czech Republic 2 Switzerland 1 (OT) At Victoria USA 2 Slovakia 1 Sweden 2 Finland 1 — Spengler Cup At...
Dec 26, 2018
Scores and Schedule
Wednesday’s Games 2019 IIHF World Junior Championship At Vancouver Canada 14 Denmark 0 Czech Republic 2 Switzerland 1 (OT) At Victoria USA 2 Slovakia 1 Sweden 2 Finland 1 — Spengler Cup At...
Dec 26, 2018
Comtois scores four as Canada routs Denmark 14-0 in world juniors opener
VANCOUVER - Morgan Frost had chills Wednesday night as Canadian hockey lovers chanted his name. Fans at Vancouver’s Rogers Arena were keen to show their appreciation for the 19-year-old left-win...
Dec 26, 2018
Leonard scores 30, Green's 3 lifts Toronto past Heat 106-104
MIAMI - Danny Green slipped to the right corner, somehow forgotten by the Miami Heat. He made them pay. Kawhi Leonard scored 30 points, Green’s 3-pointer with 22.7 seconds left - a wide-open one...
Dec 26, 2018
Police say suspect who wouldn't leave vehicle dies after officers shot him
Edmonton police say a suspect they shot is dead after he refused to get out of a vehicle. Police say in a news release that officers were following the truck Wednesday afternoon because there was a ma...
Dec 26, 2018