Category Archives: Canadian Press
Canadian Jim Long loses in second round of world darts championships in London
LONDON - Dutch pro Benito van de Pas needed a 150 checkout to win a tiebreak and beat unheralded Canadian Jim Long 3-2 in the second round of the William Hill World Darts Championship on Friday. Van d...
Dec 21, 2018
More talk than action on increasing caribou protection: federal report
An Environment Canada report says that despite much talk on preserving caribou habitat, little progress has been made to close gaps in the protection of the threatened species. The agency says not muc...
Dec 21, 2018
Luongo dreams of another playoff run: 'I just want to get a taste of that'
TORONTO - His 39-year-old right knee wrapped in gauze for support, Roberto Luongo insists it’s all still worth it. The aches and pains, the amount of preparation needed just to step on the ice, ...
Dec 21, 2018
Manitoba First Nations denied injunction to stop split of junior hockey leagues
WINNIPEG - A judge has denied an injunction against the split of two Manitoba junior hockey leagues that some allege deliberately excluded Indigenous teams. Justice Herbert Rempel said he could not ru...
Dec 21, 2018
Michigan couple remarry after realizing 1st try wasn't legal
STANTON, Mich. - A Michigan couple learned that they broke the law when they wed two years ago, so they asked a judge to void the illegal marriage and then to do it all over again. Philip Timmer and T...
Dec 21, 2018
Mattis resignation not likely to damage Canada-U.S. security ties: experts
OTTAWA - U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis’ decision to resign creates a void for Canada, says former Defence Minister Peter MacKay, because of Mattis’s deep understanding of Canada’...
Dec 21, 2018
No US charges against Chinese billionaire in alleged assault
MINNEAPOLIS - Chinese billionaire Richard Liu will not face charges over a rape accusation by a Chinese woman studying in Minnesota because prosecutors said Friday they could not prove his guilt beyon...
Dec 21, 2018
'Grossly disproportional:' Ski resort appeals $2M fine for cutting trees
CALGARY - A world-renowned Alberta ski resort is appealing a $2.1-million-dollar fine it received for cutting down endangered trees five years ago. Lake Louise Ski Resort pleaded guilty last December ...
Dec 21, 2018
Man who called Quebec City police officer 'douchebag' ordered to pay $150 fine
MONTREAL - Following exhaustive analysis, a Quebec City municipal court judge has determined the word “douchebag” is indeed an insult, and a man who levelled it a police officer was guilty...
Dec 21, 2018
Supreme Court rejects Trump plea to enforce asylum ban
WASHINGTON - A divided Supreme Court won’t let the Trump administration begin enforcing a ban on asylum for any immigrants who illegally cross the U.S.-Mexico border. Chief Justice John Roberts ...
Dec 21, 2018