Category Archives: Canadian Press
Questions remain on Hernandez wealth after conviction erased
BOSTON - Questions abound after a judge erased ex-NFL star Aaron Hernandez’s murder conviction in a 2013 killing. Chief among them: What, if any, wealth did the former New England Patriots tight...
May 10, 2017
Victim was a grandmother: Manitoba RCMP make arrest in 10-year-old homicide
MACGREGOR, Man. - RCMP in Manitoba have made an arrest in the homicide of a grandmother nearly 10 years ago. Mounties said the historical case unit took a 30-year-old woman into custody in MacGregor, ...
May 10, 2017
Toronto Blue Jays slugger Morales day to day with hamstring strain
Toronto Blue Jays slugger Kendrys Morales will be re-evaluated later this week after suffering a hamstring strain in Tuesday’s loss to the Cleveland Indians. Morales left the game after experien...
May 10, 2017
Ex-champ Pascal's clash with Alvarez clash looks to revive boxing interest
MONTREAL - A clash of local contenders Jean Pascal and Eleider Alvarez and a title defence by Adonis Stevenson may be just what was needed to shake Canadian pro boxing out of the doldrums. Fans who ha...
May 10, 2017
'Whole body was smoking:' Kids throw dog into firepit in Manitoba community
WINNIPEG - A dog has severe burns over its body after being thrown into a firepit in a community in northern Manitoba. Katie Powell, president and founder of Save a Dog Network Canada, says two kids b...
May 10, 2017
'I'm available every day:' Manitoba premier won't defend Costa Rica work ethic
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says he doesn’t have to explain his work habits or reveal how he communicates with staff while at his vacation home in Costa Rica. “I work harde...
May 10, 2017
Cape Breton's famed Cabot Trail re-opens after washout, more rain expected
SYDNEY, N.S. - A section of Cape Breton’s famed Cabot Trail has reopened after heavy rain washed out stretches of the coastal highway and damaged other roads in the area. Several days of steady ...
May 10, 2017
Arizona radio station removes child pornography announcement
PHOENIX - An oldies country music radio station serving a rural Arizona area that aired a public service announcement for two years telling people how to hide potential evidence in child pornography c...
May 10, 2017
Los Angeles Olympic dreams might be delayed to 2028
Los Angeles could lose and win its Olympics gamble, ending up with the 2028 Games it never sought and the costly prospect of retooling its multibillion-dollar plans for more than a decade into the fut...
May 10, 2017
Family and football brought Dylan Ainsworth home to the B.C. Lions
SURREY, B.C. - Dylan Ainsworth got blindsided twice last spring. The defensive lineman was injured on the third day of training camp with the Saskatchewan Roughriders, a neck problem initially thought...
May 10, 2017