Category Archives: Canadian Press
Mariners likely without ace James Paxton for up to 3 weeks
SEATTLE - In the middle of the wild-card race in the American League, the Seattle Mariners will likely be without left-handed ace James Paxton for at least three weeks because of a pectoral strain. Pa...
Aug 11, 2017
Art exhibit expressly for canine critics debuts in NYC
NEW YORK - You won’t find any pictures of dogs playing poker at DoGUMENTA. A three-day art exhibition curated expressly for dogs is attracting hundreds of canines to a marina in lower Manhattan,...
Aug 11, 2017
Man charged in theft of military plaques from Edmonton neighbourhood
EDMONTON - A suspect has been charged after military memorial plaques were stolen and later turned up at an Edmonton scrap metal yard. The 18 metal plaques were removed in late July from Griesbach, a ...
Aug 11, 2017
Giroud rescues Arsenal to seal 4-3 opening win vs Leicester
LONDON - Olivier Giroud completed an exhilarating comeback as Arsenal beat Leicester 4-3 on Friday to ensure Arsene Wenger’s side opened the English Premier League with a victory for only the se...
Aug 11, 2017
Top-ranked Pliskova eliminated by former world No. 1 Wozniacki at Rogers Cup
TORONTO - Caroline Wozniacki made some changes this week to try to change her fortune in a city that has not been kind on the tennis front. Personal driver? Not needed this time around. Same hotel as ...
Aug 11, 2017
Navy: Only woman in SEAL training pipeline drops out
SAN DIEGO - The only woman in the Navy SEAL training pipeline has dropped out, a Navy special warfare official confirmed Friday. The female midshipman voluntarily decided to not continue participating...
Aug 11, 2017
The Friday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Friday, Aug. 11 --- OTTAWA TAKES NEW APPROACH TO QUEBEC ASYLUM SEEKERS: Twenty officials from the Immigration and Refugee Board have been assigned to focus exclusivel...
Aug 11, 2017
Peru expels Venezuela's ambassador to protest assembly
LIMA, Peru - Peru is expelling Venezuela’s ambassador as it and other nations in Latin America begin to assert more pressure on President Nicolas Maduro’s government for allegedly tramplin...
Aug 11, 2017
Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON - Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows: ABC’s “This Week” - National security adviser H.R. McMaster; former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci __...
Aug 11, 2017
Canada beats Sweden 4-1 in Ivan Hlinka semis, will face Czechs in final
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia - Serron Noel scored the winning goal with just under 12 minutes left in regulation as Canada defeated Sweden 4-1 in semifinal action Friday at the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup under-...
Aug 11, 2017