Category Archives: Canadian Press
'A lot of pain' - Marlins cope with Fernandez's death
MIAMI - Jose Fernandez’s name and number showed on the video screen at Marlins Park on Monday when his teammates took the field, preparing to face the New York Mets without him. Fernandez made h...
Sep 26, 2016

DeRozan, Lowry hungry for more success as Raptors open NBA training camp
DeMar DeRozan and Kyle Lowry are coming off a remarkable few months that included a berth in the NBA’s Eastern Conference final and a pair of Olympic gold medals. The basketball slate has been w...
Sep 26, 2016
Al Capone letter showing his soft side sells for $62,000
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - An intimate letter gangster Al Capone wrote while imprisoned at Alcatraz has sold at auction in Massachusetts for $62,500. Boston-based RR Auction says the winning bid came Monday a...
Sep 26, 2016
Colombia, FARC sign historic peace deal ending long conflict
CARTAGENA, Colombia - Colombia’s government and its largest rebel movement signed a historic peace accord Monday in an emotional ceremony that seeks to put an end to a half-century of combat and...
Sep 26, 2016
Blue Jays ponder wild-card pitching options as playoff push continues
TORONTO - As the Blue Jays continue their push towards the playoffs, the team’s braintrust ponders its options on pitching once it reaches its post-season destination. With Boston holding a 5.5-...
Sep 26, 2016
Injured Europe forward Marian Gaborik will miss World Cup of Hockey final
TORONTO - Team Europe forward Marian Gaborik will miss the World Cup of Hockey final with a lower-body injury. Gaborik left the European squad on Monday with a foot injury that will keep him out eight...
Sep 26, 2016
End scene: A quick look at the rise and fall of video-on-demand service Shomi
TORONTO - Some quick facts about Shomi, the video-on-demand service that announced Monday it was shutting down on Nov. 30: Opening Scene: Rogers and Shaw launched Shomi on Nov. 4, 2014, in the hopes o...
Sep 26, 2016
Colombia to sign historic peace deal on ending long conflict
CARTAGENA, Colombia - More than 220,000 deaths, 8 million homeless and countless human rights violations: These are the tragic toll of South America’s oldest armed conflict, which begins to wind...
Sep 26, 2016

Scheifele says Jets players didn't see Trouba's trade request coming
WINNIPEG - Mark Scheifele had a feeling something might be up with teammate Jacob Trouba, but he was surprised to learn the young Winnipeg Jets defenceman has asked to be traded. “Obviously, tal...
Sep 26, 2016
Skier caught in small avalanche pushed over cliff near Lake Louise
LAKE LOUISE, Alta. - A skier has died after a small avalanche pushed him over a cliff near Lake Louise, Alta. Tim Haggarty with Parks Canada says the man in his 20s from Golden, B.C., died Sunday on M...
Sep 26, 2016