Category Archives: Canadian Press
Home of Dodgers' Puig burglarized during World Series
LOS ANGELES - Police say the home of Los Angeles Dodgers star Yasiel Puig was burglarized while his team was losing the World Series. Police say officers answered a burglary alarm at the Encino, Calif...
Nov 02, 2017

B.C. teen whose remains were found on farm was getting life back on track
VANCOUVER - Just before Christmas last year, Traci Genereaux was a passenger of a car that flew off the road and rolled over several times. She broke her spine and had to undergo surgery that shrunk h...
Nov 02, 2017
Earth's ozone hole shrivels to smallest since 1988
WASHINGTON - The ozone hole over Antarctica shrank to its smallest peak since 1988, NASA said Thursday. The huge hole in Earth’s protective ozone layer reached its maximum this year in September...
Nov 02, 2017
Lawmakers approve banning bump stocks in Massachusetts
BOSTON - Massachusetts lawmakers have approved a ban on “bump stocks,” devices that can increase the firing rate of a weapon. If signed by the governor, the state would be the first to ban...
Nov 02, 2017
Despite tough talk, Trump follows Obama on terror suspects
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump promised he would fill the military prison at Guantanamo Bay with “bad dudes” and slammed the Obama administration for prosecuting terrorists in U.S. courts. But ...
Nov 02, 2017
Capitals' Alex Ovechkin voices support for Vladimir Putin
Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin says he isn’t trying to make a political statement by voicing his support for Vladimir Putin ahead of the Russian presidential election. Ovechkin posted...
Nov 02, 2017
NDP announces task force to end B.C.'s medical services plan premiums
VICTORIA - An expert task force will advise the British Columbia government on how to eliminate medical premiums within four years. Finance Minister Carole James says the panel’s expertise ̶...
Nov 02, 2017

Season finale for Stampeders, Blue Bombers a battle of the backup quarterbacks
CALGARY - Andrew Buckley’s first CFL start will feel like old times. The quarterback marshalled the University of Calgary Dinos offence in cold and snowy conditions at McMahon Stadium during his...
Nov 02, 2017

Canada's Stiverne, Beterbiev, Lemieux set to challenge for world titles
MONTREAL - The next three months will be a busy time for Canada’s top boxers. Heavyweight Bermane Stiverne, light heavyweight Artur Beterbiev and middleweight David Lemeiux will be gunning for w...
Nov 02, 2017
Trainer Day Phillips hoping Dixie Moon picks up third win of season Breeders' Cup
DEL MAR, Calif. - Veteran trainer Catherine Day Phillips is hoping Dixie Moon can bring her an elusive Breeders’ Cup win. Day Phillips will send the two-year-old to the US$1-million Juvenile Fil...
Nov 02, 2017