Category Archives: Canadian Press
Raptors star DeMar DeRozan misses game in Orlando due to thigh contusion
ORLANDO, Fla. - The Toronto Raptors faced the Orlando Magic without DeMar DeRozan on Tuesday. The Raptors said the all-star guard was suffering from a left thigh contusion. Backup guard Fred VanVleet ...
Mar 20, 2018
Painting of B.C. lake by Winston Churchill sells at auction for over $87,000
CALGARY - A painting of Emerald Lake in the Rocky Mountains by Winston Churchill has sold at auction for much more than expected. Churchill painted the work during a visit to the area near Field, Brit...
Mar 20, 2018
Whitecaps hope common sense overturns red card given team captain
VANCOUVER - Head coach Carl Robinson is hoping “common sense comes out” now that the Vancouver Whitecaps are appealing a red card given to defender Kendall Waston over the weekend. Robinso...
Mar 20, 2018
Elections Canada suggests voter contact registry for 'bot' users on social media
OTTAWA - A discussion paper prepared for Elections Canada suggests the use of “bots” on social media to spread disinformation, amplify political messages or disparage others could be monit...
Mar 20, 2018
Ontario on 'unsustainable' fiscal track, new report finds
TORONTO - Ontario’s Liberal government has missed an opportunity to create a competitive recreational marijuana market with its plans to restrict sales to provincially run stores, according to a...
Mar 20, 2018
Team backed by Microsoft co-founder Allen finds WWII wreck
JUNEAU, Alaska - The recent discovery of the USS Juneau in the depths of the South Pacific has provided some closure to people with connections to the ship, which was blown apart during World War II. ...
Mar 20, 2018
Cosby lawyers: No T-shirts, flowers or slogans at retrial
PHILADELPHIA - Bill Cosby’s lawyers want T-shirts, buttons and other slogan-filled items banned from his upcoming sexual assault retrial after some accusers were seen with them in the audience a...
Mar 20, 2018
Cash-strapped museum urges judge to OK contentious art sale
BOSTON - A cash-strapped Massachusetts museum urged a judge on the state’s highest court Tuesday to quickly sign off on a contentious plan to sell dozens of pieces of art, including works by Nor...
Mar 20, 2018
Vigil for Florida bridge-collapse victims draws tears, gasps
MIAMI - Hundreds of Florida International University students held a vigil Wednesday to remember the six victims who died in a pedestrian bridge collapse near campus. The names of the victims were dis...
Mar 20, 2018
Test reveals why female lion in Oklahoma zoo sprouted a mane
OKLAHOMA CITY - Lab results have revealed the answer to a mystery at an Oklahoma zoo: Just what caused a female lion to sprout a mane. The Oklahoma City Zoo says in its March newsletter that testing a...
Mar 20, 2018