Category Archives: Canadian Press
Reilly, Masoli and Williams named CFL top performers of the month
TORONTO - Hamilton Tiger-Cats quarterback Jeremiah Masoli was named a CFL top performer of the month on Wednesday along with wide receiver D’Haquille (Duke) Williams and quarterback Mike Reilly ...
Jul 04, 2018
Two people dead, others make it to shore after raft overturns on N.B. river
GRAY RAPIDS, N.B. - Two people are dead after the raft they were in overturned on New Brunswick’s Miramichi River. RCMP Sgt. Brent Johnston says eight friends were rafting down the river in Gray...
Jul 04, 2018
Calgary Stampeders stellar 16-0 coming off a bye dating back to 2005
There’s something about coming off a bye week that agrees with quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell and the Calgary Stampeders. Calgary (3-0) returns from the bye Thursday night in Ottawa against the Re...
Jul 04, 2018
Bodies of three hikers recovered after slipping into pools of B.C. waterfall
SQUAMISH, B.C. - Police say the bodies of three hikers who slipped and fell into one of the pools of a waterfall north of Vancouver were recovered from the area Wednesday evening. The RCMP says in a s...
Jul 04, 2018
Koreas begin basketball friendlies in latest peace gesture
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - The rival Koreas on Wednesday began two days of friendly basketball games in Pyongyang in their latest goodwill gesture amid a diplomatic push to resolve the nuclear stando...
Jul 04, 2018
Zimbabwe rugby team sleeps on street in Tunisia
HARARE, Zimbabwe - Rugby’s world governing body has intervened after Zimbabwe’s national team was forced to sleep on the street in Tunisia following problems with accommodation and visas. ...
Jul 04, 2018
At least 17 deaths in Quebec attributed to heat
The sweltering heat and suffocating humidity that have blanketed Eastern and Central Canada have contributed to the deaths of at least 17 people in Quebec over the last few days, health officials said...
Jul 04, 2018
Second refugee family leaves small Newfoundland town that sponsored them
LEWISPORTE, N.L. - Like so many other Canadians, Stephanie McClellan felt called to act when she saw the image of three-year-old Syrian refugee Alan Kurdi’s body wash ashore in Turkey in 2015. T...
Jul 04, 2018
92-year-old woman accused of fatally shooting son in Arizona
FOUNTAIN HILLS, Ariz. - A 92-year-old Arizona woman has been arrested and accused of fatally shooting her son who wanted to put her in an assisted living facility, authorities said Tuesday. Anna Mae B...
Jul 04, 2018
Canadian Milos Raonic rolls into third round at Wimbledon
LONDON - Milos Raonic’s big serve has powered the Canadian to another victory at Wimbledon. The No. 13 seed advanced to the third round of the grass-court Grand Slam with a 7-6 (4), 7-6 (4), 7-6...
Jul 04, 2018