Category Archives: Canadian Press
Ronaldo joins Messi as five-time winner of FIFA player award
LONDON - Cristiano Ronaldo has caught up with Lionel Messi to become a five-time winner of FIFA’s best player award. The Real Madrid forward was crowned player of the year on Monday at the FIFA ...
Oct 23, 2017
Second search confirmed after human remains found in B.C.'s north Okanagan
PENTICTON, B.C. - The police search of a rural property in British Columbia’s north Okanagan where human remains were found is taking place in the same area north of Vernon where the RCMP recent...
Oct 23, 2017
Vancouver-born Angela Lee to defend One Championship title in Singapore
Vancouver-born Angela Lee will defend her One Championship atomweight title on Nov. 24 in Singapore in a rematch with Japanese veteran Mei (V.V) Yamaguchi. The 21-year-old Lee defeated Yamaguchi via u...
Oct 23, 2017
Costas, Michaels, Joe Buck among Frick Award finalists
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. - Bob Costas, Al Michaels and Joe Buck are among the finalists for the Hall of Fame’s 2018 Ford Frick Award for excellence in baseball broadcasting. Don Drysdale, Dizzy Dean, J...
Oct 23, 2017
Man accused of killing parents, sister, 'couldn't fathom' why they were targeted
RED DEER, Alta. - A central Alberta man accused of killing his parents and his sister told police he couldn’t understand why anyone would harm them. Jason Klaus, who is 41, is charged with first...
Oct 23, 2017
Baby girl suffered multiple organ failure after birth in heated tub: case study
LONDON, Ont. - A team of doctors says the case of a baby girl who went into multiple organ failure after being born underwater in a hot tub highlights the risks of such births. The report published in...
Oct 23, 2017
American-born Putin critic allowed into America, after being temporarily blocked
WASHINGTON - An American-born traveller being allowed to enter America isn’t usually news - unless that American is a bitter foe of Vladmir Putin, accused of crimes by the Russian leader, placed...
Oct 23, 2017
Ontario creating 1,200 new hospital beds across province to ease overcrowding
TORONTO - The Ontario government is spending $100 million to add hundreds of new beds to hospitals across the province to address the issue of overcrowded wards ahead of what’s expected to be a ...
Oct 23, 2017
Iowa withdraws proposal to opt out of Affordable Care Act
DES MOINES, Iowa - Iowa officials withdrew a proposal Monday that sought to pull out of the Affordable Care Act and redirect federal money toward lowering premiums for younger participants under a sep...
Oct 23, 2017
Crown disputes bar society's finding that race a factor in lawyer's treatment
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s prosecution service is firing back at a ruling from the province’s bar society, saying race played no role in how Crown lawyers treated a black lawyer. The Nova Sco...
Oct 23, 2017