Category Archives: Canadian Press
Toronto FC coach disagrees with Altidore ban but says club will make do
TORONTO - An unhappy Greg Vanney decried MLS’s decision to hand Toronto FC striker Jozy Altidore an additional one-game ban but said his team will have to make do. Altidore, who sat out TFC̵...
Aug 23, 2018
Condo spends $2,500 on DNA kits to solve dog poop mysteries
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Fed up with dog poop being left around, board members at a Maryland condominium complex are now relying on DNA samples to police unscooped feces. Jeanne Fisher, the general manager fo...
Aug 23, 2018
Canadians Bouchard, Auger-Aliassime close in on main-draw berths at US Open
NEW YORK - Felix Auger-Aliassime is a win away from qualifying for his first Grand Slam. The 18-year-old from Montreal surged back from down a break in the opening set to beat American Christopher Eub...
Aug 23, 2018
'Teen Mom 2' cast member pleads guilty to running meth lab
MCKEES ROCKS, Pa. - A man who once appeared in the MTV reality show “Teen Mom 2” has pleaded guilty to running a meth lab in Pennsylvania. The Allegheny County District Attorney’s of...
Aug 23, 2018
Former Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Ed King dies at age 68
NASHVILLE - Ed King, a former guitarist for Lynyrd Skynyrd who helped write several of the group’s hits including “Sweet Home Alabama,” has died in Nashville, Tennessee, according to...
Aug 23, 2018

Stevie Wonder, Faith Hill among all-star lineup for Franklin
NEW YORK - An all-star lineup that includes Stevie Wonder, Faith Hill, Jennifer Hudson, Fantasia, Shirley Caesar and many more will perform at Aretha Franklin’s funeral next week. The Queen of S...
Aug 23, 2018

Science Says: Hawaii hurricanes rare, but getting less so
WASHINGTON - Hurricanes seldom get close to Hawaii and it’s even rarer for one of the islands to take a direct hit. Hurricane Lane is already drenching and pummeling the island chain, even witho...
Aug 23, 2018

Alouettes defence looks to tighten up against division-rival Argos
MONTREAL - General manager Kavis Reed rebuilt the Montreal Alouettes defence in the off-season, but so far it has been a disaster. The Alouettes (1-8) take the worst defensive record in the league int...
Aug 23, 2018
Woman's case adjourned in separate deaths of two infants on Prince Edward Island
CHARLOTTETOWN - The case of a P.E.I. woman accused of causing the death of two infants, placing their bodies in bags and dumping them in a waste bin has been adjourned until next month. Shannon Dawn R...
Aug 23, 2018
B.C. man who saved overdose victim's life urges people to know how to use kit
VANCOUVER - Kevin Yake remembers the overwhelming relief of saving the life of a young man who’d overdosed on fentanyl-laced heroin, and he’s grateful he knew what to do. “I think ab...
Aug 23, 2018