Category Archives: Canadian Press
Nurse gave Lowry green light on deep threes; instructed guard to work on range
TORONTO - Kyle Lowry drilled a deep three-pointer during the Toronto Raptors’ second-half comeback on Tuesday, arching back and kicking up his heels as he launched it. The all-star guard had a t...
Nov 28, 2018
David Defiagbon, the last Canadian boxer to win an Olympic medal, dies at 48
David Defiagbon, the last Canadian boxer to win an Olympic medal, has died at age 48. The Clark County Coroner Office in Las Vegas said Defiagbon died on Saturday. The cause of death was not yet known...
Nov 28, 2018
Nightclub shooting survivors file lawsuit against club owner
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Nineteen people who survived a shooting last year at a Little Rock nightclub filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the club’s owners, alleging negligence in security and in staff...
Nov 28, 2018
Analysis: Few options for Canada, allies as Russia-Ukraine conflict escalates
OTTAWA - Without U.S. global leadership, just a few effective ways remain for Canada and its allies to respond to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s latest attack on Ukraine. Short of dispatchin...
Nov 28, 2018
Legault says government will act quickly on religious symbols in civil service
QUEBEC - The Quebec government will move quickly to prohibit the wearing of religious symbols by teachers and other public-sector workers in positions of authority, Premier Francois Legault said Wedne...
Nov 28, 2018
Raptors coach Nurse managing expectations ahead of much-hyped Warriors visit
TORONTO - The league’s hottest team versus the two-time reigning NBA champion. If Thursday’s Raptors’ game versus Golden State in Toronto wasn’t already the most eagerly antici...
Nov 28, 2018
FBI charges two men in 2016 ransomware attack that hit University of Calgary
CALGARY - The FBI says it has charged two men in Iran as part of an investigation into cyberattacks that targeted the University of Calgary and computer networks in the United States. The university p...
Nov 28, 2018
Labrador Innu angry as Quebec wildlife officials seize caribou gift
MONTREAL - Labrador Innu say caribou meat seized this week by Quebec wildlife officials was a gift from Quebec Cree intended for ceremonial purposes. A statement from the Innu Nation said members from...
Nov 28, 2018
Canadian skier Marie-Michele Gagnon undaunted in downhill after crash
LAKE LOUISE, Alta. - Marie-Michele Gagnon’s last attempt to race in Lake Louise, Alta., was calamitous, but the Canadian skier returns still determined to be a downhiller. The injuries Gagnon su...
Nov 28, 2018
Some facts on the river otter and koi carp
VANCOUVER - A river otter that has taken up residence at a classical Chinese park in Vancouver has eaten valuable koi fish. Here are some facts on koi and river otters: Name: Koi or Nishikigoi Scienti...
Nov 28, 2018