Category Archives: Canadian Press
State appeals court reinstates California's right-to-die law
LOS ANGELES - A state appeals court has reinstated - at least for now - California’s law allowing terminally ill people to end their lives. The Fourth District Court of Appeals in Riverside issu...
Jun 15, 2018
Solarte homers twice as Blue Jays hold off Nationals 6-5 to end three-game skid
TORONTO - Yangervis Solarte is nearing a career high in home runs - and he’s doing it from both sides of the plate. Solarte hit a pair of homers, including a two-run shot in the seventh inning, ...
Jun 15, 2018
Coyotes trade Max Domi to Canadiens for Alex Galchenyuk
GLENDALE, Ariz. - Max Domi had been a cornerstone of the Arizona Coyotes’ rebuilding project in the desert. He was young, feisty, skilled and had a great hockey pedigree. Now the Coyotes have a ...
Jun 15, 2018
Some York University workers to head back to work after accepting school's offer
TORONTO - One of three groups of York University contract workers that walked off the job more than three months ago has voted to accept the school’s latest offer. The Toronto university says me...
Jun 15, 2018
Hamilton Tiger-Cats look for better fate in Calgary in season-opener
CALGARY - Johnny Manziel’s possible debut injects hype into Saturday’s CFL season-opener for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Calgary Stampeders. But while the prospect of a former Heisman Trop...
Jun 15, 2018
Reports: Cristiano Ronaldo strikes deal on tax fraud case
MADRID - Spanish media reports that Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo has agreed to plead guilty to tax fraud and pay a fine of 18.8 million euros ($21.8 milllion) in exchange for a prison sentence t...
Jun 15, 2018
Doubles great Daniel Nestor to be inducted in Canadian Tennis Hall of Fame
TORONTO - Canadian tennis star Daniel Nestor will be getting much more than a traditional sendoff for his final Rogers Cup appearance this summer. The doubles veteran will be inducted into the Canadia...
Jun 15, 2018
California moves to declare coffee safe from cancer risk
LOS ANGELES - California officials bucked a recent court ruling Friday and offered reassurance to concerned coffee drinkers that their fix won’t give them cancer. The unprecedented action by the...
Jun 15, 2018
Judge: Ousted Arizona lawmaker can run for state Senate
PHOENIX - A judge said Friday the first state lawmaker in the U.S. to be ousted over sexual misconduct allegations after the rise of the #MeToo movement can run for the Arizona Senate because he is st...
Jun 15, 2018
Hall removes Gruber from weekend events due to "inappropriate behaviour"
TORONTO - The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame removed former Blue Jays third baseman Kelly Gruber from its induction weekend festivities Friday after his actions during a “Pitch Talks” pane...
Jun 15, 2018