Category Archives: Canadian Press
Brightest moon in almost 69 years lights up sky around globe
BEIJING - The brightest moon in almost 69 years is lighting up the sky in a treat for star watchers around the globe. The phenomenon known as the supermoon reached its peak luminescence in North Ameri...
Nov 13, 2016
Kane helps Blackhawks hand Canadiens 2nd regulation loss
CHICAGO - Patrick Kane keeps finding new ways to score big goals - and the Chicago Blackhawks keep on rolling. Kane, the reigning NHL scoring leader and MVP, scored a spectacular tiebreaking goal late...
Nov 13, 2016
Kellie Leitch links apparent break-in attempt at her home to leadership campaign
CREEMORE, Ont. - Federal Conservative leadership candidate Kellie Leitch says she has been the victim of an apparent break-in attempt at her home in Creemore, Ont. In a statement Sunday night, Leitch ...
Nov 13, 2016
St-Gelais shines, Knegt breaks world record at ISU World Cup
KEARNS, Utah - Canada’s Marianne St-Gelais won the women’s 500 metres at the ISU World Cup short-track speedskating event Sunday to close the weekend with three medals. St-Gelais, from Sai...
Nov 13, 2016
Burglar dressed as ninja takes katana sword from card shop
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A katana sword is missing from an Alaska card shop after a burglar in a ninja outfit broke in. KTVA-TV reports (http://bit.ly/2euGPOQ) security cameras filmed the costumed suspect ...
Nov 13, 2016
Final work underway to lift sunken tug from waters off B.C. coast
BELLA BELLA, B.C. - Final preparations are underway to lift a sunken tug from the waters off British Columbia’s central coast. The latest incident report says crews are planning to lift the Nath...
Nov 13, 2016
A man with many friends: Priebus tapped as chief of staff
WASHINGTON - In the year of the outsider, Reince Priebus was the face of the Republican establishment. Yet the Republican National Committee chairman would come to earn the trust and confidence of Pre...
Nov 13, 2016
Ottawa Senators trying to find offence after 2-1 OT loss to Minnesota Wild
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators believe the goals will come. The question is when? The Minnesota Wild defeated Ottawa 2-1 in overtime Sunday as the offence sputtered yet again. The Senators have scored 1...
Nov 13, 2016
Jennings' late TD run helps Lions beat Blue Bombers 32-31 in West semifinal
VANCOUVER - Jonathon Jennings looked left, then over the middle, and finally to his right. With no one open, the pocket collapsing and his mental clock ticking down, the quarterback for the B.C. Lions...
Nov 13, 2016
First Nation accepts $50M settlement for land in Nanaimo, B.C.
NANAIMO, B.C. - Members of a First Nation on Vancouver Island have ratified a nearly $50-million settlement with the federal government, compensating the community for a piece of land in what is now d...
Nov 13, 2016