Category Archives: Canadian Press

LONDON - Denis Shapovalov is heading into Wimbledon with low expectations. The young star from Richmond Hill, Ont., has a tough draw at the third Grand Slam of the season, beginning with a first-round...

EDMONTON - A former Oiler and Oiler draft pick are returning to Edmonton. The team brought 34-year-old centre Kyle Brodziak back to his home province and signed forward Tobias Rieder when NHL unrestri...

CALGARY - Versatile forwards were hot commodities for the Calgary Flames when unrestricted free agency opened Sunday. The team tapped into the Carolina Hurricanes pipeline again to get one. Calgary si...

NANAIMO, B.C. - A large aluminum dragon sculpture that went missing from its perch in a Nanaimo, B.C., park has been found. Artist Heather Wall says in an email the dragon turned up in a library parki...

John Tavares signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday, ending the saga of one of the most highly sought after free agents in NHL history. The 27-year-old will make US$77 million over the next sev...

Vancouver Canucks general manager Jim Benning believes his team will be tougher to play against next season after signing a trio of free-agent forwards on Sunday. The Canucks inked centre Jay Beagle a...

DILDO, N.L. - A recently opened brewery in Dildo, N.L. says it’s mostly eschewing lewd puns in naming four new beers, in spite of ample opportunity. The unusually named small town provided the D...

SHERBROOKE, Que. - The wife of jailed Saudi blogger Raif Badawi is now a Canadian citizen. Ensaf Haidar and her three children took the oath of citizenship in a Canada Day ceremony on Sunday in Sherbr...

MOSCOW - Stretching every part of his body out into a star shape and diving to his right, Igor Akinfeev flicked out his left foot and kicked the ball high away from danger. Akinfeev’s foot kept ...

LONDON - Serena Williams says she got choked up when she brought her baby daughter to Centre Court. She appreciates the All England Club’s decision to seed her as she prepares to return to actio...