Category Archives: Canadian Press

Smoak, Morales, McKinney homer in fifth inning to power Jays past 8-2
TORONTO - As soon as Billy McKinney realized his Blue Jays teammates were freezing him out, he figured he’d celebrate enough for everyone in the dugout. McKinney walked up and down Toronto’...
Aug 21, 2018
Canadian golf star Brooke Henderson says her game is in a 'really good place'
REGINA - It’s a golf swing that is by no means of the textbook variety. Brooke Henderson uses a long driver, grips down on it and rotates her body quickly, using impressive core strength to main...
Aug 21, 2018
Bouchard cruises past Zhao; Polansky tops Gutierrez-Ferrol at U.S. Open
NEW YORK - Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard has cruised past countrymate Carol Zhao to the second round of qualifying at the U.S. Open with a 6-0, 6-1 rout on Tuesday. Bouchard, of Westmount, Que., too...
Aug 21, 2018
Texas man charged with fatally stabbing 16-month-old son
DALLAS - A father was charged with capital murder Tuesday after police said he stabbed his 16-month-old son at a Dallas-area apartment complex. Blair Ness, 27, is charged in the death of his toddler s...
Aug 21, 2018

PM to visit northern B.C. as cabinet holds retreat amid wildfire crisis
NANAIMO, B.C. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his newly shuffled cabinet gathered Tuesday for a retreat on Vancouver Island, under smoke-filled skies amid a province-wide wildfire emergency. Minis...
Aug 21, 2018
Canadian IndyCar driver Robert Wickens has rods, screws placed into spine
Alex Tagliani feels Ryan Hunter-Reay’s pain. On Sunday, Hunter-Reay was involved in a scary crash with Canadian Robert Wickens during the ABC Supply 500 at Pocono Raceway. Wickens’ car sai...
Aug 21, 2018

Quebec finance minister says Trump tariffs having impact on the ground
MONTREAL - Quebec’s finance minister says the protectionist measures of the Trump administration are already being felt on the ground in the province. Carlos Leitao says companies in the manufac...
Aug 21, 2018

Embattled Ottawa Senators assistant general manager Randy Lee resigns
Ottawa Senators assistant general manager Randy Lee, who had been suspended by the organization while facing harassment charges, has resigned. The team made the announcement shortly before 6 p.m. ET T...
Aug 21, 2018
Nunavut's Lupin gold mine fined for not filing environmental reports on time
IQALUIT, Nunavut - The owner of an inactive gold mine in Nunavut has been fined for filing environmental reports three years late. Lupin Mines Incorporated has pleaded guilty to the charge and faces a...
Aug 21, 2018

Little damage reported from strong quake in Venezuela
CARACAS, Venezuela - A powerful earthquake shook Venezuela’s northeastern coast and parts of the Caribbean, knocking out power, breaking windows and toppling store shelves, but it apparently cau...
Aug 21, 2018