Category Archives: Canadian Press
Mason Marchment aims to make name for himself on Leafs rookie squad
MONTREAL - Mason Marchment’s road to the National Hockey League has been anything but conventional. The now 23-year-old only started playing junior hockey five years ago. He was not drafted in t...
Sep 08, 2018
Tribute being planned for writer and former PQ cabinet minister Lise Payette
MONTREAL - An official memorial ceremony is being planned for former Parti Quebecois cabinet minister Lise Payette. Quebec International Relations Minister Christine St-Pierre said Saturday that Payet...
Sep 08, 2018
Duron Carter makes his debut for the Argonauts but sees limited action in loss
TORONTO - Duron Carter’s Argo debut came as advertised - a handful of plays and a lot of time spent watching from the bench in a 36-25 loss to Hamilton on Saturday. Coach Marc Trestman originall...
Sep 08, 2018
England World Cup glee punctured by homecoming loss to Spain
LONDON - Gareth Southgate’s trademark garment has gone. England’s World Cup feel-good factor also has faded. The football fervour that swept through the country during June and July was pu...
Sep 08, 2018

Helicopters holding fire that's crossed into Canada at avalanche path
WATERTON, Alta. - Crews battling a wildfire near the U.S. border in Alberta are hoping an avalanche path will prevent the flames from spreading further into a national park that was badly burned last ...
Sep 08, 2018
Spain fans chant 'Gibraltar is Spanish' during England match
LONDON - Spain fans chanted “Gibraltar is Spanish” during a match against England at Wembley Stadium on Saturday, risking a sanction from soccer authorities. Spain has been trying to get b...
Sep 08, 2018
Canada finishes world amateur team championship in ninth; Denmark wins
MAYNOOTH, Ireland - Denmark, bolstered by the stellar play of 17-year-old identical twins Nicolai and Rasmus Hojgaard, held off a surging field to win its first World Amateur Team Championship at 39-u...
Sep 08, 2018

Jeremiah Masoli throws four TD passes as Ticats defeat Argos 36-25
TORONTO - Jeremiah Masoli and Brandon Banks moved the Hamilton Tiger-Cats atop the East Division and left the Toronto Argonauts’ season on life support. Masoli threw four TD passes - including t...
Sep 08, 2018

'The Rascals' guitarist Gene Cornish collapses on stage
BILLINGS, Mont. - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame guitarist Gene Cornish of The Rascals collapsed on stage while performing in Montana, a theatre official said. The 74-year-old Cornish was taken to a hos...
Sep 08, 2018

Lawyer: Trump doesn't think Stormy Daniels' deal is valid
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump does not believe porn actress Stormy Daniels’ hush-money deal, which his former personal lawyer said was done to influence the 2016 presidential election, is ...
Sep 08, 2018