Category Archives: Canadian Press
Suspect in fatal hit and run of teen cyclist was tracked down by dog: RCMP
ST. ANDREWS, Man. - A 15-year-old boy in Manitoba is dead after police say he was struck by a stolen vehicle while riding his bicycle. RCMP say the boy was cycling with another 15-year-old on the shou...
Aug 11, 2018
Canada Selects open France Tour with 47-17 loss against Castres
FRANCE, France - The Canada Selects dropped the opening match of their France Tour on Saturday, falling 47-17 to reigning French club champions Castres. Captain Phil Mack and Theo Sauder had a try api...
Aug 11, 2018

Top-seeded Halep, third seed Stephens reach women's Rogers Cup final
MONTREAL - Simona Halep has had the upper hand against Sloane Stephens in recent meetings, but that will be set aside when they meet in the final of the women’s Rogers Cup. Halep is 6-2 against ...
Aug 11, 2018
Pope to youth: Dream, don't let fear make you pessimistic
ROME - Pope Francis has told Italian Catholic youths in Rome to pursue their dreams despite job market worries. Tens of thousands of young people filled Rome’s ancient Circus Maximus on Saturday...
Aug 11, 2018
Marcus Stroman expected to be OK, will start series finale against Rays
TORONTO - Marcus Stroman will make his scheduled start on Sunday when the Blue Jays wrap-up a three game series against the Tampa Bay Rays. The right-hander left his last start against the Boston Red ...
Aug 11, 2018
Wildfires in northwestern B.C. prompt helicopter rescues, evacuation orders
QUESNEL, B.C. - Residents in and around the western edge of Quesnel, B.C., were prepared to leave at a moment’s notice as wildfires raged on nearby and flames from blazes northwest forced almost...
Aug 11, 2018

Chair of LCBO to step down at end of August: Ontario government
TORONTO - Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government says the chair of the Liquor Control Board of Ontario will step down at the end of the month after less than a year in the job. In a news ...
Aug 11, 2018
"Japanese Satchmo" honoured in jazz birthplace of New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS - Trumpeter Yoshio Toyama and his wife Keiko moved to the United States 50 years ago to learn about traditional jazz in its birthplace, New Orleans. Nightclubs, churches, house parties, an...
Aug 11, 2018
Canadian women face Japan, winner meets USA in tournament final
CHIBA, Japan - Canada is a win away from reaching the final at the 2018 women’s softball world championship. All that stands in its way is host Japan. The Canadians will play Japan on Sunday wit...
Aug 11, 2018

Russia: Hunger-striking filmmaker's health satisfactory
MOSCOW - Russia’s prison system is contradicting claims about the worsening condition of Oleg Sentsov, a Ukrainian filmmaker imprisoned on a terrorism conviction who has been on a hunger strike ...
Aug 11, 2018