Category Archives: Canadian Press
Recovery high schools could help teens before addiction takes hold: B.C. parents
VANCOUVER - Parents whose children started using drugs as teens and struggled through addiction to the point of fatally overdosing say recovery high schools that provide professional support for stude...
Jul 22, 2018
Haida Gwaii village faces housing crisis, targets short-term rentals
QUEEN CHARLOTTE, B.C. - As more tourists flock to Haida Gwaii off the northern coast of British Columbia, the remote archipelago’s largest village is facing an unusual problem. Despite a declini...
Jul 22, 2018
No winning ticket for Saturday night's $9 million Lotto 649 jackpot
TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $9 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw. However, the guaranteed $1 million prize went to a ticket holder in the Prairies. The jackpot ...
Jul 22, 2018
Israel rescues Syrian volunteers stranded in frontier area
JERUSALEM - The Israeli military said Sunday it had rescued members of a Syrian volunteer civil organization from the volatile frontier area and evacuated them to a third country, the first such Israe...
Jul 22, 2018
Timbers tie Impact 2-2, increase MLS unbeaten streak to 13
PORTLAND, Ore. - Portland’s Diego Valeri scored the lone second-half goal and the Timbers tied the Montreal Impact 2-2 on Saturday night to increase their MLS unbeaten streak to 13 games. Saphir...
Jul 22, 2018
Saturday's Games
Saturday’s Games CFL Winnipeg 38 Toronto 20 Calgary 25 Montreal 8 — MLB American League Toronto 4 Baltimore 1 Detroit 5 Boston 0 Houston 7 L.A. Angels 0 Kansas City 4 Minnesota 2 Cleveland...
Jul 21, 2018
Bo Levi Mitchell, Stampeders beat Alouettes to start season 5-0
CALGARY - Eric Rogers and Kamar Jorden caught touchdown passes from quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell to lead the Calgary Stampeders to a 25-8 win over the Montreal Alouettes on Saturday. Rene Paredes kick...
Jul 21, 2018
Montreal QB Drew Willy leaves game against Calgary with apparent injury
CALGARY - Montreal Alouettes quarterback Drew Willy left Saturday’s game against the Calgary Stampeders with an apparent hand injury. Willy, who completed a four-yard pass to Ernest Johnson on h...
Jul 21, 2018
Canadian women finish seventh at Rugby Sevens World Cup in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO - The Canadian women finished seventh at Rugby Sevens World Cup tournament in San Francisco on Saturday after beating Russia 22-10. Earlier on Saturday, Canada lost to Spain 26-14 in a g...
Jul 21, 2018
Markus Thormeyer wins 200 backstroke for fourth medal at Canadian Trials
EDMONTON - Markus Thormeyer is piling up the medals at the 2018 Canadian Swimming Trials. The Delta, B.C. product became the most successful athlete to date at the 2018 Trials on Saturday, winning his...
Jul 21, 2018