Category Archives: Canadian Press

LOS ANGELES - NBC says it has dropped plans for a sitcom about a widower who orders a mail-order bride from the Philippines. Protests had greeted the network’s decision last week to develop R...

EDMONTON - The Alberta government says it’s moving ahead with the oil and gas industry to restore habitat for dwindling caribou herds. The province announced Saturday that work is beginning that...

VANCOUVER - True to their word, the Toronto Raptors took a stand on Saturday by locking arms during the national anthems prior to a pre-season game against the Golden State Warriors. Players and staff...

HAMILTON - DaVaris Daniels made sure he shared his big day with Mylan Hicks’s family. The rookie receiver had two TD catches as Calgary beat the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 36-17 to extend their unbeate...

Toronto FC fans are ending the silent treatment. The Inebriatti supporters group announced that BMO Field “will once again be a fortress” for Saturday’s game against D.C. United. Ine...

VICTORIA - Text of a statement released Saturday by Prince William on his family’s eight-day visit to British Columbia and Yukon: “Catherine and I are incredibly grateful to the people of ...

LEWISTON, Maine - Patrick Dempsey is in Maine for a cancer fundraiser after releasing a new movie. The “Dempsey Challenge” is a fundraiser for The Dempsey Center. The Maine-born actor and ...

OTTAWA - Guy Boucher will not tolerate tardiness this season and he made sure Bobby Ryan and Cody Ceci got the message loud and clear. The two players were late for a pre-game meeting and sat for the ...

PHILADELPHIA - After all the disheartening injuries and trying skids this summer, the New York Mets are right back in the playoffs. With their ace on the mound at Citi Field. New York clinched a post-...

ST. LOUIS - Jedd Gyorko has gotten plenty of big hits during his second-half. He got the biggest hit of his career Saturday. Gyorko connected for a go-ahead home run in the eighth inning, Matt Hollida...