Category Archives: Canadian Press
Rat owners need not apply: germ-free lab opens at University of Calgary
CALGARY - There’s no such thing as an easy coffee run or a quick bathroom break for the dozen or so staffers at a new laboratory opening in Calgary on Thursday. That’s because anyone and a...
Nov 09, 2017
Liberals urged to commemorate MP war vet traumatized after Passchendaele
OTTAWA - Hidden away somewhere on Parliament Hill is the bronzed relief of Lt.-Col. Samuel Sharpe. Finished two years ago, the sculpture appeared destined for a spot in the foyer outside the House of ...
Nov 09, 2017
Wednesday's Games
Wednesday’s Games NHL Toronto 4 Minnesota 2 N.Y. Rangers 4 Boston 2 Tampa Bay 5 San Jose 1 — AHL Lehigh Valley 4 Bridgeport 2 Grand Rapids 7 San Antonio 4 Milwaukee 3 Chicago 0 Charlotte 5...
Nov 08, 2017
Mixed martial arts champ Angela Lee in Hawaii car accident
HONOLULU - Angela Lee, a Vancouver-born mixed martial arts fighter, is recovering after a car accident in Hawaii. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported the One Championship female world atomweight cha...
Nov 08, 2017
Scores and Schedule
Wednesday’s Games NHL Toronto 4 Minnesota 2 N.Y. Rangers 4 Boston 2 Tampa Bay 5 San Jose 1 — AHL Lehigh Valley 4 Bridgeport 2 Grand Rapids 7 San Antonio 4 Milwaukee 3 Chicago 0 Charlotte 5...
Nov 08, 2017
Bill Clinton to speak at Boston green building conference
BOSTON - Former President Bill Clinton is scheduled to speak at a major conference on environmentally friendly construction in Boston. The Democrat is slated to give the keynote address Thursday eveni...
Nov 08, 2017
National Toy Hall of Fame to induct Class of 2017
ROCHESTER, N.Y. - A new group of toys is set to be inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame in New York, where they will have a permanent place alongside previous honorees including the dollhouse, ...
Nov 08, 2017
Ontario students win international prize for cancer-detecting device
TORONTO - A group of four McMaster University students has won a $50,000 prize to develop their idea for a handheld device that detects skin cancer. The recent grads - all students in electrical biome...
Nov 08, 2017
Actor Ed Westwick under investigation for sex assault report
LOS ANGELES - Police in Los Angeles say they are investigating a sexual assault report filed against former “Gossip Girl” star Ed Westwick days after an actress accused him of raping her. ...
Nov 08, 2017
CMA Awards hosts Underwood, Paisley poke fun at politics
NASHVILLE - Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley did more than poke fun at the Country Music Association’s ill-received media guidelines that aimed to keep politics out of Wednesday’s CMA Awa...
Nov 08, 2017