Category Archives: Canadian Press
Messier looking for ways to get kids back into the game of hockey
TORONTO - Hockey equipment has come a long way since Mark Messier used magazines as shinpads for a game of road hockey as a kid. The Hall of Famer hasn’t forgotten those days and is helping lead...
May 17, 2017
Tags still hanging from clothes lead police to alleged shoplifter
BARRIE, Ont. - Police in Barrie, Ont., say tags still hanging from a man’s clothes led to his arrest on theft-related charges. They say a store security guard noticed a man allegedly putting on ...
May 17, 2017
Man charged after pickup truck goes into automatic car wash with dog in back
HAPPY VALLEY-GOOSE BAY, N.L. - A man has been charged after a pickup truck went into an automatic car wash in Labrador with a dog exposed in the back. RCMP in Happy Valley-Goose Bay say they were call...
May 17, 2017
Another round of premium hikes: blame Trump or Obama?
WASHINGTON - Another year of big premium increases and dwindling choice is looking like a distinct possibility for many consumers who buy their own health insurance - but why, and who’s to blame...
May 17, 2017
Google rolling out arsenal of services, gadgets
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - Google provided a look at its latest digital offerings, with a heavy focus on its efforts to extend artificial intelligence features into more of its apps and services. CEO Sun...
May 17, 2017
Schultz, Rust out for Game 3 as Pens lineup shuffle continues; Daley, Streit might return
OTTAWA - The Pittsburgh Penguins will be without Justin Schultz and Bryan Rust for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference final as injuries continue to mount for the defending Stanley Cup champions. Schultz...
May 17, 2017
Billion dollar race to break 2-hour marathon mark is afoot
LONDON - The two-hour marathon. For distance runners, it’s a mystical goal equivalent to the four-minute mile that Roger Bannister broke in 1954; a test so difficult some have estimated it may b...
May 17, 2017
Calgary Police Service taps retired judge to review lethal use of force
CALGARY - The father of a man officers shot dead in a hotel room says his family would be keen to participate in an independent review into the use of lethal force by the Calgary Police Service. The p...
May 17, 2017
Black Harvard students holding a graduation of their own
BOSTON - Black students at Harvard University are organizing a graduation ceremony of their own this year to recognize the achievements of black students and faculty members some say have been overloo...
May 17, 2017
Dubai firm dreams of harvesting icebergs for water
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A Dubai firm’s dream of towing icebergs from the Antarctic to the Arabian Peninsula could face some titanic obstacles. Where many see the crumbling polar ice caps a...
May 17, 2017