Category Archives: The Canadian Press
MLB pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz charged with taking bribes to rig pitches for bettors
NEW YORK (AP) - Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz have been indicted on charges they took bribes from sports bettors to throw certain types of pitches, including tossing balls...
Nov 09, 2025
'They took out 4 innocent people': National Silver Cross mom reflects on son's life
OTTAWA - When Nancy Payne's son was killed in Afghanistan in 2006, his superior told the Lansdowne, Ont., mother that her son should never have been there in the first place. "They knew that they had ...
Nov 09, 2025
Vancouver Fraser Port Authority says plans to dredge Burrard Inlet remain uncosted
VICTORIA - A spokesperson for the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority says plans to dredge Burrard Inlet remain in the preliminary stage with no costs currently attached to them. But the authority, which ...
Nov 09, 2025
US airlines' daily cancellations top 2,000 for first time since shutdown cuts began
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. airlines canceled more than 2,100 flights on Sunday as Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned that air traffic across the nation could "slow to a trickle" if the federal gov...
Nov 09, 2025
As U.S. wine sales in Canada plummet, local wineries look to capitalize on market gap
HALIFAX - Over the summer, Narek Nersisyan saw more tourists and day trippers at his family's winery, Holland Marsh Wineries in Newmarket, Ont. Nersisyan, the vice-president of sales and marketing at ...
Nov 09, 2025
MLB pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz charged with taking bribes to rig pitches for bettors
NEW YORK (AP) - Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz have been charged with taking bribes from sports bettors to intentionally throw certain types of pitches, including tossing b...
Nov 09, 2025
Paul Tagliabue, NFL commissioner of 17 years who led an era of riches and expansion, dies at 84
NEW YORK (AP) - Paul Tagliabue, who helped bring labor peace and riches to the NFL during his 17 years as commissioner but was criticized for not taking stronger action on concussions, died Sunday fro...
Nov 09, 2025
Paul Tagliabue, NFL commissioner of 17 years who led an era of riches and expansion, dies at 84
NEW YORK (AP) - Paul Tagliabue, who helped bring labor peace and riches to the NFL during his 17 years as commissioner but was criticized for not taking stronger action on concussions, died Sunday fro...
Nov 09, 2025
Animal sanctuary staff in Summerland, B.C., 'devastated' by avian flu case
VICTORIA - An animal sanctuary in B.C.'s interior says it is facing a "heartbreaking" experience after discovering a positive case of H5N1, also known as avian flu. Critteraid, based in Summerland B.C...
Nov 09, 2025
Animal sanctuary staff in Summerland, B.C., 'devastated' by avian flu case
VICTORIA - An animal sanctuary in B.C.'s interior says it is facing a "heartbreaking" experience after discovering a positive case of H5N1, also known as avian flu. Critteraid, based in Summerland B.C...
Nov 09, 2025