Category Archives: Canadian Press
KISS concert in Manchester cancelled after terrorist attacks
MANCHESTER, England - KISS has cancelled its show at the arena where deadly terrorist attacks occurred at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England, earlier this week. Live Nation announced Frid...
May 26, 2017
Djokovic and Nadal could meet in French Open semifinals
PARIS - It won’t be easy for Canada’s Milos Raonic if he makes it through the first few rounds of the French Open. The fifth seed from Thornhill, Ont., could potentially meet Grigor Dimitr...
May 26, 2017
Canada loses by six wickets to Malaysia in cricket one-dayer in Uganda
ENTEBBE, Uganda - Canada suffered its first loss in ICC World Cricket League Division 3 play Friday, beaten by six wickets by Malaysia. Canada is one of six teams looking to win one of two promotion s...
May 26, 2017
Newfoundland woman heartbroken after local SPCA puts down three-day-old moose
GANDER, N.L. - A Newfoundland woman who bottle-fed a baby moose after it got lost in the woods without its mother says she’s heartbroken after the local SPCA put the animal down. Brandi Calder s...
May 26, 2017
The Latest: Head of world track attends Manchester event
MANCHESTER, England - The Latest on the concert bombing in England (all times local): 9:20 p.m. Police lined the street as an athletic event went ahead in Manchester four days after a suicide bomber t...
May 26, 2017
Chicago inmates can order fancy Italian pizza made in jail
CHICAGO - A Chicago jail has started offering gourmet Italian pizzas to inmates. For the past few weeks, inmates have been able to order a pizza made by fellow inmates in a fancy $16,000 pizza oven. I...
May 26, 2017
Maud Lewis painting 'Black Cats' sells for$36,800 at Consignor Art Auction
TORONTO - A Maud Lewis painting has been sold for well above its pre-auction estimate for the second time in a month. The Nova Scotia artist’s “Black Cats” fetched $36,800 at the Con...
May 26, 2017
Sides return to the bargaining table on Day 3 of Quebec construction strike
MONTREAL - An alliance of construction trade unions and employers’ groups returned to the bargaining table Friday as Quebec’s construction strike kept work sites quiet for a third day. The...
May 26, 2017
Canadian light-heavyweight Misha Cirkunov looks to keep rising up the UFC ranks
A winner of eight straight fights, Canadian light-heavyweight Misha Cirkunov can now also lay claim to surviving a run-in with UFC boss Dana White. Cirkunov found himself on the outs with the volatile...
May 26, 2017
Rising program expenses propel fed 2016-17 deficit to $21.8B: preliminary estimate
OTTAWA - A $21.7-billion surge in federal program expenses was almost entirely responsible for the government’s expected 2016-17 deficit, according to a preliminary analysis of Ottawa’s bo...
May 26, 2017