Category Archives: Canadian Press
Canada Soccer's John Herdman wins Jack Donohue Coach of the Year Award
CALGARY - Canadian women’s soccer coach John Herdman has been awarded the Jack Donohue Coach of the Year Award by the Coaching Association of Canada. The award recognizes a coach’s dedicat...
Nov 03, 2017
'The National' entering new era Monday with revamp featuring four hosts
TORONTO - Six time zones, three cities, four hosts. CBC’s revamped “The National” debuts Monday with a new format that aims to reinvent the evening news experience. “If we get ...
Nov 03, 2017
Cannabis activists say they still have work to do after legalization
Cannabis activists say that while they’ve succeeded in helping to push for marijuana legalization across the country, their work is far from over. The federal government has committed to making ...
Nov 03, 2017
Cineplex to bring 'Sunday Night Football,' Super Bowl to movie theatres
TORONTO - Cineplex has scored a deal to bring “Sunday Night Football” and the Super Bowl to its movie theatres. The company said Friday that a three-year sponsorship agreement with the Nat...
Nov 03, 2017
Universities heard gender balance message loud and clear, science minister says
OTTAWA - Six months after Science Minister Kirsty Duncan threatened universities with cuts to their research funding over a “dismal” gender balance among scientists nominated for lucrative...
Nov 03, 2017
Saskatchewan applies for intervener status on Trans Mountain pipeline hearing
REGINA - The Saskatchewan government says it has applied for intervener status in National Energy Board hearings on the Trans Mountain pipeline project. Justice Minister Don Morgan says the province a...
Nov 03, 2017
Fire at Moscow's art museum causes no damage to collections
MOSCOW - Russian emergency officials say that a fire at Moscow’s premier art museum hasn’t damaged its collections. Smoke billowed Friday from the roof of one of the buildings of the Pushk...
Nov 03, 2017
UK police investigating sex assault linked to Spacey
London police are investigating an alleged 2008 sexual assault reportedly linked to Kevin Spacey in the latest setback for the “House of Cards” star. Police Friday did not identify Spacey ...
Nov 03, 2017
It's down to final eight as gamers go after Canada's Madden NFL 18 crown
TORONTO - Rob Gambino takes his video gaming seriously. And when he plays, there’s always something on the line. “I don’t really play for fun. I only play money games on third-party ...
Nov 03, 2017
Fears squashed: Zucchini mistaken for WWII bomb in Germany
BERLIN - A worried resident in Germany alerted police to what he thought was a World War II bomb in his garden. Officers rushed over - and found a particularly large zucchini. Police were summoned to ...
Nov 03, 2017