Category Archives: Canadian Press
Rene Paredes field goal lifts Stampeders to 23-20 win over Eskimos
CALGARY - The Calgary Stampeders kept their string of Labour Day wins alive with a 23-20 victory over the Edmonton Eskimos on Monday. The Stampeders defeated the Eskimos in the annual holiday game a s...
Sep 02, 2018
McCain buried at Naval Academy alongside a longtime friend
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Sen. John McCain’s final journey ended Sunday on a grassy hill at the U.S. Naval Academy within view of the Severn River and earshot of midshipmen present and future, and alongs...
Sep 02, 2018

Scott McCarron completes comeback to defend Shaw Charity Classic title
CALGARY - Scott McCarron did it the hard way, but he successfully defended his Shaw Charity Classic title. Although McCarron started the final round at Canyon Meadows Golf and Country Club on Sunday i...
Sep 02, 2018

Isner ousts Raonic from 2nd Grand Slam in a row as Canadian loses at U.S. Open
NEW YORK - For the second Grand Slam in a row, Canada’s Milos Raonic could not solve John Isner. Despite forcing a fifth set, Raonic was overpowered in a battle of two of the top servers in tenn...
Sep 02, 2018

Calgary Stampeders get a Labour Day pep talk from quarterback Jeff Garcia
CALGARY - Jeff Garcia’s breakout as a pro quarterback was in a Labour Day game in 1995. So when Calgary Stampeders head coach Dave Dickenson let the former CFL and NFL star give an on-field addr...
Sep 02, 2018
Collaros leads Roughriders to comeback win over Bombers in Labour Day Classic
REGINA - Zach Collaros was due. Defence and special teams had been carrying the Saskatchewan Roughriders through much of the season. But on Sunday in the Labour Day Classic, Collaros came through, eng...
Sep 02, 2018
Reid-Foley fans 10, earns 1st win, Blue Jays top Marlins 6-1
MIAMI - Sean Reid-Foley looked much different during his third start in the majors than he did in the first two. The 23-year-old rookie struck out 10 over seven innings and earned his first big league...
Sep 02, 2018

Pension fund executive returns to politics to run for Coalition Avenir Quebec
DRUMMONDVILLE, Que. - A high profile Quebec businessman is leaving his post with Quebec’s pension fund manager to run for the Coalition Avenir Quebec. The party has confirmed Christian Dube will...
Sep 02, 2018
Saudi man helps medical students in Canada seek asylum amid diplomatic tensions
A Saudi Arabian man who successfully claimed asylum in Canada is now helping students across the country do the same amid tensions between the two countries that erupted last month. Omar Abdulaziz say...
Sep 02, 2018

Argos, Ticats set to begin important Labour Day series at Tim Hortons Field
For McLeod Bethel-Thompson, the next five days will define the Toronto Argonauts’ season. Toronto (3-6) visits Hamilton (4-5) on Monday night to open a crucial home-and-home series. The Argos wi...
Sep 02, 2018