Category Archives: Canadian Press
Manziel picked off four times in CFL debut as Ticats down Alouettes 50-11
MONTREAL - Johnny Manziel called it a humbling experience. The much-hyped CFL debut of the 2012 Heisman Trophy winner was a disaster as everything went downhill after his first pass was picked off by ...
Aug 03, 2018
Shot putter Brittany Crew is out for the season with a broken foot
TORONTO - Brittany Crew’s shot put season has come to an end after she broke her foot in two places while training in Belgium. The 24-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., who holds the Canadian reco...
Aug 03, 2018

Williams, Kerber could be headed for Wimbledon rematch at Rogers Cup
MONTREAL - A rematch of the Wimbledon final is already on the horizon at this year’s Rogers Cup in Montreal. American Serena Williams could face Angelique Kerber of Germany as early as the secon...
Aug 03, 2018
Robbery ringleader gets 55 years for $6M California heists
LOS ANGELES - The leader of a robbery ring that stole $6 million worth of watches from Southern California jewelry stores has been sentenced to 55 years in federal prison. Prosecutors say 47-year-old ...
Aug 03, 2018

New FX series chance to tell Latino stories from inside out
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - The co-creator of a new series featuring Latino characters who are violent criminals is at its core about a family, albeit a damaged one that lives outside the parameters of no...
Aug 03, 2018

Conor is back: UFC says McGregor will fight Oct. 6 in Vegas
LOS ANGELES - Conor McGregor will return to mixed martial arts on Oct. 6 in Las Vegas for a title bout against UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. The UFC dramatically announced the matchup ...
Aug 03, 2018
Ohio State's Meyer defends self, ex-assistant denies abuse
Urban Meyer is insisting that he properly handled 2015 allegations of domestic violence against one of his assistant coaches at the time, though he acknowledged he was not forthright with reporters wh...
Aug 03, 2018
Defence never rests for Calgary Stampeders, host struggling B.C. Lions
CALGARY - The Calgary Stampeders’ defence is stingy and so is DeVone Claybrooks’ public praise of it. In his three seasons as Calgary’s defensive co-ordinator, Claybrooks has never b...
Aug 03, 2018

How Drake fuelled another viral dance sensation with his new single
TORONTO - When Drake released his hyped album “Scorpion” a month ago nobody was talking about jumping from moving vehicles to celebrate its songs. But over the past several weeks the Toron...
Aug 03, 2018
Ontario government to bring back buck a beer by Labour Day: source
TORONTO - Ontario will see the return of buck a beer by Labour Day weekend, The Canadian Press has learned, though some in the industry predict few brewers will embrace the new, lower minimum price. A...
Aug 03, 2018