Category Archives: Canadian Press
San Francisco to ban sales of vaping flavoured liquid
San Francisco city supervisors unanimously approved a measure that bans the sale of flavoured nicotine-laced liquid used in electronic cigarettes and flavoured tobacco products, saying nicotine masked...
Jun 21, 2017
In Iowa, Trump rallies base, celebrates GOP resilience
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Struggling to advance his agenda in Washington, President Donald Trump travelled to the Midwest on Wednesday for a raucous rally with his loyal supporters - the kind of event he r...
Jun 21, 2017
In video, girl begs mother for quiet after Castile shooting
MINNEAPOLIS - In the moments after a Minnesota police officer fatally shot Philando Castile, his handcuffed girlfriend began screaming in the back of a patrol car as her 4-year-old daughter begged her...
Jun 21, 2017
How and where OJ Simpson's parole hearing will take place
LAS VEGAS - Nevada parole officials have set a July 20 date to decide whether O.J. Simpson should be paroled after serving the mandatory minimum of a nine-to-33 year sentence for an armed robbery invo...
Jun 21, 2017
Mancosu, Altidore trade goals as Impact, TFC draw 1-1 in Canadian Championship
MONTREAL - It was a 1-1 draw, but Toronto FC emerged with the advantage after an intense, if somewhat sloppy, encounter with the Montreal Impact. Matteo Mancosu and Jozy Altidore traded goals in the f...
Jun 21, 2017
Vegas Golden Knights play long game at NHL expansion draft, focus on future
The Vegas Golden Knights played the long game in constructing the base of their first very NHL roster. Knights general manager George McPhee went heavy on defenders and short on high-end help in selec...
Jun 21, 2017
Standard and Poor's cuts Saskatchewan credit rating, cites low commodity prices
REGINA - Weak commodity prices and higher government capital spending have prompted Standard and Poor’s to downgrade Saskatchewan’s credit rating. The agency says it has lowered the rating...
Jun 21, 2017
Canada's Kadeisha Buchanan nominated for ESPY as best female college athlete
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - Canadian Kadeisha Buchanan was nominated for best female college athlete at the ESPYs on Wednesday after leading the West Virginia University women’s soccer team to the NCAA ...
Jun 21, 2017
Edmonton's Connor McDavid wins first Hart Trophy as NHL MVP
LAS VEGAS - Connor McDavid won his first Hart Trophy. Hardly anybody in hockey believes it will be his last. The Edmonton captain claimed the award as the NHL’s most valuable player Wednesday ni...
Jun 21, 2017
Childhood home of Jackie O up for sale. Asking price: $49.5M
MCLEAN, Va. - The childhood home of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis has been put up for sale by its current owners. Their asking price: $49.5 million. The Washington Post reports Steve and Jean Case listed...
Jun 21, 2017