Category Archives: Canadian Press
Winnipeg Blue Bombers sign defensive back Gaitor to contract extension
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers signed American defensive back Anthony Gaitor on Wednesday to a contract extension through the 2020 season. Gaitor was entering the final year of his agreement thi...
Jan 23, 2019
Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski eliminated in Australian Open mixed doubles
MELBOURNE, Australia - Canada’s Gabriela Dabrowski and Croatia’s Mate Pavic will not defend their Australian Open mixed doubles title. The top seeds lost 6-1, 4-6, 11-9 to Maria Jose Marti...
Jan 23, 2019
Canada's archive buys 1944 book that hints at Nazi plans for North America
OTTAWA - Canada’s national archive has acquired a rare book it believes could have served as a blueprint for a Nazi purge of Jews in North America. Once part of Adolf Hitler’s personal lib...
Jan 23, 2019
Zimbabwe and world music star Oliver Mtukudzi dies at 66
HARARE, Zimbabwe - One of Zimbabwe and Africa’s most iconic musicians, Oliver Mtukudzi, died on Wednesday at age 66 after decades of rollicking, captivating performances won him devoted fans wor...
Jan 23, 2019
Vancouver Whitecaps add Guinean international winger Alhassane Bangoura
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have acquired Guinean international winger Alhassane Bangoura on a one-year loan from Spanish La Liga club Rayo Vallecano. The Whitecaps made the move with the use ...
Jan 23, 2019
Lawyer: No proof nurse raped Arizona patient who had baby
PHOENIX - A nurse who was supposed to be looking after an incapacitated woman at a long-term health care facility was charged Wednesday with raping her, weeks after she stunned her caregivers and fami...
Jan 23, 2019
Canada China envoy assailed for assessing merits of Meng extradition case
OTTAWA - Canada’s envoy to China faced criticism Wednesday for opining on how a Huawei executive might avoid extradition to the United States, fuelling speculation his remarks were a political p...
Jan 23, 2019
Canadian Milos Raonic has Australian Open run end in quarterfinals
MELBOURNE, Australia - Canadian Milos Raonic is done at the Australian Open - and now is facing another health concern. France’s Lucas Pouille has reached the Australian Open semifinals for the ...
Jan 23, 2019
Cardi B is getting her 1st Las Vegas residency
LAS VEGAS - Cardi B will have her first Las Vegas residency this spring. Palms Casino Resort announced Wednesday the 26-year-old singer’s appearance as part of its debut of KAOS, a dayclub and n...
Jan 23, 2019
Unseen J.D. Salinger photos shot for 'Catcher' on display
DURHAM, N.H. - The University of New Hampshire is celebrating J.D. Salinger’s centennial year with an exhibit he likely would have loathed: a display of previously unseen photos of the famously ...
Jan 23, 2019