Category Archives: Canadian Press
Toronto light-heavyweight Misha Cirkunov returns to action on Moncton UFC card
Canadian light-heavyweight Misha Cirkunov looks to return to the win column Oct. 27 when he takes on Patrick Cummins at a televised UFC card in Moncton. Cirkunov (13-4-0) is currently ranked 10th amon...
Aug 07, 2018
Stan Mikita, who led Blackhawks to 1961 title, dies at 78
CHICAGO - When Stan Mikita got back together with the Chicago Blackhawks, it was clear how much the reconciliation meant to the Hall of Fame forward. He became a team ambassador, and then got a bronze...
Aug 07, 2018
Six people dead, two injured in separate head-on collisions in Alberta
Police are investigating two separate head-on collisions in Alberta over the long weekend that left six people dead and two others in hospital. “This has been a dangerous weekend for motorists o...
Aug 07, 2018

Great-grandmother hits the racetrack for 90th birthday celebration
TORONTO - With her 90th birthday on the horizon, Marie Hollo had a need for speed. The great-grandmother said she had long been a fan of Formula One racing and wanted to mark turning another year olde...
Aug 07, 2018

Temperatures in some parts of B.C. could reach 40: Environment Canada
VANCOUVER - Hot air coming up from the Unites States has prompted Environment Canada to issue special weather warnings for several areas of southeastern B.C. The warnings are for the regions of Shuswa...
Aug 07, 2018

US consumer borrowing rose $10.2 billion in June
WASHINGTON - Americans increased their borrowing in June at the slowest annual pace in three months as the level of credit card debt fell slightly. The Federal Reserve said Tuesday that consumer debt ...
Aug 07, 2018

Spat with Saudis hits home for armoured vehicle plant in southwestern Ontario
OTTAWA - The sudden deterioration in the Saudi-Canadian relationship is likely grabbing the attention of people in the city of London, Ont., more than anywhere else in the country. The city’s Ge...
Aug 07, 2018

Emergency rescue efforts for endangered killer whale hit snag in Canada
VANCOUVER - An endangered killer whale that has prompted an international rescue effort won’t receive antibiotics by dart or by fish if it’s found in Canadian waters. While veterinarians a...
Aug 07, 2018

Cost to twin Trans Mountain pipeline could be $1.9B higher, Kinder Morgan says
OTTAWA - Kinder Morgan Canada says expanding the Trans Mountain pipeline could cost the federal government as much as $1.9 billion beyond the company’s original construction estimate and take 12...
Aug 07, 2018
Canada to learn qualifying road for 2019 Women's World Cup at Sept. 4 draw
Canada will learn its qualifying road for the 2019 Women’s World Cup at the Sept. 4 draw in Miami for the 2018 CONCACAF Women’s Championship. The eight-country regional qualifying tourname...
Aug 07, 2018