Category Archives: Canadian Press
Toronto FC's Sebastian Giovinco, Montreal's Ignacio Piatti named to MLS Best XI
Toronto FC star striker Sebastian Giovinco got a consolation prize Monday when he was named to Major League Soccer’s 2016 Best XI. Giovinco, the 2015 MLS MVP and Golden Boot winner, was not one ...
Dec 05, 2016
Victims in British sex-abuse scandal unite, call for justice
MANCHESTER, England - The man whose harrowing testimony of being sexually abused by a youth coach sparked an ongoing crisis in English soccer wants to take the issue to a global level. “I can...
Dec 05, 2016
Bach, Reedie clear air over Russian doping scandal
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - With another report on Russian doping looming at the end of this week, the presidents of the IOC and World Anti-Doping Agency met Monday to clear the air over their “perc...
Dec 05, 2016
Jury selection begins in high-profile Saints star's death
NEW ORLEANS - Potential jurors in the trial of a man charged with second-degree murder in the death of former New Orleans Saints star Will Smith were asked Monday about their attitudes on lethal self-...
Dec 05, 2016
Alberta government house leader denounces anti-Notley 'lock her up' rally
EDMONTON - Alberta’s government house leader says a rally that called for Premier Rachel Notley to be jailed is a disturbing sign of Trump-style politics coming to Canada. “I think the Wil...
Dec 05, 2016
Notley aims to sell pipeline in B.C. after federal approval sparks protests
VANCOUVER - Some observers say Alberta’s premier will have a difficult job trying to convince British Columbians to support the Trans Mountain pipeline project between the provinces as she began...
Dec 05, 2016
Flyers G Mason, Blues RW Tarasenko, Sharks G Jones named NHL stars of the week
NEW YORK - Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Steve Mason, St. Louis Blues right-wing Vladimir Tarasenko and San Jose Sharks goaltender Martin Jones are the NHL’s “three stars of the week. Mas...
Dec 05, 2016
In bid to fight art fraud, Sotheby's acquires forensic lab
NEW YORK - In bid to fight art fraud, Sotheby’s announced Monday that it had purchased a forensics firm whose founder once helped the auction house belatedly identify a $10 million painting as a...
Dec 05, 2016
Jimmy Kimmel to host Academy Awards
NEW YORK - The Oscars finally have a host: Jimmy Kimmel will emcee the 89th Academy Awards. Kimmel will be hosting the show for the first time, the Academy of Motion Pictures said Monday. In September...
Dec 05, 2016
HUD nominee opposes programs that aided rise from poverty
WASHINGTON - Though Ben Carson frequently touts his up-from-the-bootstraps life story, Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of Housing and Urban Development has voiced little empathy for those w...
Dec 05, 2016