Category Archives: Canadian Press
Canadian defender Allysha Chapman goes to North Carolina in NWSL dispersal draft
Canadian international defender Allysha Chapman went 10th overall to the North Carolina Courage in Tuesday’s dispersal draft of Boston Breakers players. The Breakers officially folded Sunday, re...
Jan 30, 2018
Final phase of all-weather road for isolated First Nation about to begin
WINNIPEG - The final phase of construction is about to begin on an all-weather road for an isolated Indigenous community separated from the outside world more than a century ago. Freedom Road will pro...
Jan 30, 2018
Investigation process into former Nova Scotia Tory leader fair:Interim leader
HALIFAX - The investigation by Nova Scotia’s Progressive Conservative Party into an allegation of inappropriate behaviour by former leader Jamie Baillie was fair, the party’s interim leade...
Jan 30, 2018
3,200 dogs set to strut at Westminster show next month
NEW YORK - In the Year of the Dog, which one will have its day at the Westminster Kennel Club show? About 3,200 dogs are getting ready for America’s most prominent canine competition, set for Fe...
Jan 30, 2018
Artist Koons meets French minister over sculpture dispute
PARIS - American artist Jeff Koons met with the French culture minister Tuesday amid a debate over a monumental sculpture he plans to offer Paris as a memorial to victims of the 2015 terror attacks. T...
Jan 30, 2018
Ontario activist still wants to proceed with Cleveland Indians complaint
An Indigenous activist says he’d like to go ahead with human rights complaints against the Cleveland Indians despite a recent announcement that the baseball team would be changing its controvers...
Jan 30, 2018
Meryl Streep, Debbie Harry named to New Jersey Hall of Fame
TRENTON, N.J. - Academy Award winner Meryl Streep, former New York Yankees pitcher Al Leiter (LY’-tur) and E Street Band member Steven Van Zandt are among the 20 newest members of the New Jersey...
Jan 30, 2018
Manitoba's Jennifer Jones beats N.B. to remain unbeaten in Pool A at Scotties
PENTICTON, B.C. - Wild-card entry Kerri Einarson is exactly where she hoped to be after the penultimate day of round robin action at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. A 10-3 win over Yukon’s Ch...
Jan 30, 2018
Golden eagle worth $15k stolen from Ontario aviary, provincial police say
ACTON, Ont. - Ontario Provincial Police are looking for suspects following the theft of a golden eagle from an aviary about 75 kilometres west of Toronto. Investigators say the eagle was taken from th...
Jan 30, 2018
Trudeau stands by veiled insult against nationalist group in Quebec
MONTREAL - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had no regrets Tuesday for his veiled insult against members of a nationalist, far-right group during a speech in Quebec City in honour of the victims of the 2...
Jan 30, 2018