Category Archives: Canadian Press
Edmonton Oilers claim forward Colby Cave from Bruins
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have claimed forward Colby Cave off waivers from the Boston Bruins. The 24-year-old Cave had one goal and four assists in 20 games for Boston this season. He had six goa...
Jan 15, 2019
Canadian all-star offensive lineman Ryan Bomben signs extension with Argos
TORONTO - All-star offensive lineman Ryan Bomben has inked a three-year extension with the Toronto Argonauts. The 31-year-old native of Burlington, Ont., a CFL East all-star the past four seasons, was...
Jan 15, 2019
Geography, distance emerge as major foes for Canadian peacekeepers in Mali
OTTAWA - Distance and geography have been cited as the primary reasons Canadian medical helicopters remained on the ground in northern Mali during two bloody attacks on United Nations peacekeepers las...
Jan 15, 2019
FBI: Texas bomber had no known links to terror, hate groups
AUSTIN, Texas - The FBI has determined that the man suspected in a series of bombings in Austin last year had no known links to terror organizations or hate groups, but a motive for the attacks remain...
Jan 15, 2019
No bloodstains found in Dennis Oland's car, officer tells murder trial
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - Although it was dirty and appeared not to have been cleaned, the car Dennis Oland was driving the evening his father, Richard, was murdered did not produce any suspicious bloodstain...
Jan 15, 2019
Postal workers in U.S. protest in solidarity with Canada Post counterparts
WASHINGTON - U.S. postal workers gathered in solidarity Tuesday outside Canada’s embassy in Washington to protest the federal Liberal government’s decision to legislate their northern coun...
Jan 15, 2019
Carbon monoxide leak in Montreal school prompts questions about detectors
MONTREAL - A carbon monoxide leak in a Montreal school that sent 43 people to hospital has exposed the absence of any requirement in Quebec for schools to have detectors to protect against the potenti...
Jan 15, 2019
Toronto FC agrees to sell Spanish playmaker Victor Vazquez to team in Qatar
Toronto FC’s training camp opened with a bang Tuesday with news that Spanish playmaker Victor Vazquez is headed to a team in Qatar. The MLS club said it had come to an agreement to sell the atta...
Jan 15, 2019
Giant rotating ice disk draws attention, visitors
WESTBROOK, Maine - Think of it as a crop circle, but in a river. A curious formation that’s getting attention in Greater Portland is actually a spinning ice disk that is roughly 100 yards (91 me...
Jan 15, 2019
Overpaid workers will only pay back 'net' amounts under proposed new tax rules
OTTAWA - The country’s biggest civil-service union declared a victory for its members Tuesday as the Trudeau government moved to change a tax rule that has caused headaches for federal employees...
Jan 15, 2019