Category Archives: Canadian Press

Josh Donaldson says leaving Blue Jays is 'difficult to the extreme'
CLEVELAND - Josh Donaldson admits it’s tough to say goodbye to the Toronto Blue Jays. “It’s … been difficult to the extreme that I am leaving an organization that I was very mu...
Sep 02, 2018

Canadian women's soccer team edges Brazil in friendly
OTTAWA - Nichelle Prince considers Christine Sinclair a legend, but the young forward made her own mark on Canadian women’s soccer on Sunday. Prince scored in the 49th minute to give Canada a 1-...
Sep 02, 2018
'Crazy Rich Asians' banks another crazy rich weekend
LOS ANGELES - “Crazy Rich Asians” isn’t slowing down at the box office even in its third weekend in theatres, and is helping to send a strong summer moviegoing season off on a high n...
Sep 02, 2018

Dallas Cowboys will have a Canadian flavour to their roster in 2018
They’re called America’s Team, but the Dallas Cowboys will have a more definite Canadian flavour this season. Long-snapper Louis-Philippe Ladouceur of Montreal and defensive tackle Tyrone ...
Sep 02, 2018

Missing 7-year-old Saskatchewan boy's body found on beach, uncle says
FORT QU’APPELLE, Sask. - Family of a missing seven-year-old boy in Saskatchewan have confirmed the child’s body has been found, just over a week after his mother was discovered dead from w...
Sep 02, 2018
Wife of Canadian man confined in Cuba considering legal action against Ottawa
MONTREAL - The wife of a Quebec man who has been stuck in Cuba for 14 months after being involved in a boating accident that killed a fellow tourist says she’s considering taking legal action ag...
Sep 02, 2018

Virtual reality program teaches kids how to cross streets safely
TORONTO - With most kids heading back to school this week, many parents may be concerned about whether younger children are traffic-savvy enough to cross the street without supervision. Can they judge...
Sep 02, 2018

Large wildfire in northwest B.C. not expected to grow further: wildfire service
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - The BC Wildfire Service says precipitation and favourable weather have allowed it to contain one of the province’s largest active wildfires, more than a month after it was ...
Sep 02, 2018

Health Canada's marijuana education campaign 'nuanced', expert says
OTTAWA - In the past, public health campaigns warning of the harmful effects of drugs delivered one resounding message: Don’t do it. But now that the federal government has decided to legalize m...
Sep 02, 2018

Aretha Franklin funeral eulogy slammed; pastor stands firm
ATLANTA - A fiery, old-school pastor who is under fire for saying black America is losing “its soul” at Aretha Franklin’s funeral stands firm by his words with the hopes critics can ...
Sep 02, 2018