Category Archives: Canadian Press
Canada's Alison Levine a quick study in boccia, now a medal threat
TORONTO - Alison Levine knew when she threw her first ball that boccia was the sport for her. She was on the provincial team three weeks later and made the national team three months after that. Now a...
Jan 23, 2019
Parks Canada puts brakes on Icefields Parkway bike trail in Alberta
Parks Canada says it won’t go ahead with a plan to build a bike trail along the scenic Icefields Parkway that runs through Banff and Jasper national parks. The federal agency had budgeted about ...
Jan 23, 2019
Canada endorses Venezuelan opposition leader as interim president
OTTAWA - Canada joined several other countries in the Americas Wednesday in recognizing Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido as the country’s interim president. A statement from the Lima Gro...
Jan 23, 2019
Weinstein hires pack of new lawyers for NY rape case
NEW YORK - Harvey Weinstein unveiled a new legal team brimming with star power Wednesday to defend him at his upcoming New York rape and sexual assault trial. Weinstein’s four new lawyers all ha...
Jan 23, 2019
Coaldale man fined $20,000 for importing wildlife and possessing bear hide
COALDALE, Alta. - An Alberta man has been fined $20,000 after he was convicted of illegally importing wildlife into Canada and possessing a black bear hide from Alaska. Fredrick Thomson, who is from C...
Jan 23, 2019
47 men arrested in police sting of those looking for sex with teenage girls
Vancouver police say they’ve arrested 47 men who were willing to pay for sexual services from teenage girls. Seven of those people have now been charged and police say they include a school teac...
Jan 23, 2019
Alberta men book a spot in championship pool at Canadian juniors
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - B.C. skip Tyler Tardi remained perfect at the Canadian junior curling championships with a 6-2 win over Northern Ontario’s Tanner Horgan on Wednesday afternoon. The win, i...
Jan 23, 2019
Calgary's Cavalry FC sign four more players to Canadian Premier League roster
CALGARY - Cavalry FC has added four more players to its Canadian Premier League roster, including Calgary Foothills FC alumni Dean Northover, Nico Pasquotti and Carlos Patino. The other signing for th...
Jan 23, 2019
Canada to keep paying for F-35 development as fighter-jet competition ramps up
OTTAWA - Canada is poised to contribute tens of millions of dollars toward further development of the F-35 stealth fighter even as the federal government wrestles with whether to buy the plane or not....
Jan 23, 2019
Choreographer, coach deny saying student's skin 'too dark'
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A former coach and a choreographer for a high school dance team in Kansas are denying allegations that they prevented a black student from performing during an event because her ski...
Jan 23, 2019