Category Archives: Canadian Press
Ottawa's Canada Science and Technology Museum reopening with new sensory exhibit
OTTAWA - The technology used in the field of medicine has grown by leaps and bounds over the past century, but when the Canada Science and Technology Museum reopens in Ottawa next month, a new exhibit...
Oct 25, 2017
Carleton University can reclaim $500k in pension paid to dead prof: court
Carleton University has won the right to reclaim roughly $500,000 in pension payments made to a former professor who was missing for years before his remains were found in the woods near his Quebec ho...
Oct 25, 2017
City holds public hearing to regulate short-term vacation rentals in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Many proponents of the home sharing platform Airbnb called on Vancouver to loosen terms of proposed regulations on the industry, but renters advocates and condominium boards say tight rule...
Oct 25, 2017
Former NHL agitator Sean Avery still making waves, this time as an author
TORONTO - Sean Avery is the first to admit he’s made mistakes. “I’ve put myself in some stupid situations. I always have,” the former NHL agitator said in an interview. “...
Oct 24, 2017
Division final in the bag, Stampeders want to maintain edge and manage bodies
CALGARY - A division final already in their pockets, the Calgary Stampeders feel urgency to get their game in order for the playoffs. The offence posting season lows in a 30-7 loss to the visiting Sas...
Oct 24, 2017
Edmonton Oilers activate forwards Draisaitl and Caggiula from injured reserve
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers activated forwards Leon Draisaitl and Drake Caggiula from injured reserve before Tuesday night’s game at Pittsburgh. Draisaitl, who has three points in three games...
Oct 24, 2017
Man sentenced for posing as football player, extorting women
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - A Tennessee man who pleaded guilty to charges of extorting women by posing as a University of Tennessee football player on a mobile messaging app has received a 30-month prison sent...
Oct 24, 2017
Brandon Banks excelling as receiver with Ticats under head coach Jones
Brandon Banks always knew he could excel as a receiver. All he needed was the chance to show it. He’s getting that now with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats under interim head coach June Jones. Banks, 29...
Oct 24, 2017
New Brunswick couple identified as pair found dead in Rocky Mountains
LAKE LOUISE, Alta. - A couple from Saint John, N.B., have been identified as the two people found dead this week in the Rocky Mountains - police say the woman was murdered while the man’s death ...
Oct 24, 2017
Notley says Catholic school sex-ed plan as advertised won't ever be taught
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says an alternative sex education curriculum being crafted by Catholic school officials will never be taught if it arrives as previously advertised. In an inte...
Oct 24, 2017