Category Archives: Canadian Press
Restaurant sign approved after concerns it was offensive
KEENE, N.H. - Officials in a New Hampshire city have approved a restaurant sign that initially was removed over concerns that it sounded like profanity. The name of the Vietnamese restaurant in a publ...
Jan 18, 2019
Tardi aiming for three-peat at Canadian junior men's curling playdowns
B.C. skip Tyler Tardi is always on the lookout for any morsel of knowledge that will help him move closer to his goal of a professional curling career. The 20-year-old from Langley, B.C., also is lear...
Jan 18, 2019
'You learn to handle the ups and downs': Eichel, Sabres look for consistency
VANCOUVER - The slick wrist shot that Jack Eichel buried in the Calgary Flames’ net on Wednesday was more than just a game-winning goal. Not only did the overtime tally bust a three-game losing ...
Jan 18, 2019
Man accused of threat linked to R Kelly turns self in
MCDONOUGH, Ga. - A man accused of threatening a father who says singer R. Kelly kept his daughter from her family has turned himself in. Henry County Sheriff’s Office Maj. Bobby Sloan says Henry...
Jan 18, 2019
Dior pulls the stars in conveyor-belt menswear show in Paris
PARIS - The black box construction branded “DIOR” was so big it obscured the view of the Eiffel Tower. At 2,840 square meters (30,570 square feet), the sheer scale of menswear designer Kim...
Jan 18, 2019
Berglund feels at peace a month after quitting Sabres
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Patrik Berglund tells Sweden’s Hockeypuls.se he feels at peace and has no regrets after abruptly ending his hockey career by walking away from the Buffalo Sabres a little over tw...
Jan 18, 2019
'I really don't need the money': Halifax man to give huge poker win to charity
HALIFAX - A Halifax man who won over US$671,000 at an international poker tournament in the Bahamas doesn’t plan on keeping a single cent of his unlikely winnings. Scott Wellenbach, a 67-year-ol...
Jan 18, 2019
Israeli police arrest 11 people after cocaine seizure at Port of Halifax
HALIFAX - Israeli police have arrested 11 suspects in Tel Aviv after authorities in Halifax found nearly five kilograms of cocaine in a container headed for the Middle East. The Canada Border Services...
Jan 18, 2019
Wendy Williams to take health-related break from TV show
LOS ANGELES - Wendy Williams is taking an extended break from her TV talk show to deal with health issues related to her immune system disorder, her family said Friday. The family wrote in a statement...
Jan 18, 2019
Canada's Brooke Henderson vaults in front at LPGA Tour season opener
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Canada’s Brooke Henderson kept out of trouble and kept bogeys off her card Friday on her way to a four-under 67 and a two-shot lead in the Diamond Resorts Tournament of ...
Jan 18, 2019