Category Archives: Canadian Press
Scientists use whale call recordings to coax male orca from Comox, B.C. harbour
COMOX, B.C. - Scientists in British Columbia used whale whisperer tactics Thursday to coax a large male killer whale out of a busy marine harbour by playing recorded sounds of other orcas to the anima...
Aug 02, 2018
Canada stays undefeated in group play after 81-52 win over El Salvador
MEXICO CITY - Niyah Becker scored a team-high 15 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead Canada to a 2-0 start at the FIBA under-18 women’s Americas Championship with an 81-52 win over El Salva...
Aug 02, 2018
Canadian midfielder Mark-Anthony Kaye faces long layoff after surgery
LOS ANGELES - Canadian midfielder Mark-Anthony Kaye will be out four to six months following surgery scheduled for next Monday to repair a fractured ankle. Los Angeles FC says the 23-year-old from Tor...
Aug 02, 2018
No feeding or swimming with the whale in B.C. harbour: Department of Fisheries
COMOX, B.C. - Fisheries and Oceans Canada is asking all vessels to stay out of Comox Harbour unless absolutely necessary while a lone killer whale continues to hang out in the area. The male transient...
Aug 02, 2018
Expensive cars impounded, drivers ticketed for speed on B.C. highway
MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. - Two high-end sports cars have been impounded for a week and their drivers issued tickets after police in Metro Vancouver say they recorded the vehicles going almost 50 kilometres a...
Aug 02, 2018
How the Soulpepper case changed cultural institutions without going to trial
TORONTO - They may not have had their day in court, but the actresses who sued the Soulpepper Theatre Company and one of its co-founders over sexual harassment allegations succeeded in changing the co...
Aug 02, 2018
Expansion City: After MLS success, Atlanta gets esports team
NEW YORK - Atlanta is set to add another expansion franchise - this time in esports. The Overwatch League announced Thursday that Atlanta will join the global, city-based esports circuit in 2019, its ...
Aug 02, 2018
Alouettes' Manziel feeling no pressure in first start against former team
MONTREAL - Johnny Manziel isn’t looking to take the Canadian Football League by storm, he just wants to get the Montreal Alouettes winning again. The former NFL quarterback who is trying to get ...
Aug 02, 2018
Ford government's media tactics draw ire of journalists and opposition parties
TORONTO - Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative government has come under fire for the combative tone it’s struck with journalists covering the Ontario legislature. Rival politicians, membe...
Aug 02, 2018
Fox exec: Up to 'Simpsons' creators to handle Apu criticism
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Creators of “The Simpsons” have the freedom to handle the show’s depiction of Indian shop owner Apu in the right way for their show, a top Fox executive said ...
Aug 02, 2018