Category Archives: Canadian Press

NOAA calls off active search for sick endangered killer whale dubbed J50
VANCOUVER - The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has called off the active search for a sick killer whale that garnered international attention. The southern resident killer whale ...
Sep 15, 2018

$2.5M bond for Border Patrol agent in killings of 4 in Texas
HOUSTON - A U.S. Border Patrol supervisor was jailed Sunday on $2.5 million bond in Texas, accused of killing at least four women and injuring a fifth who managed to escape. Juan David Ortiz, 35, was ...
Sep 15, 2018
2 dancers fired by NYC Ballet over nude photo accusations
NEW YORK - Two dancers were fired from the New York City Ballet on Saturday amid accusations that they were part of a ring of male dancers who inappropriately shared nude photos and videos of women. T...
Sep 15, 2018

'You take that personally': Leafs confident in defence corps despite doubters
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. - In the hours after his stunning move to the Toronto Maple Leafs, an unprompted John Tavares went out of his way to praise the team’s most maligned group - its defencemen. P...
Sep 15, 2018
Gareth O'Brien kicks late drop goal to give Wolfpack narrow win over Toulouse
TORONTO - A last-ditch drop goal, controversial try, two alleged biting incidents, a new anthem and hits hard enough to loosen fillings. Toronto Wolfpack fans got to see a bit of everything Saturday. ...
Sep 15, 2018
Police: Man used toddler to steal game prizes
SALEM, N.H. - Police are looking for a man who they say used his toddler to steal prizes out of a vending machine game at a mall in New Hampshire. Several witnesses recorded video of the crime Friday ...
Sep 15, 2018

Man charged with killing 2 Arizona girls who went missing
TUCSON, Ariz. - A registered sex offender jailed since last year has been charged in the kidnapping and killing of two Arizona girls who went missing in 2012 and 2014, authorities announced Saturday. ...
Sep 15, 2018
Canadian women drop pre-World Cup game to United States
ANTIBES, France - The Canadian women’s basketball team lost 84-68 to the United States on Saturday in an exhibition game ahead of the FIBA World Cup. The reigning Olympic champion Americans outs...
Sep 15, 2018

Canada's first Arctic and Offshore Patrol Vessel meets water for the first time
HALIFAX - The ship that will become Canada’s first Arctic and Offshore Patrol Vessel met water for the first time Saturday, the first of up to six vessels of its kind being built by Halifax̵...
Sep 15, 2018

Parti Quebecois candidate refuses to explain past comments on Jewish community
MONTREAL - A Parti Quebecois candidate invoked Sir Winston Churchill on Saturday as she refused explain controversial comments she made online about Montreal’s Hasidic Jewish community several y...
Sep 15, 2018