Category Archives: Canadian Press
Olympic organizers in Tokyo disclose total cost estimate
TOKYO - Organizers of the Tokyo Olympics estimate the total cost of hosting the 2020 Games will be between 1.6 and 1.8 trillion yen ($13-$15 billion). The official cost estimate announced Wednesday wa...
Dec 21, 2016
Petra Kvitova could return to tennis in about 6 months
PRAGUE, Czech Republic - Petra Kvitova could return to tennis in about six months, the surgeon who operated on the two-time Wimbledon champion’s left hand said Wednesday. Kvitova was injured Tue...
Dec 21, 2016
Hockey stick assist credited for helping save bald eagle near Revelstoke, B.C.
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - An injured eagle that was coaxed to safety in southeastern British Columbia with the help of a hockey stick and a chunk of salmon appears to be on the mend. The juvenile male bald eag...
Dec 21, 2016
At rising rate, Nepalis working abroad go home in coffins
KATHMANDU, Nepal - A tiny young woman crouches just outside the airport, crying softly into her thin shawl. It’s cold out, but her sleeping toddler is heavy and warm in her arms. Travellers swar...
Dec 21, 2016
Inside the DEA: A chemist's quest to identify mystery drugs
WASHINGTON - No one knew what was in the baggie. It was just a few tablespoons of crystalline powder seized back in April, clumped like snow that had partially melted and frozen again. Emily Dye, a 27...
Dec 21, 2016
5 things to know about America's synthetic-opioid epidemic
WASHINGTON - Government scientists say they’re seeing the emergence of a new class of deadly drugs built to mimic the potent prescription painkiller fentanyl. What you need to know: ___ DOZENS O...
Dec 21, 2016
Rather than drain it, Trump advisers opt to join DC swamp
WASHINGTON - One of Donald Trump’s most trusted aides is setting up a government consulting shop a block from the White House - a move that complicates the president-elect’s promises to &#...
Dec 21, 2016
Nova Scotia amends 'conquered people' legal brief in Alton Gas appeal
HALIFAX - A controversial legal argument that implied members of a First Nation band are a conquered people has been removed from a Nova Scotia government brief submitted to the court in the Alton Gas...
Dec 21, 2016
Maple Leafs increasing level of Auston Matthews' competition
TORONTO - Auston Matthews was dealt one of the toughest matchups of his young NHL career, and he came out on top. The 19-year-old scored his team-leading 15th goal, fired a career-high eight shots and...
Dec 21, 2016
Canada's Thompson and Simmerling reach World Cup skicross podium in Italy
INNICHEN, Italy - Germany’s Heidi Zacher won gold Wednesday at the skicross World Cup while Canadians Marielle Thompson and Georgia Simmerling joined her on the podium. Simmerling, from West Van...
Dec 21, 2016