Category Archives: Canadian Press
Canadian snowboarder Mark McMorris sees similarities between his sport and golf
OAKVILLE, Ont. - One sport involves hurdling off snow-covered jumps as music blares in front of rabid fans. The other is played on manicured grass where spectators are hushed into silence at almost ev...
Jul 27, 2018
CBS investigates misconduct claims following report on CEO
NEW YORK - CBS says independent members of its board of directors are investigating personal misconduct claims after reports that the company’s chief executive, Les Moonves, is the subject of an...
Jul 27, 2018
Actor Ed Westwick won't be prosecuted over rape allegations
Los Angeles prosecutors have declined to file charges against “Gossip Girl” star Ed Westwick after an investigation was conducted into rape allegations involving three women in 2014. Prose...
Jul 27, 2018
Apple CEO, Imagine Dragons headed to festival for LGBT youth
SALT LAKE CITY - Apple CEO Tim Cook is among those headed to Salt Lake City for a music festival organized by Imagine Dragons frontman Dan Reynolds to support LGBT youth in the Mormon church. Reynolds...
Jul 27, 2018
Five things you need to know about blue-green algae
Last weekend, three dogs died almost immediately after playing in the Saint John River near Fredericton. Though officials are still trying to determine if blue-green algal toxicity killed the animals,...
Jul 27, 2018
B.C. government protects pension money at Catalyst Paper operations
VICTORIA - Looming forest industry tariff increases and deteriorating trade relations between Canada and United States prompted British Columbia’s government to protect the pensions of retirees ...
Jul 27, 2018
'Tinpot dictator stuff:' Calgary mayor attacks Ontario premier's Toronto plan
CALGARY - The mayor of Calgary says Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s plan to cut the number of Toronto city councillors and cancel votes for other municipal elections is “tinpot dictator stuff....
Jul 27, 2018
Feds ramp up brainstorming on handgun crime following Toronto shooting
OTTAWA - Following the recent mass shooting in Toronto, the federal government is eyeing tighter restrictions on handguns - possibly by making certain firearms harder to buy and allowing municipalitie...
Jul 27, 2018
BC Summer Games athletes report inappropriate touching at dance
VICTORIA - Police and the BC Games Society are investigating allegations of inappropriate touching involving teenaged athletes who were part of the BC Summer Games that ended Sunday on Vancouver Islan...
Jul 27, 2018
B.C. Lions running back Brandon Rutley sidelined with ACL tear
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions are short at running back after Brandon Rutley was placed on the six-game injured list with a right ACL tear on Friday. The Lions already were missing starting running back ...
Jul 27, 2018