Category Archives: Canadian Press

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - A man is dead after falling from the back of a pickup truck that had driven in a Canada Day parade in Abbotsford, B.C. Police say the man had been riding in the back of a Dodge Ram ...

NIZHNY NOVGOROD, Russia - Danijel Subasic saved three penalties, and Croatia’s World Cup hopes. In the second straight shootout of the tournament, the Croats advanced to the quarterfinals on Sun...

BURNABY, B.C. - A British Columbia mother says her employer discriminated against her when it changed her shift without giving her enough time to find child care for her one-year-old son, forcing her ...

OTTAWA - A scorching heat wave has kept crowds on Parliament Hill smaller than usual for Canada Day festivities in the nation’s capital. Paramedics in Ottawa have been busy responding to holiday...

TORONTO - John Tavares wasn’t the only player signed by the Toronto Maple Leafs on the first day of free agency. Hours after landing the biggest name in the free-agency pool, the Leafs added to ...

TORONTO - J.A. Happ thought he pitched better than his stat line suggested on Sunday. Nicholas Castellanos hit a grand slam off the Toronto left-hander as the Detroit Tigers beat the Blue Jays 9-1 to ...

OTTAWA - As promised months ago, Ottawa Senators general manager Pierre Dorion made a contract offer to Erik Karlsson on Sunday. Whether it does anything to clear up the star defenceman’s future...

TORONTO - Teen phenom R.J. Barrett made a huge splash in his national senior basketball team debut. But partly lost in Barrett’s big shadow was the play of his friend and fellow 18-year-old Andr...

WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets signed free-agent goaltender Laurent Brossoit to a one-year contract on Sunday. The deal will pay Brossoit US$650,000. Brossoit played 14 games for the Edmonton Oilers las...

NEW YORK - While other players were prepping for this season at spring training, Jose Bautista was on his own. A six-time All-Star without a big league job, Bautista remained eager to catch on somewhe...