Category Archives: Canadian Press
Let the bell ring out: Moose Jaw city council clamps clapper replacement
MOOSE JAW, Sask. - A clarion call has gone out in Moose Jaw, Sask., to repair a more than century-old bell that sits atop the city hall clock tower and some day make it ring for the first time since t...
Jan 30, 2019
Andreescu, Marino, Abanda and Dabrowski named to Canada's Fed Cup roster
TORONTO - Heidi El Tabakh has caught a couple breaks for her upcoming debut as captain of the Canadian Fed Cup team. The recent breakout of teenager Bianca Andreescu has given her a bonafide No. 1 sin...
Jan 30, 2019
Canadian mixed doubles team edges Switzerland in opening draw of World Cup
JONKOPING, Sweden - Canada won two of three games on the opening day of the third World Cup curling stop of the season. The Manitoba mixed doubles team of Kadriana Sahaidak and Colton Lott downed Swit...
Jan 30, 2019
Asian Cup organizers investigate shoe-throwing
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Asian Cup organizers have opened an investigation after soccer fans threw shoes and bottles at Qatar’s players during their semifinal victory over the United Ar...
Jan 30, 2019
Diver Imbeau-Dulac battled eating disorder ahead of London Olympics
TORONTO - It might have seemed like an innocuous gesture. But it was part of a much bigger problem that saw Canadian Francois Imbeau-Dulac lay down some of the best dives of his life at the 2012 Londo...
Jan 30, 2019
U.S. group hopes to find sanctuary site for 'retired' whales in Nova Scotia
HALIFAX - A U.S.-based animal protection group is touring coastal Nova Scotia communities in hopes of finding one interested in becoming a retirement home for whales and dolphins raised in captivity. ...
Jan 30, 2019
Kate del Castillo glad to not testify in 'El Chapo' trial
PASADENA, Calif. - Kate del Castillo said she’s relieved she wasn’t called to testify in the New York trial of Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman. But she doesn’...
Jan 30, 2019
Parole recommended for Manson follower Leslie Van Houten
LOS ANGELES - A California panel on Wednesday recommended that Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten be paroled after serving more than four decades in prison. After a hearing at the women’s...
Jan 30, 2019
Judge: PG&E put profits over wildfire safety
SAN FRANCISCO - A U.S. judge berated Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. on Wednesday, accusing the nation’s largest utility of enriching shareholders instead of clearing trees that can fall on its...
Jan 30, 2019
Polar blast envelops Midwest, strains aging infrastructure
CHICAGO - A blast of polar air enveloped much of the Midwest on Wednesday, cracking train rails, breaking water pipes and straining electrical systems with some of the lowest temperatures in a generat...
Jan 30, 2019