Category Archives: Canadian Press
Stanton, Walker homer as Yankees top Blue Jays in 7 innings
NEW YORK - Giancarlo Stanton got his 31st home run in just under the wire Friday night. Neil Walker hit a three-run homer, Stanton added a blast over the home bullpen at Yankee Stadium and New York ra...
Aug 17, 2018
Canada opens with 8-3 loss to Panama at Little League World Series
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - Team Canada got off to a rough start at the Little League World Series on Friday. Adan Sanchez had three hits, including a home run, and three RBI to lead Latin American repr...
Aug 17, 2018
12-year-old girl found dead in California was from Waterloo, reports say
SAN DIEGO - Officials have identified a 12-year-old Canadian girl as the victim of a deadly boat accident in California. The San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office says Lia Rose Barakett was...
Aug 17, 2018

Parks Canada kills a bull bison that wandered away from Banff National Park
BANFF, Alta. - Parks Canada says it has killed one of two bison bulls that wandered away from Banff National Park. Officials said the animal was moving toward private grazing land and posed a safety r...
Aug 17, 2018
Canada's Bouchard ousted, Pospisil advances to semifinal at VanOpen
VANCOUVER - Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard has been ousted in the quarterfinals of the Odlum Brown VanOpen after a 6-3, 1-6, 3-6 loss to Nao Hibino of Japan on Friday. The native of Westmount, Que., ...
Aug 17, 2018
6.1 quake shakes Costa Rica near Panama; no major damage
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica - A strong earthquake shook southern Costa Rica near the border with Panama on Friday evening, toppling items from store shelves and knocking out power in places, but authorities ...
Aug 17, 2018

Former Iowa Congressman Leonard Boswell dies
DES MOINES, Iowa - Former U.S. Rep. Leonard Boswell, an Iowa farmer and soldier turned politician who served 16 years in Congress, has died. He was 84. The Democrat and former state Senate president, ...
Aug 17, 2018

Canada's R.J. Barrett pours in 35 points in Duke's pre-season win over Toronto
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Two games into his college career, Canada’s R.J. Barrett has stepped seamlessly into a starring role for the Duke Blue Devils. The 18-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., was the...
Aug 17, 2018

Djokovic outlasts Raonic in quarters at Western and Southern Open
CINCINNATI - Milos Raonic still has no answer for Novak Djokovic. Despite pushing the 13-time Grand Slam winner to three sets, the native of Thornhill, Ont., couldn’t solve Djokovic, losing 7-5,...
Aug 17, 2018
Bernier diatribe against "extreme multiculturalism" boosts Liberal coffers
OTTAWA - Maxime Bernier may be causing headaches for his fellow Conservative MPs, but his latest musings on “extreme multiculturalism” have been a boon for the federal Liberal party. The L...
Aug 17, 2018