Category Archives: Canadian Press
Adieu, Angie! No. 1 Kerber out of French Open in 1st round
PARIS - A French Open already missing Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova is now without No. 1-ranked Angelique Kerber, too, lending even more of a feeling that the women’s championship is anyon...
May 28, 2017
N.S. party leaders reveal favourites: hamburgers, The Simpsons and fiddle tunes
HALIFAX - Political differences aside, Nova Scotia’s major party leaders can find common ground on a few fronts: They all enjoy political non-fiction, locally tailored suits and the provinceR...
May 28, 2017
Otters forward Alex DeBrincat confident in his abilities despite the knock on size
WINDSOR, Ont. - Alex DeBrincat has been told more than once he’s too small to succeed. It’s a major reason why the 19-year-old waited so long to hear his named called at the 2016 NHL Draft...
May 28, 2017
German biker loses bag of cash, raining bills over Autobahn
BERLIN - German police say a businessman on a motorcycle lost a plastic bag stuffed with his day’s earnings while driving along a southern highway, sending a shower of cash across the Bavarian A...
May 28, 2017
More arrests in Manchester attack; UK remains on high alert
LONDON - British police made two more arrests and stormed three more locations Sunday as they hunted for suspects in the Manchester bombing, while a government minister said members of attacker Salman...
May 28, 2017
Frenchman and 3 Congolese hostages are released in Congo
KINSHASA, Congo - A French man and three Congolese men have been released after being kidnapped in March from a Canadian mining company in eastern Congo in March, Congo’s government said Sunday....
May 28, 2017
Video shows South African police pelting men with apples
JOHANNESBURG - A recently released video shows South African police officers pelting suspected thieves with apples that had allegedly been stolen. The video, which was posted on media websites and soc...
May 28, 2017
New Conservative leader Andrew Scheer no stranger to making political history
TORONTO - Andrew Scheer is no stranger to making political history. When he first sought federal political office in 2004, he beat out the NDP candidate who at the time was the longest serving MP in t...
May 28, 2017
Trump eyes White House overhaul, outside lawyers and PR team
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is considering overhauling his White House staff and bringing back top campaign strategists, frustrated by what he views as his team’s inability to contain th...
May 28, 2017
Controversial push for all girls hockey in B.C. "not a good idea:" mom
VANCOUVER - A push to grow girls hockey on Vancouver Island is being criticized by some parents, but one advocate says the controversial move is the only way to save the sport from attrition. The Vanc...
May 28, 2017