Category Archives: Canadian Press
A look at the five women in contention to grace the front of the next banknote
TORONTO - Finance Minister Bill Morneau and Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz will announce Thursday which Canadian woman will be the first to grace the front of a banknote. Here’s a look at...
Dec 07, 2016
Calgary Stampeders lead all clubs with nine players named to CFL all-star team
TORONTO - The Western Division champion Calgary Stampeders led all CFL teams with nine players named to the league’s all-star team on Wednesday. Quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell was the lone unanimo...
Dec 07, 2016
Longtime A's announcer Bill King wins Hall's Frick Award
OXON HILL, Md. - Former Oakland Athletics announcer Bill King has won the Ford C. Frick Award presented by the Hall of Fame for excellence in broadcasting. The award was announced Wednesday at the win...
Dec 07, 2016
Authorities: 1 officer killed, 1 wounded; shooter at large
AMERICUS, Ga. - A man fatally shot one Georgia police officer and wounded a second before fleeing an apartment complex near a college campus that went on lockdown as a precaution, authorities said. Th...
Dec 07, 2016
Trumps taps retired Marine general for homeland security
WASHINGTON - Retired Marine Gen. John Kelly carved out a reputation as a highly respected, but often outspoken commander who could roil debate with blunt assessments or unpopular directives on issues ...
Dec 07, 2016
Tom Jackson puts on impromptu concert for snowed-in travellers in Manitoba
VIRDEN, Man. - Travellers stranded by a blizzard in a Manitoba town got a treat on Tuesday night when singer Tom Jackson put on an impromptu concert in the storm shelter. A dump of snow and howling wi...
Dec 07, 2016
Award-winning scientist says compromise needed on climate debate
WINNIPEG - Canadians need to turn down the heat and start listening to each other when they discuss global warming, says the winner of a major scientific award for his work on Arctic ice and climate c...
Dec 07, 2016
AP reporter deported from South Sudan
JOHANNESBURG - Government agents ordered a journalist working for The Associated Press out of South Sudan on Tuesday, taking him to the airport in Juba and putting him aboard a flight to Uganda. Justi...
Dec 07, 2016
A show, a trial and now the rerun in 'Cops' murder-for-hire
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Dalia Dippolito either wanted a hit man to kill her newlywed husband, or she’s the victim of police trying to become famous on the “Cops” television show. Pro...
Dec 07, 2016
IOC approves venues for 5 new sports in 2020 Tokyo Games
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Yokohama Stadium will host the baseball and softball competition at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Yokohama was among the venues approved Wednesday by the IOC executive board for the...
Dec 07, 2016