Category Archives: Canadian Press
True or false: Zamboni racing was included in the 1988 Calgary Olympics
True or false: Canada’s history is rife with colourful anecdotes and fun facts that a majority of residents simply don’t know about. True, of course, at least according to a poll released ...
Jun 27, 2018

'I'm pumped:' Paralyzed hockey teen pulls out all the stops in effort to go home
PHILADELPHIA - The steady footsteps heard coming from the physiotherapy room at Philadelphia’s Shriners hospital belong to paralyzed Humboldt Broncos hockey player Ryan Straschnitzki. “It&...
Jun 27, 2018

Metro Vancouver casinos gang destinations for money laundering: report
VANCOUVER - Money-laundering operations in casinos have been tied to British Columbia’s opioid overdose crisis and the real-estate market, the attorney general said Wednesday as he released an i...
Jun 27, 2018
Tuesday's Games
Tuesday’s Games World Cup At Sochi, Russia Peru 2 Australia 0 At Moscow Denmark 0 France 0 At St. Petersburg, Russia Argentina 2 Nigeria 1 At Rostov-On-Don, Russia Croatia 2 Iceland 1 — ML...
Jun 27, 2018
Scores and Schedule
Tuesday’s Games World Cup At Sochi, Russia Peru 2 Australia 0 At Moscow Denmark 0 France 0 At St. Petersburg, Russia Argentina 2 Nigeria 1 At Rostov-On-Don, Russia Croatia 2 Iceland 1 — ML...
Jun 27, 2018
Aaron Brown wins 100 metres, Andre De Grasse third at Harry Jerome meet
BURNABY, B.C. - It was exactly the message Aaron Brown wanted to send. Brown won the 100 metres at the Harry Jerome International Track Classic on Tuesday night while triple-Olympic medallist Andre De...
Jun 26, 2018

Commission says South Korea resuming wheat imports after concerns about GM wheat
CALGARY - The Alberta Wheat Commission says South Korea has resumed imports of Canadian wheat after suspending trade last week due to concerns about a small number of genetically modified plants. Earl...
Jun 26, 2018

Top Baltimore prosecutor Mosby wins Democratic primary
BALTIMORE - Marilyn Mosby won the Democratic nomination Tuesday for a second term as Baltimore’s top prosecutor, despite a tenure that has been marred by discord with police and a soaring homici...
Jun 26, 2018
Morton, Marisnick power Astros over Blue Jays 7-0
HOUSTON - The normally stoic Charlie Morton actually cracked a smile after he was reminded that his stellar outing gave him 10 wins for just the third time in his 11-year career. However, the Houston ...
Jun 26, 2018
Mother, daughter dead after apparent drowning at Ontario resort
COLLINGWOOD, Ont. - A mother and her daughter are dead following an apparent drowning at a resort swimming pool north of Toronto. Ontario provincial police Const. Martin Hachey says officers were call...
Jun 26, 2018