Category Archives: Canadian Press
Military plane headed for Quebec's Iles-de-la-Madeleine after storm cuts communications
QUEBEC - A Canadian Forces plane will be sent Friday to provide relief to residents of the Iles-de-la-Madeleine who have been effectively cut off from the rest of Quebec after a massive wind storm hit...
Nov 29, 2018
Babcock as clock ticks on Nylander: 'We think he's going to be a career Leaf'
Toronto head coach Mike Babcock remains confident William Nylander and the Maple Leafs have a future together. Whether or not that’s actually the case will become clear before the team takes the...
Nov 29, 2018
St. Louis officers accused of beating undercover colleague
ST. LOUIS - Three St. Louis police officers were indicted Thursday for allegedly beating an undercover colleague during a 2017 protest and, along with a fourth officer, conspiring to cover up the crim...
Nov 29, 2018
Broncos player who returned to team this month steps away to recover at home
HUMBOLDT, Sask. - An injured player who returned to the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team earlier this month has decided to step away. Tyler Smith, who is 20, said in a social media post that he is ...
Nov 29, 2018
Viola Davis to star as Shirley Chisholm in Amazon project
LOS ANGELES - Oscar-winning actress Viola Davis is gearing up to play groundbreaking politician Shirley Chisholm in a film for Amazon Studios. The company said Thursday that Davis has signed on to sta...
Nov 29, 2018
Congo's Ebola outbreak now 2nd largest in history, WHO says
JOHANNESBURG - Congo’s deadly Ebola outbreak is now the second largest in history, behind the devastating West Africa outbreak that killed thousands a few years ago, the World Health Organizatio...
Nov 29, 2018
Nursing bad back, Pospisil remains confident he can get back to previous level
TORONTO - Vasek Pospisil has had a taste of championship-level tennis over his decade-long run on the ATP World Tour. He’s ready to make a push to return to that form for what should be his prim...
Nov 29, 2018
Merkel's plane makes emergency stop, tech issues reported
BERLIN - A plane carrying German Chancellor Angela Merkel to the Group of 20 meeting in Argentina was forced to make an unscheduled landing Thursday night in western Germany. A German military blog re...
Nov 29, 2018
New Brunswick to intervene in Saskatchewan court challenge of carbon tax
FREDERICTON - The New Brunswick government has filed a notice of intervention in Saskatchewan’s court challenge of the federal government’s carbon pricing plan. Saskatchewan’s govern...
Nov 29, 2018
Canadian ski racer Valerie Grenier getting back on track after rough season
LAKE LOUISE, Alta. - Pain management and ski racing often go hand in hand. Canada’s Valerie Grenier looks forward to a season of less of the first and more of the latter. The 22-year-old from St...
Nov 29, 2018