Category Archives: Canadian Press
Taliban leader: Afghan war will end only when NATO leaves
KABUL - The leader of the Afghan Taliban said on Friday that a planned U.S. troop surge will not end the protracted war in the country and vowed to fight on until a full withdrawal of NATO troops from...
Jun 22, 2017
List of demands on Qatar by Saudi Arabia, other Arab nations
Acting as a mediator, Kuwait has presented Qatar a long-awaited list of demands from Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt, four Arab nations that cut ties with Qatar in early June...
Jun 22, 2017
Coyotes, Tippett mutually agree to part ways
GLENDALE, Ariz. - Dave Tippett stuck with the Arizona Coyotes through four seasons of playing without an owner, five years of losing since the franchise’s greatest success in the desert and the ...
Jun 22, 2017
Friend of ousted S. Korean president gets 3 years in prison
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - A South Korean court on Friday sentenced a longtime friend of ousted President Park Geun-hye to three years in prison for using her presidential ties to unlawfully get her ...
Jun 22, 2017
Crapigna's missed FG makes Durant a winner in Als debut as Montreal tops Riders
MONTREAL - Darian Durant played down the revenge factor in the week leading up to facing his old team but, when the game was over, the veteran quarterback admitted it felt good to win. It took an inte...
Jun 22, 2017
South Korea's infrastructure boondoggle a boon for cyclists
SANGJU, Korea, Republic Of - In a country where bikes are either a poor man’s transportation or a weekend workout for spandex-clad racers, the longest and most highly engineered network of car-f...
Jun 22, 2017
Huge stuffed cow saves 2-year-old boy after fall out window
CHELSEA, Mass. - Police in Massachusetts are crediting a huge stuffed cow with saving 2-year-old boy who fell out of a second-story window and onto concrete below. It happened Wednesday in Chelsea. Po...
Jun 22, 2017
Qatar's neighbours issue steep list of demands to end crisis
WASHINGTON - Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries that have cut ties to Qatar issued a steep list of demands Thursday to end the crisis, insisting that their Persian Gulf neighbour shutter Al-Jazeera...
Jun 22, 2017
Raptors select Indiana forward OG Anunoby with 23rd pick in NBA draft
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors believe they landed one of the most versatile defenders in Thursday night’s NBA draft when injured forward OG Anunoby fell to No. 23. “Obviously if he doesn&#...
Jun 22, 2017
Text from government representative outrages southern Alberta First Nation
STANDOFF, Alta. - Alberta Health Services is apologizing and has placed an employee on administrative leave after officials at a southern Alberta First Nation complained about a racial slur being used...
Jun 22, 2017