Category Archives: Canadian Press
Veteran defensive end Foley feels Argos in must-win situation versus Ticats
TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts’ Labour Day rematch with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats has a sense urgency for Ricky Foley. The veteran defensive end feels Sunday’s game at BMO Field is a must-w...
Sep 10, 2016

Kerber wins US Open for 2nd major title of breakthrough year
NEW YORK - Early in what would become a tight test of a U.S. Open final, Angelique Kerber sprinted forward to somehow reach a drop shot and scoop a down-the-line winner that landed in a corner of the ...
Sep 10, 2016

Dancing in Chile to protest dictatorship disappearances
SANTIAGO, Chile - Violeta Zuniga gets around with a cane because of her knee problems, but nothing can keep the 83-year-old from performing Chile’s national dance to protest her partner’s ...
Sep 10, 2016

Canada's Auger-Aliassime tops No. 1 junior player for place in boys' final
NEW YORK - Canadian teenager Felix Auger-Aliassime will play for a boys’ singles Grand Slam title for the second time this season. The 16-year-old from Montreal edged the top-ranked junior playe...
Sep 10, 2016
Canada's Daniel wins silver with strong run in debut of Paralympic triathlon
RIO DE JANEIRO - For five kilometres, Stefan Daniel ate up the ground on his competition along Copacabana Beach. But 5K wouldn’t be enough, and the 19-year-old from Calgary wound up with silver ...
Sep 10, 2016
NATO allies headed to Halifax for Canadian-led military exercise
HALIFAX - Warships from NATO countries will be in Halifax this week for a Canadian-led military exercise aimed at bolstering anti-submarine warfare capabilities. The Defence Department said six countr...
Sep 10, 2016
Florida fines security company that employed Pulse gunman
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. - A security company that employed a gunman who massacred dozens at a Florida nightclub faces a $151,400 fine for falsely listing psychological testing information on forms th...
Sep 10, 2016
Harvard to host Pulitzer Prize centennial celebration
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists, composers, authors and playwrights are gathering at Harvard University this weekend for a Pulitzer centennial celebration. The Nieman Foundation ...
Sep 10, 2016
U.K.-Canada WestJet plane declares emergency, lands in Iceland
LONDON - WestJet says a flight from London to Edmonton diverted to Iceland on Saturday after the crew discovered a “potential mechanical issue.” The pilots aboard the Boeing 767 declared a...
Sep 10, 2016
Clinton says Trump anti-IS strength is "phoney"
WASHINGTON - Hillary Clinton is urging people who like the sound of Donald Trump’s boasts about defeating the Islamic State group to consider the difference between “real strength” a...
Sep 10, 2016