Category Archives: Canadian Press
Manitoba reserve's scramble before freeze-up made worse when ferry breaks down
SHOAL LAKE, Man. - An annual mad dash for supplies that residents of an isolated reserve near the Manitoba-Ontario boundary make on their ferry’s last day before winter freeze-up was extra hairy...
Dec 10, 2016
Canada takes speedskating silver in men's team sprint at World Cup stop
HEERENVEEN, Netherlands - Canada won the silver medal in the men’s team sprint Saturday at a World Cup long track speedskating stop. Laurent Dubreuil of Levis, Que., Montreal’s Christopher...
Dec 10, 2016
Small plane with two aboard crashes in river near Quebec City: TSB
LEVIS, Que. - A small plane with two people aboard crashed in a river south of Quebec City on Saturday afternoon, the Transportation Safety Board said. Board spokesman Chris Krepski said the two-seate...
Dec 10, 2016
Amnesty International campaign takes aim at first Canadian project with Site C
VANCOUVER - An annual Amnesty International human-rights campaign is taking aim at a Canadian project for the first time - the Site C dam. The $8.8-billion hydroelectric dam project in northeast Briti...
Dec 10, 2016
Jacobs to play Carruthers in The National Grand Slam of Curling final
SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. - Olympic champion Brad Jacobs advanced to the championship game at The National Grand Slam of Curling on Saturday night with a 5-3 semifinal victory over Brad Gushue. Jacobs, t...
Dec 10, 2016
Former B.C. Lions standout Klassen dies at 57 following battle with cancer
VANCOUVER - Defensive lineman Rick Klassen, who played 10 seasons in the CFL including nine with the B.C. Lions, has died at 57 following a battle with cancer. The Lions confirmed Klassen’s deat...
Dec 10, 2016
Twin blasts near Istanbul soccer stadium kill 29 , wound 166
ISTANBUL - Twin attacks by a suicide bomber and a car bomber near an Istanbul soccer stadium Saturday night killed 29 people and wounded 166 others in the latest large-scale assault to traumatize a na...
Dec 10, 2016
Bristol Palin announces she is expecting her third child
Bristol Palin is expecting her third child, she tells Entertainment Tonight. Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s daughter announced her pregnancy on ET. She and husband Dakota Meyer said they are e...
Dec 10, 2016
Canada's Kingsbury wins World Cup moguls opener, claims 34th gold medal on circuit
RUKA, Finland - Mikael Kingsbury is continuing to set records on the World Cup moguls circuit, and he hasn’t even been able to break out his best moves yet. The Canadian freestyle ski star opene...
Dec 10, 2016
Canadian border bill passes U.S. Congress: enables long-awaited reforms
WASHINGTON - A bill with potentially sweeping consequences for the Canada-U.S. border has just been adopted by the American Congress, allowing new projects aimed at speeding up travel through the inte...
Dec 10, 2016