Category Archives: Canadian Press
Lucky loon sought out Alberta campers to save it from fishing gear
NORDEGG, Alta. - This is a story about one lucky loon. Don Gibson was standing with his family on a dock in Fish Lake Provincial Park in west-central Alberta last weekend when he noticed a normally st...
Aug 18, 2017
Impact can move into MLS playoff position with win over Real Salt Lake
MONTREAL - Riding a three-game winning streak, the Montreal Impact are within striking distance of a playoff position for the first time this season. A victory against Real Salt Lake on Saturday at Sa...
Aug 18, 2017
In wake of Barcelona attack, CNE reassures visitors event is safe
TORONTO - The organizers of the Canadian National Exhibition, which opened its gates on Friday - one day after two deadly terrorist attacks in Spain - are reassuring the public that the Toronto event ...
Aug 18, 2017
Whitecaps set to host Houston Dynamo as Vancouver kicks off busy stretch
VANCOUVER - Carl Robinson raised his arm above his head to make a point while addressing the Vancouver Whitecaps in the middle of their training pitch this week. The head coach’s message was cle...
Aug 18, 2017
Montreal mayor and police chief apologize for past anti-LGBTQ raids and arrests
MONTREAL - Puelo Deir, one of the grand marshals in this year’s Pride Parade in Montreal, was at city hall Friday and said he had no idea the mayor and police chief were going to apologize to th...
Aug 18, 2017
Vice Media's immersive Charlottesville report gets traction
NEW YORK - For all the words flowing since last weekend in Charlottesville, the most striking television reporting has been Vice Media’s insider account of the white nationalist movement and wha...
Aug 18, 2017
Hollywood's hacking pains are bigger than movie leaks
NEW YORK - Piracy is a long-running and even routine issue for Hollywood, whether it’s street vendors hawking bootleg DVDs on street corners or video uploaded to file-sharing sites like Pirate B...
Aug 18, 2017
Trump won places drowning in despair. Can he save them?
ABERDEEN, Wash. - One-hundred-fifty baskets of pink petunias hang from the light posts all over this city, watered regularly by residents trying to make their community feel alive again. A local artis...
Aug 18, 2017
Quarterback Ray returns to starting lineup in time for Argos to face Alouettes
TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts have their offensive leader back. Veteran quarterback Ricky Ray will start Saturday afternoon when Toronto (3-5) hosts the Montreal Alouettes (3-4). The game will compl...
Aug 18, 2017
Montreal amusement park yanks carousel horse showing Indigenous man's severed head
Montreal’s La Ronde amusement park says it has removed a carousel horse depicting an Indigenous man’s severed head in a bag. The move comes after several complaints, including one by a res...
Aug 18, 2017