Category Archives: Canadian Press

LAKE LOUISE, Alta. - When Max Franz drew the No. 1 start bib for Saturday’s season-opening World Cup men’s downhill, he felt a jolt of adrenaline. Going first in the start order isn’...

MONTREAL - There has been a strong public outcry over the demolition of a house in the town of Chambly, Quebec, with links to a civilian uprising against British rule in the 1800s. The house, built ar...

OCALA, Fla. - A man suspected of fatally shooting a woman in a north Florida Walmart store on Saturday afternoon is hospitalized due to a self-inflicted gunshot wound and is not expected to survive hi...

EDMONTON - It’s November in Alberta yet tackle Derek Dennis will wear a short-sleeve shirt Sunday when the Calgary Stampeders face the Ottawa Redblacks in the Grey Cup. But thanks to Mother Natu...

Vancouver residents have begun to declare themselves “Team Otter” or “Team Koi” as an elusive otter feasting on expensive fish in a tranquil garden pond continues to evade capt...

DENVER - Former Humboldt Broncos teammates Jacob Wassermann and Ryan Straschnitzki received a standing ovation from hockey fans at the University of Denver Friday and will likely get the same treatmen...

RUKA, Finland - Canada’s Alex Harvey skied to a personal best eighth-place sprint finish at the season-opening cross-country World Cup on Saturday. The leader of the Canadian squad from St-Ferre...

A stirring fightback. A first win in nearly three months. An attacking partnership already clicking. Welcome back to the English Premier League, Claudio Ranieri. The Italian coach who masterminded the...

NEW YORK - Vancouver Canucks forward Antoine Roussel has been fined $5,000 for biting San Jose Sharks defenceman Marc-Edouard Vlasic during a game Friday. The NHL announced the fine, the maximum allow...

NEW YORK - Look out, Omar. Police say a New York City bank robber is demanding cash with notes scribbled on DVD cases of HBO’s “The Wire.” NBC New York reported Saturday that the man...