Category Archives: Canadian Press
Judges signal they'll revive Sarah Palin defamation lawsuit
NEW YORK - A federal appeals panel seems poised to reinstate a defamation lawsuit Sarah Palin brought against The New York Times. A three-judge panel found it unusual that a judge tossed the lawsuit l...
Sep 21, 2018

WADA investigator says the agency got a bad deal from Russia
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - The Canadian lawyer who investigated the state-backed doping scheme by Russia when it hosted the 2014 Winter Olympics said the World Anti-Doping Agency rushed into accepting a ...
Sep 21, 2018

After Russia vote, anti-doping group calls WADA compromised
A leading anti-doping group hinted at changing the structure of the World Anti-Doping Agency, saying the decision to reinstate Russia’s drug-fighting operation is a sign WADA leaders are saddled...
Sep 21, 2018

David Suzuki calls federal environment minister a hypocrite who should quit
MONCTON, N.B. - David Suzuki has doubled down on his criticisms of Environment Minister Catherine McKenna, saying she’s being a hypocrite when she says she’s committed to the Paris accord ...
Sep 21, 2018

You need everything to be happy: Damian Warner leaves Calgary for London, Ont.
To be the best in the world, Damian Warner believes he needs to train where he’s most happy. And so the 28-year-old decathlete is leaving his training base in Calgary and moving back home to Lon...
Sep 21, 2018
Canada to boost support for riskier forms of renewable energy: minister
HALIFAX - Millions of dollars in subsidies for a Nova Scotia tidal project is just one of the coming announcements as Ottawa boosts riskier forms of renewable energy, says the federal natural resource...
Sep 21, 2018

Dead and dying birds rain down in unexplained occurrence in B.C. community
DELTA, B.C. - A British Columbia man who witnessed dozens of birds falling from the sky just south of Vancouver says he was horrified by the sight. “I called it birdageddon. It was really, reall...
Sep 21, 2018
Former Winnipeg DJ sues after being fired for comments about transgender people
WINNIPEG - A former radio host in Winnipeg who was fired after making comments about transgender people is suing for wrongful dismissal. Dave Wheeler, whose real name is Christopher Wheeler Johnson, i...
Sep 21, 2018

Off Nova Scotia, a bid to 'unravel the mystery' of great white sharks
LUNENBURG, N.S. - Not far off Nova Scotia’s rough-hewn shoreline, scientists on board an aging crab boat lay in wait for one of the marine world’s greatest - and most mysterious - predator...
Sep 21, 2018
Undefeated U.S. downs Canada 3-1 at men's volleyball world championship
SOFIA, Bulgaria - Canada lost its opening second-round game at the men’s world volleyball championship 3-1 to the United States on Friday. Set scores were 25-17, 25-14, 21-25, 25-17. Canada drop...
Sep 21, 2018