Category Archives: Canadian Press
Riders coach/GM Chris Jones continues to use quarterback rotation
TORONTO - Chris Jones is again taking a unique approach to keeping the Saskatchewan Roughriders relevant in the ultra-competitive West Division. The Riders’ head coach/GM has shuffled his quarte...
Jul 09, 2018
New trial set for couple who appealed their conviction in son's meningitis death
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - A new trial has been set for an Alberta couple who successfully appealed their conviction in the meningitis death of their son to the Supreme Court. A four-week trial by judge alon...
Jul 09, 2018

Quarterback questions loom for B.C. Lions following pair of losses
SURREY, B.C. - Jonathon Jennings is frustrated with how he’s been playing so far this CFL season, and his poor start may be leading to a quarterback controversy in Vancouver. The B.C. Lions No. ...
Jul 09, 2018

No brotherly love: Belgian fans say knocking off rival France would be sweet
MONTREAL - As with most long-standing neighbours, the relationship between Belgium and France is one that has its fair share of friendly needling built in. Belgian fans say they’re used to being...
Jul 09, 2018
B.C. brings in speed-limit technology aimed at cutting crashes based on weather
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - New technology is being installed to allow for variable speed limits along two of British Columbia’s busiest stretches of highway in an effort to reduce crashes. The B.C. gove...
Jul 09, 2018
Glacier Media shutting down pressroom at Victoria Times Colonist as of Sept. 30
VICTORIA - The pressroom of the Victoria Times Colonist will be shutting down, and the union representing the 18 workers who will be unemployed says Glacier Media is moving the work to a facility outs...
Jul 09, 2018
Toronto public health officials call on Ottawa to decriminalize drugs
Toronto public health officials say the federal government should decriminalize all drugs for personal use in an effort to fight the opioid epidemic that has claimed hundreds of lives in recent years....
Jul 09, 2018
Crew member alleges Johnny Depp punched him on LA film set
LOS ANGELES - A film crew member is alleging in a lawsuit that Johnny Depp twice punched him on the Los Angeles set of a movie about the killing of the Notorious B.I.G. The lawsuit filed Friday in Los...
Jul 09, 2018
Canada seeks momentum for Women's World Cup qualifying in clash with Brazil
OTTAWA - Canada’s women’s soccer team hopes to recapture past Olympic glory as it sets its sights on qualifying for the next World Cup. The fifth-ranked Canadians host No. 7 Brazil in a fr...
Jul 09, 2018
Genetic screening tool can predict risk of leukemia, say researchers
TORONTO - Symptoms of acute myeloid leukemia tend to arise quite suddenly, but scientists have discovered signs of this aggressive, deadly form of blood cancer can be present many years earlier - prov...
Jul 09, 2018