Category Archives: Canadian Press

Booming sales for Woodward's 'Fear,' Trump presidency book
NEW YORK - Bob Woodward’s “Fear” is spreading quickly. Woodward’s account of a dysfunctional Trump White House has already sold more than 750,000 copies, Simon & Schuster a...
Sep 13, 2018

Quarterback Johnny Manziel back at practice and wondering why he's not playing
MONTREAL - A healthy Johnny Manziel is wondering why he’s not starting for the Montreal Alouettes. The Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback returned to practice on Thursday and set the cat among t...
Sep 13, 2018
Canada's three curling teams unbeaten at inaugural World Cup
SUZHOU, China - Canada is in excellent shape at the inaugural World Cup of Curling. Rachel Homan’s Ottawa rink, Kevin Koe’s Calgary foursome and the Edmonton-based mixed doubles team of La...
Sep 13, 2018

More Canadian university and college campuses going smoke-free: report
TORONTO - A growing number of university and college campuses across the country are now fully smoke-free - both indoors and out, says a report by the Canadian Cancer Society released Thursday. The re...
Sep 13, 2018
Missouri town gets new newspaper, The Uranus Examiner
URANUS, Mo. - Cue the giggling: A small Missouri town has a new newspaper called The Uranus Examiner. KYTV reports that the newspaper’s launch was announced Wednesday, just days after GateHouse ...
Sep 13, 2018
Canadian men learn draw at newly expanded CONCACAF U20 men's championship
Canada has sat out the last five editions of the FIFA U-20 World Cup so coach Andrew Olivieri is under no illusions of the challenge that his team will have in getting there. The young Canadians join ...
Sep 13, 2018
Actor Kevin Hart principal for day at Dallas school
DALLAS - Actor Kevin Hart has surprised the students of a Dallas high school by dropping in to be interim principal for a day. Hart told hundreds of cheering students at Booker T. Washington High Scho...
Sep 13, 2018
Police arrest 13-year-old after alleged threats against Montreal high school
DOLLARD-DES-ORMEAUX, Que. - Police say a 13-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with alleged online threats against a western Montreal high school. Montreal police spokesman Benoit Boisselle ...
Sep 13, 2018
Passenger video shows humpback whale tail making contact with tour boat
BRIER ISLAND, N.S. - A video showing a humpback whale colliding with an inflatable tour boat off the coast of Nova Scotia is making waves online, just a few months after the introduction of new federa...
Sep 13, 2018

GM recalls 1.2M pickups, SUVs for power steering problem
DETROIT - General Motors is recalling 1.2 million big pickup trucks and SUVs mainly in North America because of power-assisted steering problems that have been cited in a number of accidents. GM says ...
Sep 13, 2018