Category Archives: Canadian Press
Floating alien: man jailed for illegally entering Canada on air mattress
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - A young U.S. resident, driven by what he said was a desire to protect his Canadian girlfriend, used an air mattress to float across the St. Croix River in southeastern Maine and ill...
Sep 08, 2016
Clinton blasts Trump's comments on military generals, Putin
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Hillary Clinton blasted Donald Trump Thursday for his condemnation of American military generals and his praise for Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying her Republican opponent h...
Sep 08, 2016
Argos pivot Ray misses practice with upper-body injury, status uncertain
Toronto Argonauts quarterback Ricky Ray’s status for this weekend’s game against Hamilton is uncertain due to an injury that prevented him from participating in Thursday’s practice. ...
Sep 08, 2016
A timeline of federal concerns about maintenance on the Ambassador Bridge
OTTAWA - Transport Canada has for more than a year expressed concerns over maintenance and repairs on the Ambassador Bridge with the Canadian Transit Company, the private company that owns the cross-b...
Sep 08, 2016
Foundation of injured Olympian sues over 'Love Your Brain'
MONTPELIER, Vt. - A non-profit organization set up by injured professional snowboarder Kevin Pearce to support people who have suffered brain injuries is suing a Los Angeles-based group over the right...
Sep 08, 2016
Security guard testifies Nanaimo, B.C., mill shooter 'like a God-damned zombie'
NANAIMO, B.C. - A veteran security guard testified he watched a zombie-like man walking towards another man in the parking lot of a Vancouver Island sawmill with his right arm outstretched before hear...
Sep 08, 2016

Lavrov meets with UN special envoy on Syria in Geneva
GENEVA - Russia’s foreign minister has arrived in Geneva and briefly met with the U.N. special envoy on Syria. Sergey Lavrov held about a one-hour meeting with U.N. envoy Staffan de Mistura at a...
Sep 08, 2016
Thursday's Games
Friday’s Games World Cup of Hockey Exhibition At Columbus, Ohio United States 4 Canada 2 — CFL B-C 38 Montreal 27 — MLB American Boston 13 Toronto 3 N.Y. Yankees 7 Tampa Bay 5 Detroi...
Sep 08, 2016
Ferguson brings a source of calm developed over six Paralympic appearances
RIO DE JANEIRO - Tracey Ferguson sat near the end of Canada’s bench Thursday morning, the picture of serenity in a frenzied gym full of shouting players and squealing schoolchildren. Canada̵...
Sep 08, 2016
Warship design requests slightly delayed, coming out next month:defence official
HALIFAX - A senior official with the Canadian Forces says there’s been a slight delay in issuing a complex request to industry for an off-the-shelf design of the country’s next generation ...
Sep 08, 2016