Category Archives: Canadian Press
New Calgary arena for NHL's Flames in tense limbo after civic election
CALGARY - The friction between the Calgary Flames and city council over a new arena shows no sign of abating with the re-election of Mayor Naheed Nenshi. A new building for the NHL club became civic e...
Oct 17, 2017
The Tuesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Tuesday, Oct. 17 --- TENSIONS ERUPT AS NAFTA TALKS PUSHED TO 2018: The tensions at the NAFTA negotiating table have exploded into public view, as U.S. Trade Represent...
Oct 17, 2017
Body pulled from Ottawa River behind prime minister's official residence
Ottawa police say a body has been pulled from the Ottawa River behind the prime minister’s official residence. Const. Chuck Benoit says fire crews assisted as a police dive team recovered a body...
Oct 17, 2017
Google Maps calorie feature yanked out of concern for users with eating disorders
TORONTO - A mental health advocate says Google made the right decision to shut down a calorie count feature in its map application that critics said could be damaging to users with eating disorders. T...
Oct 17, 2017
Wind-whipped grass fire: Emergency alerts in southern Alberta, Saskatchewan
MEDICINE HAT, Alta. - Evacuations were ordered in communities across southern Alberta and Saskatchewan on Tuesday due to grass fires from winds that reached in excess of 100 kilometres an hour. Two tr...
Oct 17, 2017
Lopez, Anthony, Rodriguez raise $35M for Puerto Rico relief
NEW YORK - Jennifer Lopez, her ex-husband Marc Anthony and her current boyfriend Alex Rodriguez have raised more than $35 million for Puerto Rico hurricane relief. A spokeswoman said in a statement Tu...
Oct 17, 2017
Judge HR sparks NY, Yanks beat Astros 6-4 to even ALCS at 2
NEW YORK - With a soaring shot headed for Monument Park, Aaron Judge got New York back on course for another memorable October. Yankee Stadium sound like it’s ready, too. “That ballpark is...
Oct 17, 2017
Bulls' Mirotic injured in fight with Portis at practice
CHICAGO - The Chicago Bulls say forward Nikola Mirotic suffered multiple broken bones in his face as well as a concussion in a fight with teammate Bobby Portis during practice. The team says Mirotic w...
Oct 17, 2017
Dressler's return gives injury-depleted Blue Bombers a timely boost
WINNIPEG - The return of Weston Dressler gave the Blue Bombers a much-needed boost Tuesday. The veteran receiver said he’s ready to play against the Argonauts in Toronto Saturday, news that come...
Oct 17, 2017
DeRozan can't wait for "real" season to begin, Raptors open Thursday vs. Bulls
TORONTO - Even the shortened NBA pre-season has been too long for DeMar DeRozan. “It sucks,” DeRozan summed up Tuesday. The Toronto Raptors star said his goal to begin every season is to b...
Oct 17, 2017