Category Archives: Canadian Press

WINNIPEG - Maurice Leggett is used to wearing tights - on the football field. Still, a few people were disappointed when the Winnipeg Blue Bomber told them that he won’t be pulling on even tight...

TORONTO - It was just a quick phone call a long time ago, but it meant a whole lot to Team Canada forward Tyson Jost. Though he doesn’t remember when it happened, Jost got a chance to speak to h...

MONTREAL - Canadians will ring in the new year with a number of tax changes that will affect the bottom line of federal and provincial governments. Here’s a look at some of them: Nationally: The...

LONDON - Prince Philip has been saying since he turned 90 five years ago that he’s cutting back on his public schedule to reflect his advancing years. Perhaps Philip has slowed down some. But Qu...

PLYMPTON, N.S. - Western Nova Scotia’s mysterious fish kill has spread to new species, with scores of dead starfish, clams, lobsters and mussels now washing ashore alongside thousands of herring...

Bradley Wiggins announced his retirement from cycling on Wednesday, ending an illustrious career in which he won a British-record eight Olympic medals and became his country’s first winner of th...

WASHINGTON - Fewer Americans signed contracts to buy homes in November. The decrease likely reflects the drag caused by rising mortgage rates and the shallow inventory of properties on the market. The...

It is easy to look back on Bob Bradley’s 85 days as the first American coach in the English Premier League and say he got things badly wrong at Swansea. Taking over a relegation-threatened team ...

CORNER BROOK, N.L. - People in a Newfoundland fishing village are mourning the deaths of a couple who were run down as they walked home from a Christmas gathering, allegedly by a relative now facing c...

CHATHAM-KENT, Ont. - A police force in southwestern Ontario has released a list of the silliest 911 calls it received in 2016, including one where a resident called the emergency line asking for the p...