Category Archives: Canadian Press
Colorado medical pot law poised to add PTSD as qualifier
DENVER - Marijuana pioneer Colorado is poised to add post-traumatic stress disorder to its medical marijuana program, joining 18 other states that consider PTSD a condition treatable by pot. A panel o...
Sep 21, 2016
Cano's sacrifice fly lifts Seattle past Toronto 2-1 in 12
SEATTLE - Robinson Cano finally quieted the sea of blue-clad Toronto fans that had turned Safeco Field into a home environment for the Blue Jays. Cano delivered a sacrifice fly in the 12th inning as t...
Sep 21, 2016

Weiner faces sexting claim from girl, but he calls it a hoax
NEW YORK - Disgraced former congressman Anthony Weiner has acknowledged he communicated online with a girl who accused him of sending sexually explicit messages, but he said he’s also been the s...
Sep 21, 2016
Bo Levi Mitchell, Matt Nichols are friendly rivals as CFL quarterbacks
There’s much more to Bo Levi Mitchell and Matt Nichols than just being the quarterbacks of the CFL’s two hottest teams. Mitchell succeeded Nichols as the starter at Eastern Washington in 2...
Sep 21, 2016
Barca's Messi out for 3 weeks with groin injury
BARCELONA, Spain - Barcelona says Lionel Messi will be out for three weeks with a groin strain in his right leg. The Argentina star walked off in the 58th minute of the Spanish league match against At...
Sep 21, 2016
Hulking offensive linemen find unique way to celebrate during Bombers' surge
WINNIPEG - When Jermarcus Hardrick first jumped into the home crowd after a Blue Bombers’ touchdown, it caught some fans by surprise. “I scared some little kids over here,” the six-f...
Sep 21, 2016

Report questions Louisiana fish safety testing
BATON ROUGE, La. - Gulf oil spill recovery money intended for testing to ensure fish caught off Louisiana were safe for consumers instead paid for unnecessary iPads, cameras, boats and now-missing fis...
Sep 21, 2016

Metis toddler removed from B.C. foster parents, to be moved to Ontario later
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia foster mother says there are no words to describe her loss after the provincial government removed a Metis toddler she has raised almost since birth from her care. The w...
Sep 21, 2016

North America stays alive with 4-3 OT win; Sweden clinches first in Group B
TORONTO - Nathan MacKinnon acted as if his overtime winner against Sweden put his team through to the next round at the World Cup of Hockey. He was wrong. MacKinnon scored off a pretty deke with just ...
Sep 21, 2016

Disney pulls boy's costume critics lambasted as 'Polyface'
HONOLULU - Disney said Wednesday it would no longer sell a boy’s costume for a Polynesian character that some Pacific Islanders have compared to blackface. The getup depicts Maui - a revered fig...
Sep 21, 2016