Category Archives: Canadian Press

TORONTO - Pile tens of thousands of fans into a stadium, add some high-intensity sports drama and throw a little alcohol into the mix and you’re bound to get someone who takes things a little to...

WASHINGTON - A Canadian general who directs training of Iraqi security forces says the widely anticipated ousting of the Islamic State group from its stronghold of Mosul in northern Iraq is likely to ...

TORONTO - More than four million viewers caught the Toronto Blue Jays’ thrilling do-or-die win over the Baltimore Orioles to clinch a spot in the American League Division Series, Sportsnet said ...

QUEBEC - Philippe Couillard’s poetic side emerged Wednesday as he invoked Moliere and Samuel Beckett in paying tribute to Parti Quebecois member Sylvain Gaudreault. The Quebec premier stood up i...

TORONTO - After sending out a tweet in support of the federal government’s proposed carbon pricing plan, Telus has issued an apology to angry customers threatening to take their business elsewhe...

OTTAWA - Canadian men’s volleyball star Gavin Schmitt has announced his retirement from the national team after helping the country to a quarter-final berth at the Olympic Games. The six-foot-10...

VANCOUVER - Three groups that were once labelled enemies of the province by a British Columbia premier have been given an international award for their work in helping to protect the Great Bear Rainfo...

OTTAWA - Nunavut officials are questioning whether researchers who found HMS Terror had proper authorization to search for the doomed Franklin Expedition ship, prompting the explorers to wonder if the...

TORONTO - Morgan Rielly isn’t sleeping more or eating differently, save for a few extra salads. Life as the Maple Leafs’ No. 1 defenceman has required only subtle adjustments for the 22-ye...

WINNIPEG - A Winnipeg man says he expected he would get a call someday about the death of his 99-year-old mother - but not one that would turn out to be a mistake. Dan Nemis says his mother, Sophie, w...