Category Archives: Canadian Press

Canada's Rebecca Marino fails to qualify at Rogers Cup in Montreal
MONTREAL - Canada’s Rebecca Marino feels she belongs with some of the best tennis players in the world despite failing to qualify for the main draw at the Rogers Cup. The Vancouver native lost 7...
Aug 05, 2018
New Mexico city celebrates Urlacher's Hall of Fame induction
LOVINGTON, N.M. - Residents of the southeastern New Mexico city of Lovington are celebrating the induction of Brian Urlacher into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Urlacher starred at Lovington High Scho...
Aug 05, 2018
Canada drops 2-0 decision to Australia at women's softball world championship
NARASHINO, Japan - Kaleigh Rafter had a pair of hits in Canada’s 2-0 loss to Australia on Sunday at the women’s softball world championship, a qualifier for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. It was...
Aug 05, 2018

P.E.I. Rottweiler owner frustrated with dog park rule prohibiting breed
SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. - A Prince Edward Island dog park is facing criticism for banning specific types of dogs, a policy an expert says is legal but not the answer to preventing dog bites. Tasha Ramsay s...
Aug 05, 2018

On Nova Scotia's historic Shubenacadie River, a slow-motion showdown
FORT ELLIS, N.S. - On the muddy banks of Nova Scotia’s Shubenacadie River, Dorene Bernard is listening for sounds that will let her know the historic waterway is about to change direction. ̶...
Aug 05, 2018
Powerful quake rocks Indonesian tourist island; 91 dead
MATARAM, Indonesia - A powerful earthquake struck the Indonesian tourist island of Lombok, killing at least 91 people and shaking neighbouring Bali, as authorities said Monday that rescuers still hadn...
Aug 05, 2018

More details emerge about deadly Manitoba tornado's destructive path
ALONSA, Man. - More details are emerging about a tornado that carved a destructive path through the rural community of Alonsa, Man., on Friday night, leaving one person dead and injuring two others. A...
Aug 05, 2018

Iran's Ahmadinejad opines on Trump, James spat
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Iran’s former hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s quest to return to the spotlight now includes weighing in on a spat between President Donald Trump and...
Aug 05, 2018

Radio telescope near Penticton, B.C., opening new doors in astrophysics
VANCOUVER - A new radio telescope has allowed space watchers to see bursts of light travelling from a far-away galaxy in a discovery they say could open new doors in understanding the universe and the...
Aug 05, 2018
Suicide bomber kills 3 NATO forces in Afghanistan
KABUL - A Taliban suicide bomber killed three NATO forces on a foot patrol in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday in an attack that also wounded a U.S. soldier and two Afghan troops, NATO said in a statemen...
Aug 05, 2018