Category Archives: Canadian Press

VATICAN CITY - The Vatican has opened an investigation into alleged diversion of funds by the directors of the Sistine Chapel Choir, the world’s oldest choir. A Vatican press statement Wednesday...

LOS ANGELES - Thousands of pounds of empty beverage containers were intercepted this summer while being smuggled into California from Arizona and Nevada to defraud the state’s recycling program,...

MONTREAL - Another day, another missed practice for Johnny Manziel. The former Heisman Trophy winner missed a third straight workout with the Montreal Alouettes on Wednesday. The team has said Manziel...

NEW YORK - Norm Macdonald’s comments about the MeToo movement and fellow comedians Louis C.K. and Roseanne Barr led to the “The Tonight Show” cancelling his appearance and spurred ap...

A Rugby Canada deadline for disgruntled sevens players to sign contracts and report to training has come and gone with no apparent movement. “The players are unanimously united in their stated p...

BOGOTA - Colombia’s last-remaining rebel group freed six people it took captive last month amid demands from President Ivan Duque that it release all hostages and cease kidnapping in order for p...

NEW YORK - A video of Harvey Weinstein aired on television Wednesday showing him boldly propositioning a woman who later accused him of rape and repeatedly touching her and stroking her arm and back d...

ST. HELENA ISLAND, S.C. - As a potentially catastrophic Hurricane Florence steamed toward the Carolinas, Josh Dais watched the weather reports on the TV in his barber shop and listened for updates fro...

VANCOUVER - There’s one thing you won’t see Canadian Adam Svensson do on the PGA Tour next year - hit a ball marked with the number four. The Surrey, B.C.-native doesn’t know how the...

BALCON DE BIZKAIA, Spain - A voice in his ear spurred Canadian rider Mike Woods on. His heart and legs did the rest. The result was an emotional victory in Stage 17 of the Spanish Vuelta, with Woods j...