Category Archives: Canadian Press
Retired Saskatchewan nun offers prayer for Riders in quest for Grey Cup
SASKATOON - A retired nun in Saskatoon suspects God could be wearing a Saskatchewan Roughriders jersey and a watermelon helmet when the Riders meet the Toronto Argonauts in this weekend’s Canadi...
Nov 16, 2017
Nova Scotia sailboat captain pleads guilty to two cocaine-related charges
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia sailboat captain has pleaded guilty to two drug charges after 250 kilograms of cocaine were found hidden in his vessel after it pulled into a small marina two months ago. The C...
Nov 16, 2017
Student kicked off Kansas basketball team in anthem flap
WICHITA, Kan. - A Muslim student athlete who refused to observe the national anthem for religious reasons at a basketball game at a western Kansas college has been kicked off the team. That has ignite...
Nov 16, 2017
CAS rules FIFA wrong to fine Mexico for fans' gay slur chant
GENEVA - FIFA was judged wrong to fine Mexico’s soccer federation for fans chanting gay slurs at opposition goalkeepers at World Cup qualifying games. The Court of Arbitration for Sport judges h...
Nov 16, 2017
Franken apologizes to woman who says he kissed, groped her
WASHINGTON - Minnesota Sen. Al Franken personally apologized to the woman who has accused him of forcibly kissing her and groping her during a 2006 USO tour, saying he remembers their encounter differ...
Nov 16, 2017
Maple Leafs star centre Auston Matthews to miss fourth game with injury
TORONTO - Injured Maple Leafs centre Auston Matthews will miss a fourth straight game tonight when Toronto hosts the New Jersey Devils. The 20-year-old participated in the optional morning skate but L...
Nov 16, 2017
Marathon winners disqualified for using agent tied to doping
RICHMOND, Va. - Marathon winners in Virginia have been stripped of their titles because officials say they were managed by a Russian sports agent who has been banned from participating in the races ov...
Nov 16, 2017
Ontario Liberal government moves to introduce legislation to end college strike
TORONTO - Ontario’s Liberal government is moving to introduce back-to-work legislation that would end a nearly five-week strike by college faculty, though opposition from the NDP means it may no...
Nov 16, 2017
N.S. at risk of becoming an island if action isn't taken, municipal leaders warn
AMHERST, N.S. - Nova Scotia is at risk of becoming an island within decades if action is not taken to fix the 275-year-old dikes that prevent flooding of the isthmus connecting the province to the res...
Nov 16, 2017
Governments, consumers dangerously exposed as data becomes new currency
CALGARY - Would you sign on to a Wi-Fi service that promised to maliciously steal your data? That’s what dozens of people at an Ottawa communications conference unwittingly agreed to this week w...
Nov 16, 2017