Category Archives: Canadian Press
Imperial Oil looking at selling Norman Wells oil assets in Northwest Territories
CALGARY - Imperial Oil is looking at selling its Norman Wells oil assets in the Northwest Territories. The Calgary-based company says while a definitive decision has not been made, it recognizes the s...
Sep 09, 2016
California prosecutor to charge 7 officers in sex scandal
OAKLAND, Calif. - Seven current and former San Francisco Bay Area police officers will be charged in a sexual misconduct scandal involving a teenager who was later arrested in Florida in an unrelated ...
Sep 09, 2016
Impact backup goalkeeper Eric Krongberg to start against Philadelphia
MONTREAL - Goalkeeper Eric Kronberg knows just how important it is for the Impact to put their last game behind them. Montreal heads to Philadelphia to face the Union in MLS action on Saturday just th...
Sep 09, 2016
Toronto FC heads to Chicago after disappointing loss and bye week
Toronto FC has had a long time to process their last loss. The Reds (12-8-7), who play the Fire in Chicago on Saturday, are coming off a 1-0 loss to the Montreal Impact on Aug. 27 which snapped both t...
Sep 09, 2016
Brooke Henderson returns to hero's welcome in hometown Smiths Falls
SMITHS FALLS, Ont. - Busloads of schoolchildren clad in red and white lined the paths of a local park in Brooke Henderson’s hometown on Friday to celebrate the star Canadian golfer and her break...
Sep 09, 2016
Study: Five-second rule is too generous for fallen food
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. - It might be time to reconsider the five-second rule when thinking about eating food that has fallen on the floor. Researchers at Rutgers University in New Jersey say in a new stu...
Sep 09, 2016
Ex-financial adviser accused of fraud using Tim Duncan funds
SAN ANTONIO - A former financial adviser for retired Spurs star Tim Duncan is facing fraud charges over millions of dollars in lost investments. Charles Banks of Atlanta was arrested Friday in San Ant...
Sep 09, 2016
Newfoundlanders to gather to commemorate 15th anniversary of 9/11
GANDER, N.L. - Fifteen years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, a Newfoundland town that hosted nearly 7,000 plane passengers will pause to reflect on the tragedy and their unexpected connection to it....
Sep 09, 2016
Two Kitimat residents hope to save birds by clawing back house-cat freedom
KITIMAT, B.C. - A proposal by two residents of Kitimat, B.C., could send fur flying as they seek civic regulations on house cats. Laurel Woodhill and Hilda Littman are appealing to Kitimat council to ...
Sep 09, 2016
After dirt bike accident left Dieleman paralyzed, he found freedom in the pool
RIO DE JANEIRO - There’s a sense of euphoria Jonathan Dieleman feels when he slides out of his chair and into the cool water of the swimming pool. “Swimming for me was a way to get out of ...
Sep 09, 2016