Category Archives: Canadian Press
B.C. Appeal Court rules lottery winner must be paid back $600,000 loan
VANCOUVER - A dispute over whether $600,000 was a loan or a gift from a lottery winner has been settled by the British Columbia Court of Appeal in favour of the gambler. Enone Rosas won $4.1 million i...
Jun 20, 2018
Erratic driving of front-end loader leads to DUI arrest
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A 35-year-old Alaska man suspected of weaving through traffic while driving a front-end loader has been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol. Daniel Hughett also is ...
Jun 20, 2018
Diego Costa scores again, Spain beats Iran 1-0 at World Cup
KAZAN, Russia - Patience is a virtue, and Spain showed plenty of it to overcome a tough challenge from Iran at the World Cup. During a frustrating evening at the Kazan Arena when the 2010 champions st...
Jun 20, 2018
Player union blasts concussion management at World Cup
MOSCOW - The impact to his head was so violent that Noureddine Amrabat can’t remember the World Cup match at all, even though he was playing in it. “Five, six hours, gone. Totally gone,...
Jun 20, 2018
Webster: Raptors have been working to trade into this year's NBA draft
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have been busy trying to trade their way into this year’s NBA draft. Toronto has no pick in Thursday’s draft at Barclays Center in New York, and while GM Bobb...
Jun 20, 2018
Edmonton Eskimos place Hackenberg, Owens on their 45-man negotiation list
The Edmonton Eskimos have added another unemployed former NFL player to their negotiation list. According to a CFL source, Edmonton has added quarterback Christian Hackenberg to its negotiation list. ...
Jun 20, 2018
Green programs tied to cap and trade in limbo as Ford vows to scrap carbon pricing
TORONTO - With Ontario’s cap-and-trade system headed for the chopping block, several green initiatives and projects funded by the program are also on their way out - and some environmental advoc...
Jun 20, 2018
Canada's first national accessibility law tabled in Ottawa
Canadians with disabilities felt a surge of tempered optimism on Wednesday as they watched Canada table its first piece of federal legislation aimed at improving accessibility for people with disabili...
Jun 20, 2018
Winemaker Norman Hardie denies some misconduct allegations, says "many" are true
WELLINGTON, Ont. - Ontario winemaker Norman Hardie is disputing parts of a report detailing accusations of sexual misconduct against him, while admitting that “many” of the allegations are...
Jun 20, 2018
Unfair beer markup: Judge orders Alberta to pay out-of-province breweries $2M
CALGARY - A judge has ruled the Alberta government’s markup on craft beer is unconstitutional and has awarded two breweries in Ontario and Saskatchewan more than $2 million. Court of Queen’...
Jun 20, 2018