Category Archives: Canadian Press

Injured Broncos hockey player out of coma, unable to speak
SASKATOON - A junior hockey player who was injured in the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash is making progress but is not yet able to speak. Defenceman Layne Matechuk’s family released a stateme...
Jun 29, 2018
Messi vs. France with Maradona watching; Ronaldo vs. Uruguay
MOSCOW - No matter what Lionel Messi does at the World Cup, Diego Maradona will be watching. With FIFA’s in-stadium cameras cutting to Maradona’s every outsize reaction and the antics of A...
Jun 29, 2018

Vancouver Island investigators say two B.C. sailors' deaths not random
VICTORIA - Investigators on Vancouver Island are treating the deaths of two sailors reported missing last month as homicides. The Vancouver Island Integrated Major Crime Unit confirmed Friday that hum...
Jun 29, 2018
Police investigating after 10-year-old boy suffers gunshot wound in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Police say a 10-year-old boy suffered a gunshot injury in Maple Ridge, B.C., but they’re not providing any details about what happened. RCMP Insp. Aaron Paradis says in a release tha...
Jun 29, 2018

Political star Ocasio-Cortez appears on TV's 'The View'
NEW YORK - A few days ago, few people outside of Queens and the Bronx knew who Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was. Now she’s being asked about running for president. The 28-year-old Democrat appeared ...
Jun 29, 2018
Trainer Graham Motion setting his sights on Queen's Plate win for Sam-Son Farm
TORONTO - He’s won the Kentucky Derby and two Breeders’ Cup races. Now trainer Graham Motion has his sights on adding the $1-million Queen’s Plate to his impressive resume. The 54-ye...
Jun 29, 2018

3 killed in attack on West African counterterror force's HQ
BAMAKO, Mali - A car packed with explosives detonated at the headquarters of a new, five-nation West African counterterror force in Mali, setting off a gun battle that killed two soldiers, a civilian ...
Jun 29, 2018
Canadian golfer Jaclyn Lee reaches semifinals at British Open Amateur
SOUTHPORT, England - Canadian golfer Jaclyn Lee is two wins away from capturing the Ladies’ British Open Amateur Championship. The 21-year-old from Calgary posted two match-play victories on Fri...
Jun 29, 2018

Whitecaps defender Henry has come a long way since career-threatening injury
VANCOUVER - Doneil Henry finds himself in a much better place physically and mentally than he was a year ago. Last year at this time the Vancouver Whitecaps defender was in London, England, rehabbing ...
Jun 29, 2018

Ottawa details list of U.S. tariff targets, offers up to $2B in support
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government intensified Friday its trade fight with U.S. President Donald Trump, posting an extensive final hit list of $16.6-billion worth of American imports that will be slapped...
Jun 29, 2018