Category Archives: Canadian Press
Mississauga, Ont., to host 2017 World Ringette Championships
OTTAWA - Mississauga, Ont., was announced as the host of the 2017 World Ringette Championships on Thursday. The event will be held from Nov. 27 to Dec. 3, 2017 at Iceland Arena. “We are very exc...
Sep 08, 2016
Cato to replace veteran quarterback Glenn as Alouettes visit Lions
VANCOUVER - Montreal Alouettes coach and GM Jim Popp hopes a quarterback switch will work as well for his team as it has for B.C. counterpart Wally Buono. With Montreal (3-7) last in the East Division...
Sep 08, 2016
Man charged at Sydney Opera House with threatening property
SYDNEY, Australia - An 18-year-old man arrested outside the Sydney Opera House after allegedly telling security guards he was under instructions to carry out an attack by the Islamic State group was o...
Sep 08, 2016
Canadiens prospect Reway in hospital with virus, will miss training camp
MONTREAL - Promising Canadiens winger Martin Reway is in hospital in Sloviakia being treated for an undisclosed virus and will miss Montreal’s training camp, the club announced Thursday. The tea...
Sep 08, 2016
Connor McDavid named Team North America's captain for World Cup of Hockey
QUEBEC - Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid was named Team North America’s captain for the World Cup of Hockey on Thursday ahead of its first pre-tournament game. Philadelphia Flyers forward...
Sep 08, 2016

Barack Obama is officially now a parasite (it's an honour)
WASHINGTON - It’s no Nobel Peace Prize, but Barack Obama has a new honour to brag about. Scientists have named a parasite after him - and there’s no worming out of it. Meet Baracktrema oba...
Sep 08, 2016
Upset! Serena Williams loses US Open SF for 2nd year in row
NEW YORK - For the second year in a row, Serena Williams’ bid to make history ended with a shocking loss in the U.S. Open semifinals. A seventh title at Flushing Meadows, which would have been a...
Sep 08, 2016
Canada's Priscilla Gagne fourth in women's judo in Paralympic debut
RIO DE JANEIRO - There were moments during Thursday’s bronze-medal bout that Priscilla Gagne couldn’t hear her coach Andrzej Sadej over the raucous cheers of the crowd. The 30-year-old fro...
Sep 08, 2016
Suspect in Drake tour bus theft a homeless janitor
PHOENIX - The suspect accused of stealing jewelry from Drake’s tour bus during the rapper’s Phoenix concert is a homeless man who works as a janitor. Travion Lamar King, 21, was released o...
Sep 08, 2016
Helicopter crash survivor in surprising good shape after Sunday's crash killed two
QUEBEC - Michel Laplante, his face bloody and scarred, spoke to the media on Thursday about what it was like to survive the recent helicopter crash that killed Quebec singer Roberto Bissonnette and th...
Sep 08, 2016