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Canadian world downhill ski champion John Kucera at the helm of former team
The first Canadian man to win a world championship in downhill skiing is now the head coach of his former team. John Kucera oversees a disparate Canadian men's downhill squad ...
Dec 19, 2019
Masse, Oleksiak among Canadians competing in inaugural swim league final
Olympic medallist Kylie Masse was looking for a way to keep her competitive drive fresh after finishing out her collegiate swimming career at the University of Toronto. The International Swimming...
Dec 19, 2019
Trump ally US Rep. Mark Meadows won't seek reelection
RALEIGH, N.C. - Republican congressman Mark Meadows, a top ally to President Donald Trump, said Thursday that he won't seek reelection. In a statement, the North Carolina congressman said he struggled...
Dec 19, 2019
Pope removes shroud of secrecy from clergy sex abuse cases
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis abolished the use of the Vatican's highest level of secrecy in clergy sexual abuse cases Tuesday, responding to mounting criticism that the rule of "pontifical secrecy" has...
Dec 19, 2019
Miss America to be crowned for the first time in Connecticut
UNCASVILLE, Conn. - Miss America will be crowned Thursday night for the first time at a Connecticut casino, marking the latest change to the nearly century-old contest that has recently undergone new ...
Dec 19, 2019
Green economy think tank gives thumbs up to tree planting promise
OTTAWA - A green economy think tank at the University of Ottawa says the federal government's promise to plant two billion trees over the next 10 years is a cheap way to pull greenhouse gase...
Dec 19, 2019
St. Mike's sex assault and Trump impeachment; In The News for Dec. 19
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Dec. 19. What we are watching in Canada ... Pr...
Dec 19, 2019
Pakistan sentences former dictator to death in treason case
ISLAMABAD - A Pakistani court on Tuesday sentenced the country's former military ruler Gen. Pervez Musharraf to death in a treason case related to the state of emergency he imposed in 2007 while in po...
Dec 19, 2019
Nova Scotia withholds approval, seeks more information on pulp mill plan
HALIFAX - The fate of thousands of jobs in Nova Scotia's forestry sector remains uncertain after the province's environment minister chose to withhold approval of a pulp mill's controversial...
Dec 19, 2019
Wheels in motion to rework payments to budget-strained provinces, Morneau says
OTTAWA - Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau is ordering his officials to come up with ways to change how Ottawa hands out money to cash-starved provinces - hinting changes could be coming soon ...
Dec 19, 2019