Category Archives: Canadian Press
Maria Sharapova to learn doping appeal verdict on Tuesday
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - The verdict in Maria Sharapova’s appeal against a two-year doping ban will be announced Tuesday. The Court of Arbitration for Sport says it will issue the decision at 3 p...
Oct 03, 2016
Grounded boat owned by Jamie's Whaling Station now off rocks near Tofino, B.C.
TOFINO, B.C. - A vessel belonging to a whale-watching company is no longer stranded on rocks off Vancouver Island. A spokesman with Jamie’s Whaling Station in Tofino, B.C., says the Stellar Sea ...
Oct 03, 2016
Putin suspends weapons-grade plutonium deal with US
MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin on Monday suspended a deal with the United States on the disposal of weapons-grade plutonium, once a symbol of U.S.-Russian rapprochement that has fallen apart amid t...
Oct 03, 2016
Hungry pigs chomp lawns in Northern California neighbourhood
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Wild pigs are eating front yards in at least one Northern California neighbourhood. KNTV reports (http://bit.ly/2dMprSp) that the pigs strike in the middle of the night, digging up ...
Oct 03, 2016
Ohio plans January execution using new 3-drug combination
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio said it plans to resume executions in January with a new three-drug combination after an unofficial moratorium dating to early 2014 and blamed on shortages of lethal drugs. It sa...
Oct 03, 2016
Outdoor giant Bass Pro to acquire rival Cabela's for $4.5B
OMAHA, Neb. - Outdoor gear giant Bass Pro is snapping up rival Cabela’s in a $4.5 billion deal announced Monday. Bass Pro is paying Cabela’s shareholders $65.50 cash per share, a 19 per ce...
Oct 03, 2016
Labrador company asks top court to review lopsided hydro deal with Quebec
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Canada’s top court has been asked to review the 1969 Churchill Falls deal that has given Hydro-Quebec many times more in profits than Newfoundland and Labrador. The case...
Oct 03, 2016
Bradley lands EPL job at Swansea after years of frustration
LONDON - Bob Bradley persevered in Egypt through a violent uprising, exceled in Norway with limited resources and dropped into France’s second tier league to further prove his coaching credentia...
Oct 03, 2016
Officials hope to herd stranded dolphins in New Brunswick back into open ocean
LAMEQUE, N.B. - Animal rescue crews are hoping to use “acoustic pingers” to herd six stranded dolphins out of a shallow waterway in northern New Brunswick, and back into open ocean. Andrew...
Oct 03, 2016
US factory activity picked up in September
WASHINGTON - U.S. manufacturing rebounded in September after contracting in August. New orders and production at factories increased, although employment fell - a sign that manufacturers have yet to f...
Oct 03, 2016