Category Archives: Canadian Press
Canada Selects face French club rugby champion Castres to open European tour
The Canada Selects will see a familiar face Saturday when they line up against Castres in an exhibition rugby game at Lacaune, France. Canadian international winger Taylor Paris, a 25-year-old from Ba...
Aug 10, 2018

Ashleigh Barty, Sloane Stephens reach Rogers Cup semifinals
MONTREAL - After a brilliant grass court season, Ashleigh Barty is rocking the hardcourts at the women’s Rogers Cup. Barty, the 15th seed, posted a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Kiki Bertens of the Neth...
Aug 10, 2018
'I am just shaking:' What people saw and heard during the Fredericton shooting
Residents of a tranquil Fredericton neighbourhood watched and waited for nearly three anxious hours early Friday as authorities tracked down a suspect who allegedly opened fire and killed four people,...
Aug 10, 2018
Tech giants still stumbling in the social world they created
NEW YORK - Who knew connecting the world could get so complicated? Perhaps some of technology’s brightest minds should have seen that coming. Social media bans of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones ...
Aug 10, 2018

Whitecaps hope Erik Hurtado continues hot streak against Portland
VANCOUVER - Being patient has paid off for Erik Hurtado. The Whitecaps forward saw just 16 minutes of play during a 16-game stretch. But in Vancouver’s last two games he’s come off the ben...
Aug 10, 2018

Nevada inmate linked to 1984 hammer killings near Denver
AURORA, Colo. - A Nevada inmate previously convicted of attacking a couple with an axe handle in their bedroom is now accused of killing four people with a hammer in two attacks in suburban Denver mor...
Aug 10, 2018
Canadian long-track speedskating team hires Dutch advisor Geert Kuiper
CALGARY - Dutch speedskating coach Geert Kuiper has joined Canada’s long-track team as a technical coach advisor. Kuiper coached team pursuit squads and mass start skaters in The Netherlands, th...
Aug 10, 2018
Toronto mayor urges Ford to hit 'pause button' on plan to slash council
TORONTO - The people of Toronto should have a voice when it comes to the size of their local government, Mayor John Tory said Friday as he called on the province to hit the “pause button” ...
Aug 10, 2018
Former Tour champion Ullrich arrested over alleged attack
BERLIN - Former Tour de France champion Jan Ullrich was arrested early Friday and is in police custody for allegedly attacking an escort at a Frankfurt hotel. Police spokesperson Carina Lerch said the...
Aug 10, 2018

Beluga backlash: Inuk father faces critics after sharing photo of whale harvest
RANKIN INLET, Nunavut - An Inuk father who posted a photo on Twitter expressing pride in his son’s first beluga whale harvest says he’s received a lot of online backlash from people who do...
Aug 10, 2018