Category Archives: Canadian Press
Cleveland pitchers continue to befuddle Blue Jays, who fall into 0-2 ALCS hole
CLEVELAND - The Toronto Blue Jays return home in search of offence to help dig themselves out of an 0-2 hole in the American League Championship Series. The Jays managed just three hits and struck out...
Oct 15, 2016
Maple Leafs retire numbers, add Keon to rafters in elaborate pre-game ceremony
TORONTO - Brendan Shanahan never could find a good answer for why the Toronto Maple Leafs didn’t retire numbers. At Shanahan’s behest, the organization finally changed the stale policy, ri...
Oct 15, 2016
Canada, EU keep pressure on Walloons to abandon opposition to trade deal
OTTAWA - Canadian and European politicians are continuing to lobby a Belgian region this weekend to abandon its opposition to a coveted free trade deal before a key meeting on Tuesday. They have warne...
Oct 15, 2016
Retired RCMP officer identified as pilot in crash that killed former premier
KELOWNA, B.C. - A retired RCMP officer and aviation enthusiast described as a “professional’s professional” was identified as the pilot in a plane crash that killed former Alberta pr...
Oct 15, 2016
US detects what it says is failed N. Korean missile launch
WASHINGTON - . The U.S. military said Saturday it’s detected what’s being described as a failed missile launch by North Korea. The launch occurred near the northwestern city of Kusong and ...
Oct 15, 2016
Kerry says Yemen's Houthis have released 2 American citizens
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says Yemen’s Houthi rebels released two U.S. citizens on Saturday, without identifying the Americans. Kerry said they were freed as par...
Oct 15, 2016
BC Hydro prepares for more power outages with third storm hitting south coast
VANCOUVER - The third and strongest storm in a series of disturbances fuelled by the remnants of typhoon Songda cancelled ferry service and knocked out power for thousands of customers on the south co...
Oct 15, 2016
Ex-Alberta premier Dave Hancock says Jim Prentice stepped up when PCs were down
EDMONTON - Former Alberta premier Dave Hancock says he remembers the Jim Prentice who didn’t shrink from a challenge when the Progressive Conservatives saw their government plunged into crisis o...
Oct 15, 2016
Global deal reached to limit powerful greenhouse gases
KIGALI, Rwanda - Nearly 200 nations have reached a deal, announced Saturday morning after all-night negotiations, to limit the use of greenhouse gases far more powerful than carbon dioxide in a major ...
Oct 15, 2016
Bradley makes losing start to life in Premier League
MANCHESTER, England - Welcome to the Premier League, Bob Bradley. The first American coach in the 24-year history of the Premier League got a taste of the frantic nature of England’s top divisio...
Oct 15, 2016