Category Archives: Canadian Press
Healthy Marion Marauder returns to secure Maple Leaf Trot final berth
Paula Wellwood hopes Marion Marauder’s second attempt is the charm. The five-year-old will be in one of two elimination races Saturday chasing a berth in the final for the $651,000 Maple Leaf Tr...
Aug 24, 2018

Prosecutors grant immunity to longtime Trump finance chief
NEW YORK - President Donald Trump’s finance chief, a confidant who has worked for the family’s real estate business since the early 1970s, was granted immunity in the federal probe of form...
Aug 24, 2018
Ontario minor hockey players to get talks on gender diversity, gender expression
TORONTO - Before they polish their power plays and develop their defensive strategies, minor hockey players in Ontario will be getting a pre-season chat about gender identity and gender expression nex...
Aug 24, 2018
Talks resume between Exhibition Place, locked-out workers as CNE continues
TORONTO - The president of the union representing workers locked out of Toronto’s Exhibition Place say talks with the venue’s board of governors have resumed. The labour dispute has led to...
Aug 24, 2018

Ballot petition nixed for 'Law and Order' actress Diane Neal
KINGSTON, N.Y. - It looks like curtains for “Law and Order” actress Diane Neal in her bid for a new role as congresswoman from a sprawling upstate New York district. The state Board of Ele...
Aug 24, 2018
Canada's Brooke Henderson moves one shot off clubhouse lead at CP Women's Open
REGINA - Sung Hyun Park emerged from the scorer’s tent after a masterful round of 64 at the CP Women’s Open to a swarm of golf fans. Few seemed to notice the defending champion and world...
Aug 24, 2018
Man imprisoned for grisly 1996 Thai killing arrested in Winnipeg for bank robbery
WINNIPEG - A man previously convicted of killing his girlfriend in Thailand has been arrested in Manitoba on a Canada-wide warrant. Michael Karas, 61, was wanted in three bank robberies in Toronto bet...
Aug 24, 2018
Cannabis spending grew 1.2 per cent in Q2 to $5.7 billion annualized: StatCan
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says Canadian spending on cannabis increased 1.2 per cent to $5.7 billion on an annualized basis in the second quarter. Nearly 85 per cent of purchases were illegal, down fr...
Aug 24, 2018
Inebriatti supporters say wide-ranging Toronto FC sanctions are unfair
TORONTO - Inebriatti, the supporters’ group turfed by Toronto FC for a fiery display at a Canadian Championship game in Ottawa, says punishing the many for actions by a few is unfair. The group ...
Aug 24, 2018

'Underdog' Lisee looks to pull off upset in Quebec provincial election
MONTREAL - Jean-Francois Lisee invokes two sources of inspiration when asked about his chances of winning the Quebec election: late sovereigntist premier Rene Levesque, and a caped, cartoon dog. The P...
Aug 24, 2018