Category Archives: Canadian Press

Truck driver criminally charged in Broncos bus crash to appear in court Tuesday
MELFORT, Sask. - A truck driver facing criminal charges in a fatal collision involving the Humboldt Broncos team bus is to appear in court for the first time on Tuesday. RCMP say Jaskirat Sidhu, who i...
Jul 09, 2018

Hinchcliffe gets boost from Iowa Corn 300 win heading into Toronto Indy
TORONTO - If everything falls into place at his home track, James Hinchcliffe could take the checkered flag on back-to-back weekends. The Oakville, Ont., native heads into the Honda Indy in Toronto th...
Jul 09, 2018
Concerns mount as death toll appears to be on rise for minke whales in Maritimes
HALIFAX - An animal protection group says the death toll appears to be rising for a small whale species off the East Coast, raising concerns that the animals are falling victim to the same threats fac...
Jul 09, 2018
Canadiens hire former NHL defenceman Luke Richardson as assistant coach
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens have hired Luke Richardson as an assistant coach. The Ottawa native spent last season as an assistant coach with the New York Islanders. Richardson, a former NHL defe...
Jul 09, 2018

Canadian Milos Raonic advances to Wimbledon quarterfinals
LONDON - Milos Raonic is accustomed to overpowering opponents with his booming serve, but he expects to get a taste of the punishment he’s been dishing out in a Wimbledon quarterfinal against Am...
Jul 09, 2018

Canadian Pacific is back on board for annual LPGA Tour tournament
AURORA, Ont. - There was never a doubt in Keith Creel’s mind regarding the merits of Canadian Pacific Railway continuing to sponsor the Women’s Open golf tournament. Creel, CP’s pres...
Jul 09, 2018
A neighbour's word can bring death sentence in Iraq IS trials
BAGHDAD - More than a decade ago, Ismail Saleh says, a neighbour wanted to marry one of Saleh’s cousins. Following the custom of their clan in northern Iraq, she was meant to wed Saleh, so the f...
Jul 09, 2018

Starbucks, citing ocean threat, is ditching plastic straws from all locations
Vancouver Starbucks locations will be the first in Canada to serve drinks without plastic straws as it works to eliminate the product from all its stores by 2020, the company announced Monday. The cof...
Jul 09, 2018
Hunger, fear, desperation: What came of an ordinary ICE raid
COVINGTON, Ky. - It had taken a decade for Brandon Tomas Tomas to establish a life in America: a wife, a steady job and five American-born children. It took 20 seconds for that life to be taken away. ...
Jul 09, 2018
Analysis: Harsh words may mean NKorea seeks deal with Trump
TOKYO - North Korea’s vitriolic criticism of the U.S. following a first round of nuclear negotiations went out of its way to spare one person: President Donald Trump. In a statement issued just ...
Jul 09, 2018