Category Archives: Canadian Press
Vancouver Whitecaps exercise option to keep Reyna, ditch Marinovic
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps parted ways with nine players on Monday, and new head coach Marc Dos Santos says changes at the club have only just begun. “It’s what we think about eve...
Nov 26, 2018
Struggling Flyers fire general manager Ron Hextall
PHILADELPHIA - Caught at a crossroads between a full-blown rebuild and a legitimate playoff push, the Philadelphia Flyers fired general manager Ron Hextall on Monday, the latest front-office leader to...
Nov 26, 2018
Carcillo speaks out on alleged hazing experience while a member of Sarnia Sting
Daniel Carcillo has had enough. Enough of keeping his mouth shut, enough of protecting the people who hurt him. In two lengthy Twitter threads over the weekend, the two-time Stanley Cup winner outline...
Nov 26, 2018
Report on Buddhist leader's alleged misconduct expected in January
HALIFAX - An independent probe into allegations against the spiritual leader of one of the western world’s largest Buddhist organizations has finished accepting new claims, with a final report i...
Nov 26, 2018
Student to get apology after being told her crop top was too distracting for gym
FREDERICTON - A Fredericton student who was told that the crop top she wore to a campus gym was too distracting will get an apology from St. Thomas University. MacKenzie Parsons said she was embarrass...
Nov 26, 2018
Politicians promise help for GM workers; stress that saving plant hopeless
Provincial and federal leaders alike conceded the futility Monday of trying to persuade General Motors to keep its Oshawa, Ont., automotive plant running beyond 2019, and instead focused on ways to ea...
Nov 26, 2018
FDA to overhaul long-criticized medical device system
WASHINGTON - U.S. health officials said Monday they plan to overhaul the nation’s decades-old system for approving most medical devices, which has long been criticized by experts for failing to ...
Nov 26, 2018
'It's bad:' Oshawa, Ont., digests 'devastating' GM plant closure
OSHAWA, Ont. - Shell-shocked GM workers streamed into the rain and chill wind after their union sent them home on Monday amid word that their plant would be closing by the end of 2019, dealing a blow ...
Nov 26, 2018
Veteran linebacker Cory Greenwood finally gets to savour Grey Cup title
EDMONTON - Cory Greenwood wasn’t sure if his pro football career was over. The veteran linebacker missed all of last season after suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament on the first day of ...
Nov 26, 2018
10 prized carp now the victims of slippery otter in Vancouver Chinatown park
VANCOUVER - An opportunistic otter that is preying on koi in a classical Chinese garden in Vancouver has eaten 10 of the 14 large carp in a pond as it continues to evade traps. A spokeswoman for the V...
Nov 26, 2018