Abbey Westbury
New striker Di Vaio called home for hearing after first practice with Impact
MONTREAL – Marco Di Vaio had one practice with the Montreal Impact on Tuesday and then headed back to Italy, but it’s not because the team’s first designated player is unhappy.
Two cat killings in Kamloops, B.C., similar to ones in Metro Vancouver
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – The killing of two cats in Kamloops, B.C., is disturbingly similar to a series of cat mutilations in the Metro Vancouver region.
Alan Dzagoev scores his 3rd Euro 2012 goal to give Russia a 1-1 draw with co-host Poland
WARSAW, Poland – Alan Dzagoev scored his third goal of the European Championship and Jakub Blaszczykowski equalized in the second half as Russia and Poland drew 1-1 Tuesday.
A year after missing the playoffs, resurgent Devils finish two wins shy of fourth Stanley Cup
NEWARK, N.J. – After losing the Stanley Cup Finals to the Colorado Avalanche in 2001, and failing to win consecutive titles, a frustrated and miffed Martin Brodeur refused to talk to the media.
Public will see F-35 cost estimates after independent analysis: Ambrose
OTTAWA – Public Works Minister Rona Ambrose says the government’s latest estimate on the cost of the F-35 stealth fighter will be made public when it has been independently verified.
U.S. Chamber supports Canada’s efforts to join free trade talks with Asia
MONTREAL – The U.S. Chamber of Commerce supports Canada’s entry into Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations for a free-trade agreement with lucrative Asian markets, the powerful business lobby said Tuesday.
Canadian who steered career of Johnny Cash subject of new documentary
TORONTO – When Jonathan Holiff was a kid and asked about the whereabouts of his persistently absent father, the answer would inevitably include the name Johnny Cash.
Who’s that guy: old photo in Saskatchewan time capsule leads to modern mystery
REGINA – A peek into the past has sparked a modern mystery in Saskatchewan.
Lawyers and feds set to battle over Harper’s public-sector wage curbs
TORONTO – One of the pillars of Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s response to the global economic crisis takes centre stage Wednesday, as Ontario’s top court is asked to weigh in on a feud pitting the Conservative government against its own lawyers.
Share of US power from coal at lowest level on record as use of cleaner natural gas grows
NEW YORK, N.Y. – America is shovelling coal to the sidelines.
Women MDs paid less than men in similar jobs; is it because they don’t push for pay raises?
CHICAGO – Women physician-scientists are paid much less than their male counterparts, researchers found, with a salary difference that over the course of a career could pay for a college education, a spacious house, or a retirement nest egg.
Oil rises as traders look toward OPEC meeting and possible Iran-Saudi showdown
The price of benchmark U.S. oil rose Tuesday ahead of a key OPEC meeting that could become a showdown between Saudi Arabia and Iran over how much oil the organization is producing.
Hurt by older workers’ competition, a shift to schooling, teens’ chance for summer jobs fading
WASHINGTON – Once a rite of passage to adulthood, summer jobs for teens are disappearing.
Calls for RCMP help results in injuries, says B.C. Civil Liberties Association
VICTORIA – The B.C. Civil Liberties Association claims RCMP mishandling of 911 calls in northwest B.C. has resulted in three serious injuries, but the Mounties say the association is grandstanding with the complaints when it knows investigations are under way.
Executive producer of ‘The Walking Dead’ compares zombie show to peekaboo
BANFF, Alta. – The executive producer of AMC’s wildly popular zombie series “The Walking Dead” has spent his life with one foot in the fantasy realm and the other in the real world.