Category Archives: Canadian Press
Jays minor-league pitcher Joel Espinal suspended 80 games for positive PED test
NEW YORK - Toronto Blue Jays minor-league pitcher Joel Espinal has been suspended 80 games for violating the league’s drug program. Espinal, who plays for Toronto’s Class-A affiliate Duned...
May 18, 2018
Canada's Jaden Schwartz to miss remainder of worlds with upper-body injury
COPENHAGEN - Canada will be without the services of Jaden Schwartz when they take on Switzerland in the semifinals of the world hockey championship on Saturday. The St. Louis Blues forward will miss t...
May 18, 2018
NAFTA: Tug-of-war unfolding over concluding a quick deal
WASHINGTON - A quiet power struggle over NAFTA has finally broken into public view, a tug-of-war within Washington between a faction seeking a quick conclusion and another urging lengthier negotiation...
May 18, 2018
Jays place left-hander Garcia on 10-day disabled list with shoulder inflammation
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays’ starting rotation took another hit Friday as left-hander Jaime Garcia was placed on the 10-day disabled list with left shoulder inflammation. The move, which was...
May 18, 2018
Vegas freeway work closures modified for music fest crowds
LAS VEGAS - Transportation officials have scaled back closure times for weekend construction at a bottleneck Las Vegas freeway interchange in anticipation of heavy traffic to and from the largest elec...
May 18, 2018
Sparks a big reason for success of Marlies, who open 3rd round against Phantoms
TORONTO - When Toronto Marlies goalie Garret Sparks was a kid growing up in Illinois, his mom Lisa would help him prep for big games. Sparks would stand in front of the family pool table as his net. L...
May 18, 2018
Champion Adonis Stevenson, challenger Badou Jack make weight for title fight
TORONTO - WBC light-heavyweight champion Adonis (Superman) Stevenson and challenger Badou Jack (The Ripper) both made weight Friday and promised victories. Stevenson, a native of Blainville, Que., wei...
May 18, 2018
Canadian Forces members begin helping out in flooded B.C. communities
VANCOUVER - Dozens of members of the Canadian Armed Forces have begun to arrive in communities ravaged by flooding in British Columbia, giving relief to emergency workers, volunteers and residents who...
May 18, 2018
Ethics czar investigates fisheries minister LeBlanc over licence award
OTTAWA - The federal ethics watchdog is examining the actions of Fisheries Minister Dominic LeBlanc over the granting of a controversial clam fishing licence. The office of conflict of interest and et...
May 18, 2018
Thousands of Gothic music fans converge on Leipzig festival
BERLIN - Thousands of Goth music fans are in the German city of Leipzig for the opening of the annual Wave Gothic Festival. Fans wearing elaborate costumes took part Friday in the so-called “Vic...
May 18, 2018