Category Archives: Canadian Press
Bayern to play in shirts made from recycled ocean waste
MUNICH - Bayern Munich will play in shirts made of recycled plastic waste collected off the shores of the Maldives when it hosts Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga on Saturday. The shirts were developed by ...
Nov 04, 2016
Michael Buble says three-year-old son Noah has cancer, is putting career on hold
TORONTO - Canadian crooner Michael Buble announced Friday that his oldest son, three-year-old Noah, has been diagnosed with cancer. The Burnaby, B.C., native, who is married to Argentine actress Luisa...
Nov 04, 2016
NKorean keeper banned from U17 World Cup for allowing goal
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - A goalkeeper from North Korea who failed to stop an opposing goalkeeper’s kick from scoring has been banned from the Under-17 World Cup for “bringing the game into...
Nov 04, 2016
Arkansas' Jeff Long backs players' kneeling during anthem
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long says the university is backing six women’s basketball players who kneeled during the national anthem before an exhibition game Thursday....
Nov 04, 2016
Pentagon: 3 US military members killed at Jordanian base
WASHINGTON - Three U.S. military members were killed in a shooting outside a military base in southern Jordan on Friday, the Pentagon said. Pentagon press secretary Peter Cook said the three were in J...
Nov 04, 2016
UK's Johnson: Court ruling won't interfere with Brexit plans
BERLIN - A court ruling requiring a greater say for lawmakers in Britain’s exit from the European Union shouldn’t derail the government’s timetable, the British foreign secretary sai...
Nov 04, 2016
Premier targets teachers' benefit package as dispute grows more fractious
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s premier continued his attack on teachers’ retirement payouts and other benefits Friday, even as his labour minister was considering a union request for mediation in...
Nov 04, 2016
4 presidential contests haven't produced a winner right away
Four presidential elections dating back to 1800 failed to produce a clear winner after an initial count of the votes. Regardless of the national popular vote tally, it takes a majority of the Electora...
Nov 04, 2016
Germany plans audience with Pope as part of team building
FRANKFURT - The German national team will have an audience with soccer-loving Pope Francis as part of a team-building drive before a friendly against Italy. Germany plays San Marino in a World Cup qua...
Nov 04, 2016
Steve Bartman 'overjoyed' with Cubs, but won't be at parade
CHICAGO - Cubs fans are packing downtown Chicago to celebrate the team’s first World Series title in 108 years, but one infamous fan won’t be among them. Steve Bartman has confirmed throug...
Nov 04, 2016