Category Archives: Canadian Press
Hard terrain slows rescue of Spanish boy trapped in borehole
MADRID - Rescuers in southern Spain said Sunday that the frantic effort to reach a two-year-old boy who fell into a narrow, deep borehole seven days ago has again been slowed by difficult terrain. Pro...
Jan 20, 2019
Where did the Whitecaps go? Vancouver's former stars find new homes
VANCOUVER - A number of familiar faces will be missing when the Vancouver Whitecaps start training camp this week. The club has parted ways with 18 players since finishing last season two spots out of...
Jan 20, 2019
B.C. byelection in NDP territory tests strength of minority government
NANAIMO, B.C. - British Columbia’s minority New Democrat government faces a crucial popularity test this month in a byelection in one of its traditionally safe constituencies where the outcome c...
Jan 20, 2019
No winning ticket for Saturday night's $17 million Lotto 649 jackpot
TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $17 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw. However, the guaranteed $1 million prize was claimed by a ticket holder in British Columbia. ...
Jan 20, 2019
LeBron, pickle juice help Tiafoe reach Australian Open QFs
MELBOURNE, Australia - Frances Tiafoe just kept shaking his head and calling the whole thing “crazy” and “unbelievable.” Which it all kind of is. That he reached his first Gran...
Jan 20, 2019
No plans to eliminate 'duty to report' for military sex misconduct: Vance
OTTAWA - Canada’s top general is promising better support for victims of military sexual misconduct, but says he will not get rid of a regulation that Canada’s auditor general has warned d...
Jan 20, 2019
UK police speak to Prince Philip about not wearing seatbelt
LONDON - British police have spoken with Prince Philip after the husband of Queen Elizabeth II was photographed apparently driving without wearing a seatbelt - just two days after he was involved in a...
Jan 20, 2019
Fire next door to B.C. pipeline fuel tank facility under control
BURNABY, B.C. - A fire just a few hundred metres from the Kinder Morgan fuel tank facility in Metro Vancouver raged for a few hours before it was contained by about three dozen firefighters. Burnaby F...
Jan 19, 2019
Saturday's Games
Saturday’s Games (All Times Eastern) NHL Anaheim 3, New Jersey 2 Colorado 7, Los Angeles 1 St. Louis 3, Ottawa 2 N.Y. Rangers 3, Boston 2 Philadelphia 5, Montreal 2 Tampa Bay 6, San Jose 3 Dalla...
Jan 19, 2019
Scores and Schedule
Saturday’s Games (All Times Eastern) NHL Anaheim 3, New Jersey 2 Colorado 7, Los Angeles 1 St. Louis 3, Ottawa 2 N.Y. Rangers 3, Boston 2 Philadelphia 5, Montreal 2 Tampa Bay 6, San Jose 3 Dalla...
Jan 19, 2019