Category Archives: Canadian Press
Police: Ex-Raider Aldon Smith violated monitoring conditions
SAN FRANCISCO - Authorities say former Oakland Raiders and San Francisco 49ers player Aldon Smith is back in a California jail after violating a condition of his bail. Online records show the 28-year-...
Apr 8, 2018
SJHL yet to make decision on 2018 championship after deadly bus crash
The president of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League says a decision on what to do with the SJHL championship has yet to be made following Friday’s deadly collision between a truck and a bus t...
Apr 8, 2018
Indigenous women tell inquiry of abuse, call for systemic change
VANCOUVER - A longtime advocate for missing and murdered Indigenous women told her own story of abuse on the last scheduled day of public hearings for a national inquiry Sunday. Bernie Williams, who h...
Apr 8, 2018
Athletes, teams honour victims of Humboldt Broncos deadly bus crash
Some wrote “Broncos” on their caps or shoes, others sported the word across their backs. Athletes and teams across North America have been paying tribute to the Humboldt Broncos after Frid...
Apr 8, 2018
Rookie Kyle Connor to make playoff debut after stellar season with Jets
WINNIPEG - Kyle Connor has been skating on a rink in front of fans since the Winnipeg Jets forward was three years old. But the ice wasn’t real back then, and neither were the fans. Connor’...
Apr 8, 2018
Vettel wins Bahrain, Raikkonen's car breaks mechanic's leg
SAKHIR, Bahrain - Sebastian Vettel just held on to win a dramatic Bahrain Grand Prix from pole position on Sunday, while his Ferrari teammate Kimi Raikkonen accidentally broke a team mechanic’s ...
Apr 8, 2018
Rare EI case leads to call for service changes to avoid stress for claimants
OTTAWA - Jelisa Phillips was confused when she opened the letter from Service Canada and found not cheque for sickness benefits, but a request for repayment totalling almost $5,000. There was no expla...
Apr 8, 2018
Arsenal grabs 3-2 win over Southampton, Chelsea held at home
LONDON - Danny Welbeck scored twice to help Arsenal beat Southampton 3-2 in a Premier League game that ended with two sendings-off on Sunday. In Sunday’s other league game, Javier “Chichar...
Apr 8, 2018
Minister sounds alarm on antibiotics overuse:'They're thrown at the common cold'
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador’s health minister - whose province leads Canada and the U.S. for antibiotics overuse - is warning that drug resistance could bring a wave of de...
Apr 8, 2018
'A Quiet Place' roars at box office with $50M debut
NEW YORK - John Krasinski’s “A Quiet Place” made a thunderous debut at the box office, opening with $50 million in ticket sales and rumbling to the year’s second-best weekend a...
Apr 8, 2018