Category Archives: Canadian Press

Lacrosse great John Tavares pleased to have his nephew join Toronto Maple Leafs
John Tavares might finally add a Toronto Maple Leafs jersey to his closet. Uncle John Tavares, that is. Tavares is the highest scoring player in National Lacrosse League history and spent his entire 2...
Jul 03, 2018
Maple Leafs re-sign defenceman Justin Holl to two-year contract
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs re-signed defenceman Justin Holl on Tuesday to a two-year contract worth US$1.35 million, an annual average value of $675,000. Holl made his NHL debut with the Leafs ...
Jul 03, 2018

Trump says his awkwardly capitalized tweets are no mistake
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump says his awkwardly capitalized tweets are no mistake. In a Tuesday afternoon Twitter posting, Trump is delivering the public service announcement about his digital ...
Jul 03, 2018
Canadian scrum half Phil Mack named to Major League Rugby's first all-star team
SALT LAKE CITY - Veteran Canadian scrum half Phil Mack has been named to the Major League Rugby first all-star team. Mack was one of four Seattle Seawolves named to the first team by select MLR media....
Jul 03, 2018

Ex-Ecuador president ordered jailed after missing court date
QUITO, Ecuador - An Ecuadoran judge ordered Tuesday that former President Rafael Correa, who is out of the country, be jailed after failing to appear in court in connection with a probe into the kidna...
Jul 03, 2018
Longtime Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson hopes Karlsson stays in Ottawa
GATINEAU, Que. - Daniel Alfredsson admits the uncertainty about Erik Karlsson’s future is making things tough for Ottawa Senators fans. For one day at least, two of the most prominent figures in...
Jul 03, 2018
Alan Diaz, AP photographer behind Elian image, dies at 71
MIAMI - Retired Associated Press photojournalist Alan Diaz , whose photo of a terrified 6-year-old Cuban boy named Elian Gonzalez earned him the Pulitzer Prize, has died. He was 71. Diaz’s daugh...
Jul 03, 2018

Canucks top pick Hughes excited to hit ice for first time with new team
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks’ top pick in this year’s NHL draft wasn’t about to let an illness keep him off the ice all week. Defenceman Quinn Hughes, who missed the first day o...
Jul 03, 2018
England finally wins penalty shootout at World Cup
MOSCOW - After three haunting failures, England finally won a penalty shootout at the World Cup. And it happened under a coach who for 22 years has taken the blame for a previous shootout loss at a ma...
Jul 03, 2018
Edmonton Eskimos running back C.J. Gable gives team big boost on ground
EDMONTON - C.J. Gable just might be the missing piece for the Edmonton Eskimos. While the Eskimos have had some terrific running backs over the years, they haven’t employed a 1,000-yard workhors...
Jul 03, 2018