Category Archives: Canadian Press
Red Sox announcer Remy apologizes for no-translator remarks
NEW YORK - Boston Red Sox announcer Jerry Remy apologized Wednesday for his on-air remarks a night earlier that pitchers such as Yankees star Masahiro Tanaka shouldn’t be allowed to have transla...
Jun 07, 2017
Jury selected in trial of bride accused of hiring hit man
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - A jury of three women and three men will decide whether a newlywed bride tried to hire a hit man to kill her husband. The West Palm Beach, Florida, jury that will hear the case...
Jun 07, 2017
Donaldson hits tiebreaking two-run homer against former club
OAKLAND, Calif. - Back when he played here, Josh Donaldson watched many a hard-hit ball get halted by the wind at the Oakland Coliseum short of going over the outfield fences. So he didn’t want ...
Jun 07, 2017
Three Greens make history at B.C. legislature swearing-in ceremony
VICTORIA - Three Green party members made history Wednesday when they were sworn in as members of British Columbia’s legislature. The trio have set a record for the largest number of Greens elec...
Jun 07, 2017
Trailblazing B.C. politician Grace McCarthy remembered as inspiring builder
VANCOUVER - Former British Columbia politician Grace McCarthy has been remembered as a champion of a province she loved, but it was kindness that set her apart in a remarkable career that paved a path...
Jun 07, 2017
Bell Media unveils sneak peek of Tragically Hip documentary
TORONTO - Bell Media has unveiled a glimpse of a new documentary on the Tragically Hip’s smash cross-country tour. The upcoming film documents the leadup to the band’s 2016 tour for their ...
Jun 07, 2017
Trial begins for ex-Mountie accused of sexually assaulting civilian employee
VANCOUVER - A retired RCMP inspector sexually assaulted a woman inside a locked washroom at police headquarters in British Columbia, a Crown attorney said at the opening of a provincial court trial on...
Jun 07, 2017
Veteran receiver Nick Moore back with B.C. Lions after 'fluke' injury
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Nick Moore got behind the coverage with ease on a slick corner route, fighting off the glare of the setting sun to haul in his first touchdown of 2016. On his way back to the bench, t...
Jun 07, 2017
Girl, daughter of NBC vice-president, killed; dad arrested
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. - A suburban New York man has been accused of suffocating his 7-year-old daughter, whose mother is an NBC vice-president. Police officers were called to a home in New Rochelle on Tu...
Jun 07, 2017
Consumers increased borrowing by smallest amount since 2011
WASHINGTON - American consumers increased their borrowing at the slowest pace in April than they have in almost six years. Credit card spending growth slowed, while borrowing gains for school and auto...
Jun 07, 2017