Category Archives: Canadian Press
Wawrinka, Raonic lose in 1st round at Queen's
LONDON - Stan Wawrinka and Canada’s Milos Raonic slumped to straight-sets losses in the first round of the Queen’s grass-court tournament on Tuesday in a blow to their preparations for Wim...
Jun 20, 2017
Emotional Braidwood offers condolences to Hague family in video statement
EDMONTON - Boxer Adam Braidwood fought back tears in a video statement where he offered condolences to the family of Tim Hague, who died after losing to the former CFL player in a heavyweight boxing m...
Jun 20, 2017
New Brunswick should legislate greenhouse gas reduction targets: auditor general
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick’s auditor general is calling on the province to legislate targets for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. “Legislated targets give a government more authori...
Jun 20, 2017
Adele visits London firefighters after tower block blaze
London’s fire department posted photos of Adele meeting with firefighters to offer support following a devastating fire in the borough that is believed to have killed 79 people. It posted the pi...
Jun 20, 2017
Connor McDavid should win first MVP in shadow of NHL expansion draft
Connor McDavid is likely to win his first Hart Trophy as NHL MVP later week, but will anyone notice? Expansion draft selections will be revealed during the NHL awards meaning the spotlight will likely...
Jun 20, 2017
Riders pull the plug on Vince Young experiment, still expect better offence in 2017
REGINA - Call it the comeback story that wasn’t. Among the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ many off-season moves at quarterback, the signing of former Texas Longhorn and NFL quarterback Vince Yo...
Jun 20, 2017
Paris: 4 family members detained after Champs-Elysees attack
PARIS - French police detained four family members of a man who was killed after ramming his car into a Paris police convoy, as authorities struggled Tuesday to explain how the Champs-Elysees attacker...
Jun 20, 2017
Portugal tries to contain fatal fires, debunks plane crash
LISBON, Portugal - Emergency services in Portugal said Tuesday they were making good progress in controlling a major wildfire that killed 64 people in the central area of the country, while officials ...
Jun 20, 2017
Taliban kill 8 Afghan guards working at US base;
KABUL - Taliban gunmen opened fire on Afghan security guards in the country’s northern Parwan province, killing at least eight guards, a provincial official and the insurgents said Tuesday. Else...
Jun 20, 2017
Uganda, UN seek $8 billion for South Sudanese refugees
KAMPALA, Uganda - Uganda’s government and the United Nations are appealing for $8 billion to deal with the crisis of refugees from South Sudan. In a statement on World Refugee Day, the U.N. chil...
Jun 20, 2017