Category Archives: Canadian Press
Melvin Ejim with game-high 28 points, Canada beats U.S. Virgin Islands
NASSAU, Bahamas - Forward Melvin Ejim had a game-high 28 points and eight rebounds as Canada beat the U.S. Virgin Islands 118-89 on Thursday in first-round play at the FIBA Americas World Cup qualifie...
Feb 22, 2018
UNICEF official resigns after allegations made
LONDON - A senior official at the U.N. children’s agency UNICEF said Thursday he resigned after allegations of inappropriate behaviour during an earlier stint at Save The Children because of ...
Feb 22, 2018
Airbnb unveils new category of rentals rated by inspectors
SAN FRANCISCO - Airbnb is dispatching inspectors to rate thousands of the properties listed on its home-rental service in an effort to reassure travellers they’re booking nice places to stay. Th...
Feb 22, 2018
US Tennis Association deemed mostly liable for player's fall
NEW YORK - The United States Tennis Association on Thursday was found mostly liable for when Canadian player Eugenie Bouchard slipped on a wet locker room floor at the 2015 U.S. Open and hit her head,...
Feb 22, 2018
Law enforcement raids Hawaii hotel site to remove protesters
HONOLULU - State sheriffs on Thursday removed protesters from the ruins of a Hawaii hotel where they have been squatting since last year in an attempt to block redevelopment of land where Hawaiian chi...
Feb 22, 2018
Tina Fontaine's death and Raymond Cormier's trial: What the jury heard
WINNIPEG - Jurors sat through three weeks of evidence in the trial of Raymond Cormier, 56, who on Thursday was found not guilty of second-degree murder in the slaying of 15-year-old Tina Fontaine. Tin...
Feb 22, 2018
Led by Gigi Hadid, next-gen supermodels fill Milan runways
MILAN - The next generation of supermodels was out in force on the second day of Milan Fashion Week on Thursday. Gigi Hadid, sister Bella Hadid and Kaia Gerber walked for Max Mara and Fendi as Milan d...
Feb 22, 2018
Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price and defenceman Shea Weber injured
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens’ demoralizing season went from bad to worse on Thursday. The Canadiens announced veteran defenceman Shea Weber will miss the rest of the season as he undergoes ...
Feb 22, 2018
Truce called, wine flows again, in B.C.-Alberta trade war over pipeline
VICTORIA - The Alberta government accepted an olive branch from British Columbia and suspended its ban on the province’s wine Thursday in a dispute over the Trans Mountain pipeline. Alberta Prem...
Feb 22, 2018
Trump floats two-step plan for gun control: More guns, more control
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is floating a unique two-step move on gun control. It involves both more guns and more controls. The additional guns would be inside schools. The president made cle...
Feb 22, 2018