Category Archives: Canadian Press
Parents of Humboldt Broncos player killed in crash call for changes in law
MONTMARTRE, Sask. - The parents of the youngest Humboldt Broncos player killed in a highway crash say they’ve filed a lawsuit because they want changes to provincial and federal laws. Russell an...
Jul 11, 2018
Canadian tourist facing four years in Cuban jail has conviction overturned: wife
MONTREAL - A Quebec man who was sentenced to four years in a Cuban jail following a boating accident that killed a fellow tourist isn’t being allowed to return to Canada even though his convicti...
Jul 11, 2018
Raonic says he injured leg in Wimbledon quarterfinal loss to Isner
LONDON - Battling both his opponent’s powerful serve and his own injury-prone body, Canadian Milos Raonic made a quarterfinal exit at Wimbledon for the second year in a row. Raonic, the No. 13 s...
Jul 11, 2018
Stampede spirit boosts attendance but Calgary economy still in recovery mode
Calgary’s economy is looking good as Stampede spirit grips Canada’s oil and gas headquarters city - but not quite as good as it was a few years ago. The annual outdoor event set an attenda...
Jul 11, 2018
Daily dose of national anthem in hospitals stuns Egyptians
CAIRO - A decision by Egypt’s new health minister to have intercoms in state hospitals play the national anthem every morning, followed by a recitation of the Hippocratic oath, has set off a sto...
Jul 11, 2018
World's ugliest dog dies weeks after winning title
ANOKA, Minn. - A 9-year-old English bulldog has died just weeks after winning the 2018 World’s Ugliest Dog contest. Owner Megan Brainard of Anoka, Minnesota, told NBC’s “Today ”...
Jul 11, 2018
Calgary Stampede chuckwagon driver injured in tumble at start of race
CALGARY - A chuckwagon driver is in hospital after he fell from his rig during a race at the Calgary Stampede’s Rangeland Derby. The Stampede says in a release that Obrey Motowylo suffered undis...
Jul 11, 2018
2nd suspect arrested in slaying of rapper XXXTentacion
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - A second person has been arrested in the June shooting death of emerging rap star XXXTentacion, authorities in Florida announced Wednesday. Michael Boatwright, 22, is facing fi...
Jul 11, 2018
Court clerk charged with picking pocketbook of Quebec judge
SAGUENAY, Canada - A courthouse clerk in Quebec has been charged with stealing money from a judge’s wallet in her office. Authorities allege the woman took about $150 in the incident in Saguenay...
Jul 11, 2018
Family and protesters demand cops be named after man dies in police custody
The family of a man who died after an encounter with police in a city about 100 kilometres north of Toronto is demanding the officers involved face charges. About 50 people attended a rally Wednesday ...
Jul 11, 2018