Category Archives: Canadian Press
Natalie Spooner scores twice as Canada beats U.S. in exhibition play
BOSTON - Natalie Spooner scored twice and Genevieve Lacasse made 37 saves as Canada’s women’s hockey team downed the United States 5-1 on Wednesday night in pre-Olympic exhibition play. Sp...
Oct 26, 2017
Wednesday's Games
Wednesday’s Games MLB Post-season World Series Houston 7 L.A. Dodgers 6 (11 innings) (Series is tied 1-1) — NHL St. Louis 5 Calgary 2 Columbus 5 Buffalo 1 — AHL Manitoba 3 Chicago 1 ...
Oct 26, 2017
Next month's Grey Cup in Ottawa sold out, capacity at TD Place to be increased
OTTAWA - The Grey Cup is still a month away but organizers say the game is sold out. Capacity at Ottawa’s TD Place for the Nov. 26 CFL championship will be increased from 24,000 to 36,000, with ...
Oct 26, 2017
B.C.-led research aims to help people with spinal cord injuries get fit
VANCOUVER - People with spinal cord injuries now have a set of exercise guidelines for maintaining heart health to match those offered to the general population decades ago. Kathleen Martin Ginis, a r...
Oct 26, 2017
"Just like eating yogurt" - scientists hope to end epidemic in bats
Canadian scientists are racing to test a remedy that they hope will save bats from a deadly fungus that has already killed millions of the winged mammals across the continent. “We are feeling a ...
Oct 26, 2017
Canadian universities sign off on pledge to greater diversity, accessibility
OTTAWA - Canadian universities have done a great job making their campuses more accessible for students with disabilities, but now have to turn more attention to helping those students get jobs, one o...
Oct 26, 2017
Sears liquidation puts pressure on feds to protect workers' pensions
OTTAWA - Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains says the federal government will consider legislation to protect employees’ pensions when a company goes bankrupt. While there’s no plan for the ...
Oct 26, 2017
Quebec member of the legislature Guy Ouellette arrested: source
QUEBEC - A long-serving member of the Quebec legislature who was also in the provincial police force for about three decades was arrested Wednesday by the province’s anti-corruption unit, accord...
Oct 26, 2017
'She was sensational:' New Brunswick dentist killed at conference in Alberta
New Brunswick dentist Cindy McCormick was a fearless, vibrant woman, known as much for belting out karaoke tunes as for constantly changing her colourful hairstyles. She was even a contestant on the r...
Oct 26, 2017
Police bring in specialists to help search B.C. property where remains found
SALMON ARM , B.C. - The Mounties are bringing in specialists to help search a rural property in Salmon Arm, B.C., where they say human remains have been found. Cpl. Dan Moskaluk said Wednesday a foren...
Oct 26, 2017