Category Archives: Canadian Press
Alberta man punches cougar in head to save dog during attack near Tim Hortons
WHITECOURT, Alta. - William Gibb didn’t know what was thrashing around in the dark, clawing at his dog, but he was going to save his pet. The electrical subcontractor from Red Deer, Alta., was d...
Dec 28, 2016
Canada won't be taking underdog Latvia lightly at world junior playdowns
TORONTO - Two solid victories for Canada at the world junior hockey championship have helped restore confidence to a team that made an early exit at the 2016 tournament last January. A New Year’...
Dec 28, 2016
NFL hopeful the Trudeau government will overturn CRTC Super Bowl ad ruling
OTTAWA - The company that owns the right to broadcast the Super Bowl in Canada and the National Football League went back to court Wednesday in a last-ditch effort to reverse a decision banning the su...
Dec 28, 2016
Survey suggests Canadians see better world reputation under Trudeau Liberals
OTTAWA - In the minds of Canadians, their country’s reputation on the world stage has improved under the Trudeau Liberals, according to a new poll from Nanos Research and the Institute for Resea...
Dec 28, 2016
Crown in Quebec won't appeal rejection of evidence obtained through photo radar
MONTREAL - The Crown won’t appeal a Quebec court decision that rejected evidence obtained from a photo radar machine. One month after a woman was spared from having to pay a $1,160 speeding tick...
Dec 28, 2016
Search suspended for missing B.C. men amid bad weather, high avalanche risk
VANCOUVER - Bad weather and a risk of avalanche forced crews to suspend the search for two Vancouver-area men missing in the frigid backcountry of Vancouver’s North Shore. Forty-three-year-old R...
Dec 28, 2016
Family calls for road-safety changes after cyclist dies in N.B. training crash
SUSSEX, N.B. - A competitive cyclist who died after being hit by a vehicle while training in New Brunswick was a positive, vibrant woman who was poised to go professional next year, her friends said. ...
Dec 28, 2016
Toronto Maple Leafs loan veteran goalie Enroth to AHL's Marlies squad
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs loaned goaltender Jhonas Enroth to the AHL’s Toronto Marlies on Wednesday. Enroth, 28, has appeared in six games with the Maple Leafs (0-3-1). He has also playe...
Dec 28, 2016
Asian stocks fall in thin trading after Wall Street's slide
TOKYO - Asian shares mostly dropped in thin trading Thursday, taking their cue from a slide on Wall Street as the stronger yen helped send Japanese stocks lower. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s benchmark...
Dec 28, 2016
Advocates hopeful Canada will stop criminalizing non-disclosure of HIV status
OTTAWA - Marjorie Schenkels had unprotected sex three times with a friend, while they both had been drinking, as she was going through a difficult and volatile time in her life. The Manitoba woman was...
Dec 28, 2016