Category Archives: Canadian Press
Just tough Trump tweeting? US ratchets up Iran pressure
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump’s explosive Twitter threat to Iran’s leader comes as his administration is ratcheting up a pressure campaign on the Islamic republic that many suspect i...
Jul 22, 2018
Two dead, 13 injured in downtown Toronto shooting
TORONTO - One woman was killed and 13 people were injured after a shooting in a popular Toronto neighbourhood late Sunday that ended with the death of the suspected gunman, authorities said as they wo...
Jul 22, 2018
Canadian Penny Oleksiak withdraws from Pan Pacs to prepare for push to 2020
EDMONTON - Canadian Penny Oleksiak will not compete at next month’s Pan Pacific Swimming Championships. The four-time Olympic medallist won the 100-metre freestyle and 100 butterfly at this week...
Jul 22, 2018
Sunday's Games
Sunday’s Games — MLB American League Toronto 5 Baltimore 4 Boston 9 Detroit 1 Kansas City 5 Minnesota 3 Texas 5 Cleveland 0 L.A. Angels 14 Houston 5 Seattle 8 Chicago White Sox 2 National ...
Jul 22, 2018
High performance director John Atkinson excited about Swimming Canada's future
EDMONTON - As the 2018 Canadian Swimming Trials wrapped up five days of competition on Sunday, Swimming Canada high performance director and team leader for the Olympic program John Atkinson said the ...
Jul 22, 2018
Quarterback Johnny Manziel heading to Montreal Alouettes
Johnny Football is on the move. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats dealt quarterback Johnny Manziel and offensive linemen Tony Washington and Landon Rice to the Montreal Alouettes on Sunday for Canadian defensiv...
Jul 22, 2018
Canadian men fall 35-12 to Wales, finish 12th at Rugby Sevens World Cup
SAN FRANCISCO - The Canadian men finished in 12th spot at the Rugby Sevens World Cup tournament in San Francisco on Sunday after a 35-12 loss against Wales. Canada lost to Australia in the Challenge s...
Jul 22, 2018
Ottawa fails to secure new buyer for Trans Mountain pipeline by deadline
OTTAWA - The federal government is set to become the official owner of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion after failing to quickly flip the project to another private-sector buyer. Pipeline owner K...
Jul 22, 2018
Four First Nations sign agreement-in-principle with B.C., federal governments
CANIM LAKE, British Columbia - A group of four First Nations in British Columbia’s Cariboo region have signed an agreement-in-principle with the provincial and federal governments, moving a step...
Jul 22, 2018
Activist to star as TV's first transgender superhero
BURBANK, Calif. - A transgender activist who won a discrimination lawsuit after her school refused to let her use the girls’ bathroom will be TV’s first transgender superhero. Nicole Maine...
Jul 22, 2018