Category Archives: Canadian Press

Leafs claim former Bruins prospect off waivers; Griffith had 77 points in AHL last season
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs claimed 23-year-old Seth Griffith off waivers on Tuesday afternoon. A former fifth-round pick of the Boston Bruins, Griffith scored 24 goals and 77 points in 57 games...
Oct 11, 2016
Saskatchewan Roughriders hold practice on grass in front of Parliament building
It’s not every day a CFL quarterback gets to call a play sending the prime minister downfield. The Saskatchewan Roughriders held their workout Tuesday on the lush grass of Parliament Hill in Ott...
Oct 11, 2016
Arpaio's contempt case comes less than month before election
PHOENIX - The U.S. Justice Department’s promise to file a criminal contempt-of-court charge against the longtime sheriff of metro Phoenix comes less than a month before the 84-year-old lawman wi...
Oct 11, 2016
Ontario family lawyer not suspended after child porn conviction
Ontario’s Law Society Tribunal has decided not to suspend the legal licence of a Toronto-area family lawyer convicted of a child pornography offence. It dismissed the application from the Law So...
Oct 11, 2016

Trump's 'grab 'em' comment unleashes national conversation
NEW YORK - On Facebook and Twitter, on the phone and on the job, from living rooms to hair salons, Donald Trump’s “Grab ’em by the p—-” comment has unleashed a tsunami of...
Oct 11, 2016

Blue Jays turn to right-hander Marco Estrada to start Game 1 of ALCS
Toronto right-hander Marco Estrada set the early tone for the American League Division Series in his start last week in Texas. The Blue Jays are hoping for a repeat performance in the AL Championship ...
Oct 11, 2016
Police looking for owner of 100 goats spotted wandering Ontario road
GEORGINA, Ont. - Police in southern Ontario say they’re looking for the owner of a wayward herd of about 100 goats. York Regional Police say officers responded Tuesday to a report that approxima...
Oct 11, 2016

Clinton brings in Gore as closer on climate change
MIAMI - Al Gore laid out the environmental stakes of the presidential race in stark terms during a campaign stop for Hillary Clinton Tuesday, arguing that electing her opponent would lead to “cl...
Oct 11, 2016
49ers name Colin Kaepernick starting quarterback
SANTA CLARA, Calif. - The San Francisco 49ers are putting their future back into Colin Kaepernick’s hands. Coach Chip Kelly announced the decision Tuesday to bench Blaine Gabbert and to give bac...
Oct 11, 2016
Opposition leader in Newfoundland and Labrador plans to resign: party president
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - The Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador says Paul Davis has indicated his intention to resign as party leader. Party president Mark Whiffen says the fo...
Oct 11, 2016