Author Archives:
Another Texas chemical fire kills 1 worker, injures 2
HOUSTON - A tank holding a flammable chemical caught fire at a Texas plant Tuesday, killing one worker, critically injuring two others and sending other panicked employees fleeing over a fence to safe...
Apr 02, 2019
Cougar attacks seven-year-old boy in B.C., mother pries its jaw open
LAKE COWICHAN, B.C. - The father of a seven-year-old boy who was attacked by a cougar in a small lakeside community on Vancouver Island is crediting his wife's quick actions for his son's survival. Ke...
Apr 02, 2019
'I go into every tournament believing I can win': Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime
MONTREAL - After returning home following an impressive performance at last week's Miami Open, 18-year-old Canadian tennis star Felix Auger-Aliassime said Tuesday his success this ...
Apr 02, 2019
Sweden drops 6-5 decision to Scotland for first loss at world men's curling
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Sweden's Niklas Edin suffered his first loss at the world men's curling championship on Tuesday morning. The defending champion dropped a 6-5 decision to Scotland's ...
Apr 02, 2019
Justice minister troubled by calls for conscientious objection to religious symbols ban
Quebec's justice minister says she finds it troubling that some opponents to the province's proposed secularism law restricting the wearing of religious symbols are suggesting...
Apr 02, 2019
Jody Wilson-Raybould's letter to the Liberal caucus
OTTAWA - As federal Liberal MPs prepared to debate whether former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould and former health minister Jane Philpott should stay in their caucus, Wilson-Raybould ...
Apr 02, 2019
Veteran linebacker Ball isn't stressing about still being a CFL free agent
Marcus Ball isn't stressing about his first foray into CFL free agency. The veteran linebacker still remains unsigned nearly two months after hitting the free-agent market. But the 31-year-o...
Apr 02, 2019
Family behind OxyContin calls opioid suit false, misleading
BOSTON - Massachusetts authorities created a false picture of the Sackler family's role in promoting OxyContin, the Sacklers said Tuesday in their first court response to allegations that individual f...
Apr 02, 2019
Federer wins 101st title, beating Isner in Miami Open final
MIAMI - Orange streamers rained down while Roger Federer held another championship trophy aloft, his familiar grin as wide as ever. For the ageless Federer, winning never gets old. Now 37, Federer bec...
Apr 02, 2019
Former Whitecaps women's soccer players want change after harassment allegations
VANCOUVER - A group of female soccer players is calling for change amidst allegations of harassment and bullying by a former coach for the Vancouver Whitecaps and Canada Soccer. Tw...
Apr 02, 2019