Category Archives: Canadian Press
U.S. tariffs on Canada, Mexico need to come off, manufacturers plead
WASHINGTON - American automakers, aluminum producers, manufacturers and farmers are running out of time, money and patience as the North American tariff standoff persists, and they’re pleading w...
Jan 25, 2019
Canadian Leylah Fernandez reaches Australian Open's junior girls' final
MELBOURNE, Australia - Canadian teenager Leylah Fernandez has earned herself a spot in the final of the Australian Open’s junior girls’ tournament. The 16-year-old from Montreal downed Ana...
Jan 24, 2019
Friday's Games
Friday’s Games NBA Washington 95 Orlando 91 Brooklyn 109 New York 99 Miami 100 Cleveland 94 Houston 121 Toronto 119 L.A. Clippers 106 Chicago 101 Sacramento 99 Memphis 96 Dallas 106 Detroit 101 ...
Jan 24, 2019
Sundance: Documentary dives deep into the fraud of Theranos
PARK CITY, Utah - Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney has always been interested in the psychology of fraud and self-deception. So when HBO CEO Richard Plepler and Graydon Carter proposed that he look...
Jan 24, 2019
Canadian Cassie Sharpe wins X Games gold in women's ski superpipe
ASPEN, Colo. - Canada’s Cassie Sharpe and Laurie Blouin opened the Winter X Games with gold-medal performances on Thursday, while fellow Canadian Rachael Karker grabbed a bronze. Sharpe, from Co...
Jan 24, 2019
Missing boy, 3, found alive in North Carolina
ERNUL, N.C. - Authorities in North Carolina say a 3-year-old boy who was missing for two days has been found alive in good health near the home he disappeared from. In a news release Thursday night, F...
Jan 24, 2019
Shootings in northwest Georgia leave 4 dead, 1 wounded
ROCKMART, Ga. - Authorities say four people have been killed and one wounded in two shootings in northwest Georgia. News outlets report the Polk County Sheriff’s Office says the shootings occurr...
Jan 24, 2019
Kingston, Ont., arrests related to national security investigation: source
KINGSTON, Ont. - The RCMP have made two arrests in Kingston, Ont., in what a government official confirms is a national security investigation. The RCMP tweeted Thursday evening that “all action...
Jan 24, 2019
Justine Dufour-Lapointe encourages Max Parrot to find his inner tiger
MONT-TREMBLANT, Que. - One year ago, Canadian moguls skier Justine Dufour-Lapointe and her sisters announced that their mom, Johane, had won her battle with cancer and was in remission. On Thursday, t...
Jan 24, 2019
Lions head coach Claybrooks relishes Super Bowl, Grey Cup experiences
DeVone Claybrooks will forever be linked with fiery head coach Jon Gruden and Pro Football Hall of Fame players Warren Sapp and Derrick Brooks. In 2002, the B.C. Lions head coach was a rookie defensiv...
Jan 24, 2019