Category Archives: Canadian Press
Chelsea goes top with Everton rout as Man City is held again
LONDON - Sixteen goals scored without reply. Five successive wins. And now top of the English Premier League. Chelsea is a club transformed under Antonio Conte. Eden Hazard scored twice in a 5-0 demol...
Nov 05, 2016
Rallies demand referendum on Alberta government's planned carbon tax
EDMONTON - Alberta’s Opposition leader told hundreds of people at a rally against a planned carbon tax that the province’s oil belongs to them. Brian Jean stressed that no one at Saturday&...
Nov 05, 2016
NB-born bionics expert "rewires" humans with thought-controlled prosthetics
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - An expert trained at the University of New Brunswick says prosthetics powered by artificial intelligence are no longer the stuff of science fiction - thought-controlled bionic limbs...
Nov 05, 2016
Tiger-Cats look to playoffs after closing regular season with loss to Aloutettes
HAMILTON - A playoff berth gives the Hamilton Tiger-Cats a fresh opportunity, as far as head coach Kent Austin is concerned. “The only thing that matters up to this point ... is what you’v...
Nov 05, 2016
Canadians Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje take bronze at Rostelecom Cup
MOSCOW - Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje of Waterloo, Ont., won the bronze medal on Saturday to conclude the third stop on the ISU Grand Prix figure skating circuit. Russia’s Ekaterina Bobrova an...
Nov 05, 2016
Canada making tangible contributions to Middle East peace: Governor General
OTTAWA - Canada's Governor General says this country is making small but important contributions to ending the historic conflict between Israelis and Palestinians — even as some fear the prospec...
Nov 05, 2016
La Presse says Montreal police got warrant to listen to journalists' calls
Montreal police only tapped the phones of its own officers under investigation, Chief Philippe Pichet said Saturday in response to a La Presse report that police obtained a warrant to listen to two of...
Nov 05, 2016
Texas officer fired for giving sandwich with feces to man
SAN ANTONIO - A San Antonio police officer has been fired after an internal investigation determined he tried to give a homeless man a sandwich with feces inside it. Police Chief William McManus said ...
Nov 05, 2016
Canada's Milos Raonic doubtful for ATP Finals with torn right quadricep
PARIS - Canadian Milos Raonic could miss the ATP Finals because of the leg injury that forced him to withdraw from the Paris Masters on Saturday. Raonic, from Thornhill, Ont., was scheduled to play An...
Nov 05, 2016
Brianna Decker leads United States past Canada 5-3 for Four Nations gold
JARVENPAA, Finland - Ignoring details cost Canada the gold medal at the Four Nations Cup. Brianna Decker scored and added two assists as the United States downed Canada 5-3 on Saturday to the Four Nat...
Nov 05, 2016