Category Archives: Canadian Press
Raptors make minor deal ahead of deadline, sending Richardson to Sixers
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors traded guard Malachi Richardson to the Philadelphia 76ers on the eve of the NBA trade deadline Thursday. The Sixers also get the draft rights to forward Emir Preldzic and...
Feb 06, 2019
Andre Boudrias, one of the Vancouver Canucks' first offensive stars, dies at 75
Andre Boudrias, one of the Vancouver Canucks’ first offensive stars and a former team captain, has died at age 75. The Montreal Canadiens said on their website that Boudrias died Tuesday in Whis...
Feb 06, 2019
IIHF hustles Canada's Hayley Wickenheiser into its Hall of Fame
Her impact on hockey deep and far-reaching, Hayley Wickenheiser will be inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation’s Hall of Fame this year. The 40-year-old from Shaunavon, Sask., is ...
Feb 06, 2019
Scott Brison bids farewell to House of Commons, announces resignation date
OTTAWA - Scott Brison was feted Wednesday as a trailblazer for gay rights as he announced his intention to retire from federal politics this weekend. Brison - who made history as Canada’s first ...
Feb 06, 2019
Milwaukee officer killed serving warrant; suspect arrested
MILWAUKEE - A 17-year police veteran was shot and killed as he served a warrant on Milwaukee’s south side Wednesday, becoming the city’s third officer to be killed in the line of duty in e...
Feb 06, 2019
Cavalry FC signs Trinity Western University midfielder Joel Waterman
Calgary’s Cavalry FC has signed Trinity Western University midfielder Joel Waterman. The Canadian Premier League club took Waterman with its second-round pick of CPL-U Sports draft. The B.C. nat...
Feb 06, 2019
Laptop likely holds key to missing $180 million in cryptocurrency: experts
HALIFAX - In an office in Toronto, there’s a laptop that could contain the keys to unlock $180 million in digital assets - virtual money possibly lost after the recent death of the whiz kid who ...
Feb 06, 2019
AP Explains: Racist history of blackface began in the 1830s
WASHINGTON - A racist photo on Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s yearbook page and a subsequent admission from his attorney general that he wore blackface in 1980 has roiled Virginia politics. The p...
Feb 06, 2019
Corrective to story on citizenship language benchmarks moved Feb. 3
SURREY, B.C. - The Canadian Press used the incorrect name of the Affiliation of Multicultural Societies and Services Agencies in a story about English language benchmarks for those hoping to become Ca...
Feb 06, 2019
Liberal backbencher apologizes for not including women in notable calendar
WINNIPEG - A Liberal member of Parliament has apologized for putting out a calendar that features a list of notable Canadians that does not include any women. “I was attempting to highlight nota...
Feb 06, 2019