Category Archives: Canadian Press
Stampeders deal with question of rest versus rust ahead of West Division final
CALGARY - Quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell and his wife built shelves for a nursery. Wide receiver DaVaris Daniels went home to Chicago to experience his Cubs winning the World Series. Offensive lineman D...
Nov 10, 2016
Mint employee who hid stolen gold in his rectum convicted of theft
TORONTO - A man who stole gold “pucks” from the Royal Canadian Mint by hiding them in his rectum to evade metal detectors has been convicted of theft. In his written reasons, Ontario court...
Nov 10, 2016
Jansen weighs options on leaving PCs, says leader "hasn't had my back"
EDMONTON - Alberta Progressive Conservative member Sandra Jansen is weighing her options on leaving the caucus and party, and is taking leader Ric McIver to task, saying he “hasn’t had my ...
Nov 10, 2016
Trump's in, California's out? Longshot exit bid gets boost
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Donald Trump’s election as president is giving a big social-media boost to an unlikely effort in the nation’s most populous state: a plan to vote on seceding from the ...
Nov 10, 2016
Alberta advances to U Sports soccer semifinals with 2-0 victory over York
GUELPH, Ont. - Veteran defender Niko Saler scored twice as the third-seeded University of Alberta Golden Bears advanced to the U Sports men’s soccer semifinal on Thursday with a 2-0 victory over...
Nov 10, 2016
3 workers rescued after being trapped in collapse in Ottawa tunnel; one injured
OTTAWA - Three workers trapped in a collapse in a light rail tunnel under construction in Ottawa have been rescued. Ottawa paramedics spokeswoman Manon Lavergne says one worker suffered a minor hand i...
Nov 10, 2016
Interim Tory leader Ambrose says Clinton's defeat not a rejection of women
EDMONTON - Interim Conservative leader Rona Ambrose says Hillary Clinton’s defeat in the U.S. presidential election was not a rejection of women in politics. Ambrose said her take on Donald Trum...
Nov 10, 2016
Judge will admit evidence from original 'knees together' sex assault trial
CALGARY - A judge in a high-profile sexual assault retrial says it doesn’t matter whether the complainant was planning to have sex with the accused 10 or 15 minutes before the alleged attack. &#...
Nov 10, 2016
Duelling views between Trudeau, Trump on environment, climate change
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. president-elect Donald Trump are mostly in opposite corners when it comes to energy and environment issues, as some of their public remarks in recent mo...
Nov 10, 2016
The Thursday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Thursday, Nov. 10 GIRL, 7, FOUND DEAD AFTER AMBER ALERT: RCMP in Saskatchewan say they have found the body of a missing seven-year-old girl who had been the subject o...
Nov 10, 2016