Category Archives: Canadian Press
Raptors' DeRozan named Eastern Conference player of the week again
Toronto’s DeMar DeRozan has earned Eastern Conference player of the week honours for the second time this season. DeRozan led the NBA last week averaging 31.5 points on 60.5 per cent shooting in...
Dec 19, 2016
Officials: Native dreamcatchers used in meth smuggling bid
COLUMBUS, N.M. - A Mexican woman tried to smuggle liquid methamphetamine into the U.S. by hiding it inside Native American-style dreamcatchers when she crossed the border into New Mexico over the week...
Dec 19, 2016
Obama pardons 78, shortens the sentence for 153
HONOLULU - President Barack Obama has pardoned 78 people and shortened the sentence of 153 others convicted of federal crimes, the greatest number of individual clemencies in a single day by any presi...
Dec 19, 2016
University of Saskatchewan head football coach Towriss stepping down
SASKATOON - Brian Towriss is stepping down after 33 years as the University of Saskatchewan’s head football coach. Towriss, 60, a native of Moose Jaw, Sask., was a defensive lineman with the Hus...
Dec 19, 2016
Ontario cops arrest men 'cooking crack cocaine' in car, selling it from vehicle
HAMILTON - Three men have been arrested in Hamilton for allegedly “cooking crack cocaine” inside a vehicle as they drove around selling the product from their car. Hamilton police say offi...
Dec 19, 2016
Police: Truck attack that killed 12 in Berlin 'intentional'
BERLIN - The driver who rammed a truck into a crowded Christmas market in the heart of the German capital, killing at least 12 people and injuring nearly 50, did so intentionally, police said Tuesday....
Dec 19, 2016
Brazil WTO trade complaint against Canada without merit, Bombardier says
MONTREAL - Brazil vowed on Monday to launch a trade challenge against Canada before the World Trade Organization over financial support for Bombardier, a move the Montreal-based company said was witho...
Dec 19, 2016
Teen to be sentenced as adult for 'outrageous, horrendous' sex attacks
WINNIPEG - A teen who took part in two high-profile sex attacks in Winnipeg faces the prospect of a life sentence after a judge ruled Monday he should be punished as an adult. The offender, who was 17...
Dec 19, 2016
Trump picks Florida Panthers owner as Army secretary
SUNRISE, Fla. - Vincent Viola has insisted for the past three years that his sole focus as owner of the Florida Panthers was to win the franchise’s first Stanley Cup. He’ll be otherwise oc...
Dec 19, 2016
Wind warning in parts of Alberta as powerful gusts topple some trucks in south
CLARESHOLM, Alta. - High winds are creating traffic havoc on some highways in southern Alberta with reports of big semi trucks being toppled. Semi rollovers were reported Monday in the Claresholm and ...
Dec 19, 2016