Category Archives: Canadian Press

CAMBRIDGE, Ont. - Dani Holmqvist is like a lot of kids in southern Ontario - she admires former Toronto Maple Leafs great Mats Sundin. But she’s from Sweden. And she plays golf, not hockey. Holm...

KANATA, Ont. - San Jose Sharks winger Tomas Hertl is the latest player to pull out of the World Cup of Hockey with an injury. The 22-year-old withdrew from the Czech Republic squad, citing the need to...

OTTAWA - The Carleton University Ravens blew a 24-point lead before going on to defeat the University of Western Mustangs 38-31 on Sunday in CIS football action for their first win of the season. Carl...

SANTA CLARA, Calif. - The Santa Clara police chief has vowed to continue providing a safe environment at San Francisco home games after the union representing his officers threatened to boycott polici...

TORONTO - Aurelie Rivard describes herself as a totally different person in the four years since her Paralympic debut. Now 20 years old, the St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., native enters the Rio de Janei...

CALGARY - Playing with the likes of Bernhard Langer and Tom Watson helped motivate Paraguay’s Carlos Franco to win his first professional golf tournament since 2004. Franco shot a final round 7-...

CALGARY - The China Clipper sailed to the rescue of more than one professional sports team - as a bruising football fullback, a tenacious front-office manager in the CFL and part-owner of his home-tow...

OTTAWA - The Liberal government will no longer refer to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and will instead call the group by a different, potentially insulting name: Daesh. Public Safety Minist...

QUEBEC - Former Quebec deputy premier Nathalie Normandeau said Tuesday the province’s anti-corruption unit has declared war on her. On her first day of work for Quebec City radio station BLVD FM...

EDMONTON - The longest baseball game ever may have been played in Edmonton on the long weekend. The 72-hour, 237-inning game still needs official confirmation from Guinness World Records. The marathon...