Category Archives: Canadian Press
In the news today, July 30
Six stories in the news for Monday, July 30 --- TRUDEAU TO ATTEND FUNERAL FOR GREEKTOWN VICTIM Mourners will gather in east Toronto this morning for the funeral of 18-year-old Reese Fallon, who died i...
Jul 30, 2018
Mourners bid goodbye to the two young victims of Greektown shooting
TORONTO - Tearful mourners bid goodbye to the two young victims of a mass shooting in Toronto on Monday as the country’s prime minister tried to offer words of comfort to a city still grappling ...
Jul 30, 2018
Sunday's Games
Sunday’s Games MLB American League Toronto 7 Chicago White Sox 4 Boston 3 Minnesota 0 N.Y. Yankees 6 Kansas City 3 Baltimore 11 Tampa Bay 5 Cleveland 8 Detroit 1 Texas 4 Houston 3 Seattle 8 L.A....
Jul 29, 2018
Chipper Jones shines in Hall of Fame induction speech
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. - Chipper Jones didn’t bow to the pressure of the moment, and it was considerable. Jones was inducted Sunday into the Baseball Hall of Fame, and he stood there delivering his s...
Jul 29, 2018
Old ballplayer tweets highlight team fears of social media
As major leaguers Trea Turner, Sean Newcomb and Josh Hader face up to racist and homophobic tweets they sent as teenagers, publicist Lauren Walsh recalls how she dealt with a football player who had o...
Jul 29, 2018
Nationals SS Turner apologizes for offensive tweets
WASHINGTON - Nationals shortstop Trea Turner apologized Sunday night for some years-old homophobic and racially insensitive tweets, becoming the latest in a series of major leaguers to address offensi...
Jul 29, 2018
Man charged in fatal shooting of Arizona state trooper
GOODYEAR, Ariz. - A man was charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a rookie Arizona state trooper still in training, state officials said. Isaac King, 20, was charged with several counts includi...
Jul 29, 2018
No charges against Minneapolis officers in black man's death
MINNEAPOLIS - Two Minneapolis police officers who shot and killed a black man last month were justified in using deadly force, a prosecutor announced Monday, saying the man was fleeing police and turn...
Jul 29, 2018
Hughes' eighth-place finish earns him top Canadian at Glen Abbey for 2nd year
OAKVILLE, Ont. - Mackenzie Hughes buried his face in his hands after his 14-foot putt on the 18th hole slowed to a stop short of the hole by a few inches. The 27-year-old from Dundas, Ont., finished i...
Jul 29, 2018
World No. 1 Dustin Johnson wins Canadian Open for first time in his career
OAKVILLE, Ont. - As one of the most popular golfers on the PGA Tour, Dustin Johnson is used to roaring cheers and chants of “Let’s go DJ!” But getting serenaded with “O Canada&...
Jul 29, 2018