Category Archives: Canadian Press

NEW YORK - President Barack Obama and Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi put the Islamic State group on notice Monday that they plan to recapture the city of Mosul within months. If successful, the ...

RIO DE JANEIRO - After 1,192 days, Brazil’s run of hosting mega-sports events came to an end Sunday at the Paralympic Games. It began with soccer’s Confederations Cup in 2013, extended to ...

LOS ANGELES - “Game of Thrones” conquered the Emmy kingdom Sunday, honoured as top drama for the second consecutive year and becoming the most honoured prime-time TV series ever on a night...

REGINA - Darian Durant hasn’t tasted victory in nearly two seasons. He felt he and his teammates were due. Durant rallied the Saskatchewan Roughriders to a 26-23 win in overtime against the Edmo...

ANAHEIM, Calif. - Nothing could spoil Alex Meyer’s first big league win. Not even a “The Cat in the Hat” costume the Los Angeles Angels rookie was forced to wear for the team’s...

Toronto FC made a statement Sunday, clawing its way back from a two-goal deficit twice to tie the New York Red Bulls 3-3 in a showdown of Eastern Conference heavyweights. The single point clinched a p...

ANAHEIM, Calif. - Toronto slugger Edwin Encarnacion swatted at a swarm of bees that descended on Angel Stadium, and the game between the Blue Jays and Los Angeles was delayed 13 minutes Sunday until t...

LONDON - The footballing divide in Manchester is becoming clearer a month into the season. On the blue side, Pep Guardiola is thriving at the start of his Manchester City career with five wins out of ...

QUEBEC - Quarterback Hugo Richard completed 17-of-27 passes for three touchdowns and 340 yards as the Laval Rouge-et-Or routed the Sherbrooke Vert-et-Or 41-3 on Sunday in CIS football action. Richard ...

TORONTO - Jacob Markstrom showed up to the Air Canada Centre on Sunday afternoon with the notion that he was backing up Sweden’s star goaltender Henrik Lundqvist. The 26-year-old was caught off ...