Category Archives: Canadian Press
'Manchester by the Sea' leads Gotham Awards nominations
LOS ANGELES - Kenneth Lonergan’s family drama “Manchester by the Sea” has picked up a leading four Gotham Independent Film Awards nominations, including best feature and best actor f...
Oct 20, 2016
NHL, NHLPA launch program to help players prepare for future
The NHL and NHLPA want players to plan for life after hockey long before they hang up their skates. Now they have an avenue to do so. The league and union on Thursday announced a new program intended ...
Oct 20, 2016
Quebec minor hockey coach to sit out season for ordering push-ups after loss
MONTREAL - A Montreal-area minor league hockey coach who ordered his team to do push-ups after a loss will sit out the rest of the season, the hockey association’s president said Thursday. Jean-...
Oct 20, 2016
Man convicted of biting off fellow mourner's nose at drunken Nova Scotia wake
PICTOU, N.S. - A Nova Scotia judge has offered a meditation on the nature of grief and the dangers of overdrinking, as he convicted a man for biting off part of a fellow mourner’s nose in a drun...
Oct 20, 2016
'A dreadful idea took shape:' Father of twin boys killed in bobsled crash speaks
CALGARY - An early morning text was the first warning to Jason Caldwell that something was wrong. “Jason. Do you know where your boys are?” He’d just had dinner with Evan and Jordan,...
Oct 20, 2016
The Latest: Clinton super PAC has best fundraising month
WASHINGTON - The Latest on the U.S. presidential race (all times EDT): 8:45 p.m. The deep-pocketed super PAC backing Hillary Clinton had its best fundraising month yet, just in time for the final stre...
Oct 20, 2016
Nadal puts end to 2016 season because of left wrist injury
MADRID - Rafael Nadal is cutting short his 2016 season so he can fully recover from a left wrist injury. The 14-time Grand Slam champion said Thursday he is still bothered by the injury that kept him ...
Oct 20, 2016
Postmedia plans to cut salary expenses as quarterly loss nearly doubles
TORONTO - Postmedia said Thursday it plans to reduce its salary costs by 20 per cent through voluntary staff buyouts, adding that layoffs are possible if that target isn’t met as it announced ne...
Oct 20, 2016
EU leaders predict dire future if EU-Canada trade deal fails
BRUSSELS - Fearing final rejection by a small Belgian region, leaders of the European Union warned early Friday that if a free trade deal with a close partner like Canada fails it could mean the end o...
Oct 20, 2016
Virginia voter-registration deadline extended through Friday
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A federal judge has granted a brief extension of Virginia’s voter-registration deadline after heavy demand prevented some voters from registering online. U.S. Senior Judge Clau...
Oct 20, 2016