Category Archives: Canadian Press

Scent of smoke: B.C. wineries look for ways to cut wildfire risks
VANCOUVER - Winemakers can only hope the scent of smoke that’s in the air across British Columbia from wildfires won’t swirl in the glass once this year’s vintages have been bottled....
Aug 22, 2018

Barbecue raises funds for scholarship honouring Toronto shooting victim
TORONTO - A barbecue was held in an east-end Toronto park on Wednesday to raise money for a scholarship in honour of a woman killed in a mass shooting that rocked the city a month ago. Eighteen-year-o...
Aug 22, 2018

Wyoming rebuffs Trump, picks native son in GOP governor race
CHEYENNE, Wyo. - President Donald Trump tried his best to appeal to coal country but amid a truckload of bad political news, the top coal-producing state didn’t love him back. Instead, Wyoming v...
Aug 22, 2018
Dunleavy wins GOP nomination for governor in Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Former state Sen. Mike Dunleavy won the Republican nomination for governor in Alaska, setting the stage for what’s expected to be a three-way fight for the office this fall. ...
Aug 22, 2018
Tuesday's Games
Tuesday’s Games (All Times Eastern) — MLB American League Toronto 8, Baltimore 2 Cleveland 6, Boston 3 Tampa Bay 4, Kansas City 1 Minnesota 5, Chicago White Sox 2 Oakland 6, Texas 0 Housto...
Aug 22, 2018
Scores and Schedule
Tuesday’s Games (All Times Eastern) — MLB American League Toronto 8, Baltimore 2 Cleveland 6, Boston 3 Tampa Bay 4, Kansas City 1 Minnesota 5, Chicago White Sox 2 Oakland 6, Texas 0 Housto...
Aug 22, 2018

Facebook uncovers new global misinformation operations
Facebook has identified and banned hundreds of accounts, groups and pages engaged in misleading political behaviour, a far larger discovery than a “sophisticated” effort it reported three ...
Aug 21, 2018
Sundown has 5 points as Adanacs top Excelsiors 11-9 in Game 1 of Minto Cup final
CALGARY - Larson Sundown had a goal and four assists to lead the Coquitlam Adanacs to a 11-9 win over the Brampton Excelsiors in the opener of the Minto Cup final on Tuesday. Chase Scanlan and Colin M...
Aug 21, 2018
Residents prepare as hurricane near Hawaii strengthens
HONOLULU - Hawaii residents rushed to grocery stores Tuesday to stock up on bottled water, ramen and toilet paper as they faced the threat of heavy rain, flash flooding and high surf from a powerful a...
Aug 21, 2018
Regina Sir John A. Macdonald statue defaced with paint for second time this year
REGINA - The Sir John A. Macdonald statue in downtown Regina has been vandalized - again. There is red paint on the statue's hands, on a boot and by Macdonald's name. The statue was also vandalized in...
Aug 21, 2018