Category Archives: Canadian Press
A scramble, and a fight: Iaquinta vs Nurmagomedov at UFC 223
UFC has a main event for its New York return. Al Iaquinta, a winner of five straight bouts, will step in and fight in the main event of UFC 223 on Saturday after two other challengers were forced to d...
Apr 6, 2018
James, Durant in 35-player US Olympic basketball team pool
LeBron James is putting himself in position to play in a fourth Olympics, and Kevin Durant and Chris Paul a third. The NBA stars were among the headline names on the list of 35 players chosen Friday f...
Apr 6, 2018

NAFTA end game: Countries now scrambling to conclude a preliminary deal
WASHINGTON - The NAFTA countries are pushing intensely over the coming days to reach an agreement, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland suggested Friday as she met her U.S. and Mexican counterpa...
Apr 6, 2018

Oilpatch CEO says Trudeau needs to give real pipeline support, 'not just words'
CALGARY - Athabasca Oil Corp.’s chief executive blasted the Liberal government for not providing regulatory certainty or doing its job to get pipelines built just as Prime Minister Justin Trudea...
Apr 6, 2018
Moose stomps man's foot in Alaska after he kicks her
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A man was injured north of Anchorage after a moose that he had just kicked stomped his foot in return, state officials said. KTVA-TV reported the man escaped major injuries in the ...
Apr 6, 2018

'Not guilty:' Alberta man charged in farm shooting to let a jury decide his fate
OKOTOKS, Alta. - The lawyer for an Alberta man charged after shots were fired during a confrontation on his rural property will let a jury decide his fate. About 50 supporters of Edouard Maurice lined...
Apr 6, 2018

SKorean baseball league postpones games over pollution
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korea’s rapidly worsening air pollution has forced the country’s professional baseball league to postpone three games. The Korea Baseball Organization on ...
Apr 6, 2018
Fraud-related trial for ex-Quebec deputy premier Normandeau delayed
MONTREAL - A fraud-related trial for former Quebec deputy premier Nathalie Normandeau and her five co-accused has been delayed. No new date has been set for the trial, which was to begin Monday. Quebe...
Apr 6, 2018

Stolen New Brunswick puppies returned home safely with public's help
FREDERICTON - Three unweaned puppies stolen from a New Brunswick farm have been returned safely to their owners days after they were snatched in the middle of the night. The RCMP - who had warned the ...
Apr 6, 2018

Manitoba premier says he'll take the federal government to court over carbon tax
WINNIPEG - Manitoba is prepared to take the federal government to court if Ottawa imposes a higher carbon tax than the province is planning, Premier Brian Pallister said Friday. “I have a simple...
Apr 6, 2018