Category Archives: Canadian Press
Drew Willy, T.J. Heath not expected to face their former teams following trade
WINNIPEG - Retribution will have to wait for Drew Willy and T.J. Heath. The two players will face their former teams Saturday when the Toronto Argonauts (5-6) visit the surging Winnipeg Blue Bombers (...
Sep 16, 2016
Judge to rule Tuesday on taxi industry's Quebec-Uber injunction request
MONTREAL - The province’s taxi industry will have to wait until Tuesday to find out if a judge will grant a request for an injunction against a deal between the Quebec government and ride-hailin...
Sep 16, 2016

Czech Republic out to prove doubters wrong at World Cup of Hockey
TORONTO - Las Vegas isn’t giving Team Czech Republic much respect at the World Cup of Hockey. Listed as a 33-1 longshot to hoist the trophy, only Team Europe (50-1) offers steeper odds. Maybe it...
Sep 16, 2016
Canada's husband and wife sailing duo poised for Paralympic medal
RIO DE JANEIRO - Their sailing support team is large and varied, and includes a marriage counsellor and their dog Zephyr. Canadian couple John McRoberts and Jackie Gay are in silver-medal position hea...
Sep 16, 2016
Unsigned players at World Cup assume risks, embrace chance
TORONTO - Every day over the summer, Johnny Gaudreau thought about not having a contract. Gaudreau worried about it and obsessed over it but he wasn’t going to let stalled negotiations with the ...
Sep 16, 2016
Saskatchewan man convicted with lover in plot to kill spouses appeals
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - A Saskatchewan man found guilty along with his lover of plotting to kill each other’s spouse is challenging his conviction. Curtis Vey’s lawyer has filed an appeal t...
Sep 16, 2016
Ben Stiller and Alek Wek stand with refugees
Actor Ben Stiller and supermodel Alek Wek are standing with refugees. Stiller and Wek visited the U.N. General Assembly on Friday to present Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon with a petition bearing over ...
Sep 16, 2016
Powell discusses secret Israeli nukes in leaked 2015 email
WASHINGTON - In a leaked 2015 email exchange, former Secretary of State Colin Powell discussed Israel’s nuclear weapons with a friend, saying the country has 200 warheads. Though Israel is widel...
Sep 16, 2016
After rare CFL tie, Calgary Stampeders host Ottawa Redblacks in rematch
CALGARY - The way Calgary Stampeders linebacker Alex Singleton sees it, Saturday’s game against the Ottawa Redblacks can finish the one they started July 8. Overtime didn’t produce a winne...
Sep 16, 2016
Team North America stars McDavid and Matthews will open World Cup on same line
TORONTO - As Todd McLellan continued to fiddle with Team North America line combinations on the eve of the World Cup of Hockey, he confirmed that Connor McDavid would open the tournament alongside fel...
Sep 16, 2016