Category Archives: Canadian Press

Cancelling Georgia nuclear plant could cost owners billions
ATLANTA - The federal government is warning the owners of a troubled nuclear power plant in Georgia that any move to cancel a planned expansion would lead to demands for quick repayment of nearly $6 b...
Sep 21, 2018

US agency endorses plan to block new mining near Yellowstone
BILLINGS, Mont. - U.S. officials recommended approval on Friday of a plan to block new mining claims for 20 years on the forested public lands that make up Yellowstone National Park’s mountainou...
Sep 21, 2018

Several injured as Tornado tears through Ottawa and Gatineau, Que.
OTTAWA - A tornado ripped through the Ottawa area Friday afternoon, damaging homes and vehicles and sending several people to hospital as severe thunderstorms and high wind gusts also pounded southern...
Sep 21, 2018
Captain Ahab looks to ease owner Grant's pain in $890,000 Metro Pace
CAMPBELLVILLE, Ont. - Fortunately for owner Brad Grant, he doesn’t have time to dwell upon Stay Hungry’s disappointment in the Little Brown Jug. Last year’s top two-year-old male pac...
Sep 21, 2018
Canadian tennis great Daniel Nestor takes batting practice at Rogers Centre
TORONTO - Less than a week removed from his final tennis match, Daniel Nestor was already trying his hand at baseball. The 46-year-old Canadian tennis legend took batting practice on Friday afternoon ...
Sep 21, 2018

Domi expresses regret over sucker punch that decked Florida's Ekblad
BROSSARD, Que. - Montreal Canadiens forward Max Domi says he regrets punching Florida Panthers defenceman Aaron Ekblad in an incident that cost him a suspension for the remainder of the NHL pre-season...
Sep 21, 2018
Galaxy star Zlatan Ibrahimovic fined for hands to the head in Toronto
TORONTO - Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s highlight-reel goal in Toronto has come with a cost. Major League Soccer said Friday that the Los Angeles Galaxy star striker has been issued an undisclosed fine a...
Sep 21, 2018

B.C. premier apologizes for removal of 1950s totem pole at Canada-U.S. border
SURREY, B.C. - Three First Nations in British Columbia gathered Friday to raise a restored replica totem pole at a Canada-U.S. border crossing - a decade after it was removed by the province without n...
Sep 21, 2018

Alaska man tied to girl's death pleads not guilty
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - An Alaska man linked to a 10-year-old girl’s death through her cellphone pleaded not guilty Friday to lying to federal authorities investigating the case. After entering his ...
Sep 21, 2018

Former Canadian astronaut says space shuttle is a vehicle of hope
OTTAWA - Sending messages of hope from space is a big part of what flying to the outer limits is all about, say some of the privileged few who have orbited high above the Earth. Former Canadian astron...
Sep 21, 2018