Category Archives: Canadian Press
Police across Canada probe bomb threats as U.S. authorities dismiss 'hoax'
TORONTO - Police forces in cities across Canada investigated multiple bomb threats on Thursday as authorities in the U.S. said similar threats sent to dozens of locations appeared to be a hoax. Police...
Dec 13, 2018
Quebec theatre incensed by $500 fine for fake cigarette smoked by actor
MONTREAL - Health inspectors who showed up at a recent Quebec City theatrical production took no issue with the actor centre stage in a giant penis costume. But after watching another actor light up a...
Dec 13, 2018
Team Canada veteran Alex Formenton listed day-to-day with leg injury
COLWOOD, B.C. - One of Canada’s two returning players was on crutches Thursday and awaiting word from doctors about when he can hit the ice again after suffering a leg injury Wednesday in a warm...
Dec 13, 2018
Canadian Paralympic skier Brian McKeever wins sprint gold at IPC World Cup event
VUOKATTI, Finland - Canada’s Brian McKeever won a gold medal in a five-kilometre cross-country ski race Thursday at the first stop in the IPC World Cup circuit. The 17-time-Paralympic medallist ...
Dec 13, 2018
Vancouver says court decision allows it to close illegal pot shops
Vancouver says a court decision has reaffirmed the city’s authority to shut down illegal marijuana dispensaries. In a news release, the city says the B.C. Supreme Court’s decision to order...
Dec 13, 2018
Court: Trump can't let companies deny birth control coverage
SAN FRANCISCO - A divided U.S. appeals court Thursday blocked rules by the Trump administration that allowed more employers to opt out of providing women with no-cost birth control. The ruling, howeve...
Dec 13, 2018
Canadian freestyle skier Karker excited for Dew Tour's modified superpipe
Rachael Karker has a renewed sense of confidence heading into her second Dew Tour. Now the Canadian halfpipe skier just has to work on mastering the event’s new modified superpipe layout. And sh...
Dec 13, 2018
Curling Canada says officiating mistake led to timing error in Canada Cup final
Curling Canada said an “officiating mistake” was made during a key fifth-end shot in the Canada Cup men’s final between Team Brad Jacobs and Team Kevin Koe last Sunday in Estevan, Sa...
Dec 13, 2018
Valanciunas out indefinitely after surgery; Raptors call up Boucher
Toronto Raptors forward Jonas Valanciunas underwent surgery to repair a dislocated left thumb and will wear a cast for four weeks. Valanciunas suffered the injury in Toronto’s 113-93 victory at ...
Dec 13, 2018
Oil pipeline foes look past regulators after another loss
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Opponents of Enbridge Energy’s proposed Line 3 crude oil pipeline replacement are turning their attention to fighting the project on other fronts after a Minnesota regulatory p...
Dec 13, 2018