Category Archives: Canadian Press
Moroccan star arrested in France over alleged rape
PARIS - A French prosecutor said Moroccan singer Saad Lamjarred is being held in police custody on suspicion of committing a rape in the town of Saint-Tropez on the French Riviera. Draguignan prosecut...
Aug 27, 2018
'Baby steps': Paralyzed Humboldt Broncos player learns old skills after accident
CALGARY - Paralyzed Humboldt Broncos player Ryan Straschnitzki is on his hands and knees trying a skill he hasn’t had to practise for 18 years - how to crawl. Straschnitzki, with the assistance ...
Aug 27, 2018

Humans responsible for more than 400 B.C. wildfires so far this season
VANCOUVER - Campfires, cigarettes, flares and car accidents are some of the ways humans have likely started more than 400 wildfires in British Columbia this season. As wildfires blaze across the provi...
Aug 27, 2018

Growing pains: Quebec schools bursting at the seams, buildings in terrible shape
MONTREAL - Over the summer with the kids away, construction crews have hastily been erecting temporary, metal-clad extensions to aging school buildings across Montreal, to help cope with ever-increasi...
Aug 27, 2018
Sunday's Games
Sunday’s Games MLB American League Chicago White Sox 7 Detroit 2 Tampa Bay 9 Boston 1 Oakland 6 Minnesota 2 Cleveland 12 Kansas City 5 Houston 3 L.A. Angels 1 N.Y. Yankees 5 Baltimore 3 National...
Aug 26, 2018

Myanmar postpones verdict for jailed Reuters reporters
YANGON, Myanmar - A Myanmar judge on Monday postponed the verdict against two Reuters journalists accused of illegally possessing official documents in a case that has drawn attention to the faltering...
Aug 26, 2018
Marc Liegghio hits winning field goal, Western needs overtime to beat Carleton
OTTAWA - The defending Vanier Cup champions needed a second-half comeback and some extra time added on to kick off the 2018 season with a win. Marc Liegghio hit a 36-yard field goal in overtime to lif...
Aug 26, 2018
Ontario Blues defeat the Atlantic Rock to win the Canadian Rugby Championships
CALGARY - The Ontario Blues held on to defeat the Atlantic Rock 22-17 Sunday, winning the Canadian Rugby Championships and MacTier Cup. Kainoa Lloyd, Marcello Wainwright, Lucas Hammond and Andrew Coe ...
Aug 26, 2018
US appeals court in Chicago revives lawsuit on books in jail
CHICAGO - An appeals court has breathed life back into a lawsuit alleging policies at Cook County Jail in Illinois that limit the number of books inmates can have at a time violates their First Amendm...
Aug 26, 2018

'It's a momentous occasion': Henderson's father reacts to CP Women's Open win
REGINA - When Brooke Henderson sank her final putt on the 18th hole to win the CP Women’s Open, her father Dave ran onto the course and started to shower her with champagne. He said after the vi...
Aug 26, 2018