Category Archives: Canadian Press
Winnipeg mayor wants Edmonton Eskimos to change name to a more inclusive one
Winnipeg Mayor Brian Bowman thinks the CFL Edmonton Eskimos should change their team name. “I think there's an opportunity to have a more inclusive name,” he said. “That’s ulti...
Nov 08, 2017
B.C. pipeline lawsuit dropped over worries costs would bankrupt non-profit group
VANCOUVER - A non-profit group has abandoned a legal challenge of the Trans Mountain pipeline project in British Columbia, saying losing the case could bankrupt the organization. Duff Conacher of Demo...
Nov 08, 2017
Radio host who teamed with ex-NFL player shocked by charges
NEW YORK - A radio host who teamed up for years with former NFL quarterback Boomer Esiason on a New York City sports show said Wednesday that he was shocked by his arrest and will prove his innocence....
Nov 08, 2017
AP source: Jones threatens Goodell deal after Elliott ban
NEW YORK - Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has threatened to sue the NFL over a proposed contract extension for Commissioner Roger Goodell, a dispute apparently sparked by star running back Ezekiel E...
Nov 08, 2017
Young Canadian women's rugby side named for three-match tour of England
TORONTO - Canadian interim women’s rugby coach Sandro Fiorino is taking a young squad featuring 16 uncapped players to England for a three match series against England. His 27-woman travelling r...
Nov 08, 2017
B.C. man charged after truck commandeered and driver held for several hours
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A British Columbia man is facing several charges including kidnapping and use of a firearm after a semi-tractor trailer and its driver were allegedly commandeered by an armed assailan...
Nov 08, 2017
Utah town appears headed toward keeping booze prohibition
SALT LAKE CITY - One of Utah’s last “dry” communities appeared Wednesday on track to maintain its eight-decade prohibition on alcohol sales after voters rejected a measure to allow s...
Nov 08, 2017
ICC prosecutor promises new Libya charges if crimes continue
The prosecutor at the International Criminal Court warned Wednesday that the situation in Libya “remains dire” and promised to seek new arrest warrants if serious crimes don’t stop. ...
Nov 08, 2017
Gleeful Democrats see political wave; GOP says not so fast
NEW YORK - Jubilant Democrats across America are declaring their big election victories in Virginia and New Jersey - their first of the young Trump era - mark the beginning of an anti-Trump surge that...
Nov 08, 2017
House approves bill to expand hydropower
WASHINGTON - The Republican-controlled House has approved a bill aimed at expanding hydroelectric power, an action supporters said would boost a clean source of renewable energy but opponents denounce...
Nov 08, 2017