Category Archives: Canadian Press
Police arrest 73-year-old Whitehorse man in relation to mail bomb
WHITEHORSE - Police have arrested a 73-year-old Whitehorse man in relation to a mail bombing in Port Alice, B.C., earlier this week. Whitehorse RCMP made the arrest Thursday and also asked residents o...
Sep 14, 2018
New Brunswick party leaders clash over bilingualism at second televised debate
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick party leaders clashed over language in their second televised debate Friday night, debating whether the premier of Canada’s only officially bilingual province needs t...
Sep 14, 2018
Alphonso Davies transfer shows league is on the rise: MLS commissioner
VANCOUVER - A blockbuster deal involving the teenage star of the Vancouver Whitecaps is one of the great stories in world soccer, says the league’s commissioner. Don Garber said Alphonso Davies&...
Sep 14, 2018
Leaner Patrik Laine changes summer routine in bid to elevate game
WINNIPEG - Patrik Laine really likes candy, but he loves playing hockey. The two don’t go hand in hand very well, so the Winnipeg Jets' 44-goal scorer from last season made some changes over the...
Sep 14, 2018
San Francisco Federal Reserve names Mary Daly as president
WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco on Friday announced the appointment of Mary Daly, a longtime Fed economist and a labour market specialist, as the next president of the regional ...
Sep 14, 2018
Tavares, Matthews go head-to-head as Maple Leafs hit the ice for training camp
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. - John Tavares had his shot thwarted in close before a speedy solo effort at the other end of the rink seconds later from Auston Matthews was also turned aside. While neither of To...
Sep 14, 2018
Military appeal court orders retrial in sexual assault case
OTTAWA - A retrial has been ordered in the case of a Canadian Forces member who was acquitted last year of sexually assaulting a female colleague while the two were deployed on a training exercise in ...
Sep 14, 2018
Vancouver Whitecaps aim to spoil Seattle Sounders' historic win streak
VANCOUVER - A streak will end when the Vancouver Whitecaps host the Seattle Sounders in a key playoff battle on Saturday. The ‘Caps (11-7-9) are unbeaten in six league matches while the Sounders...
Sep 14, 2018
Shapovalov beats Haase at Davis Cup; Canada leads the Netherlands 2-0
TORONTO - Denis Shapovalov looked across the hard court and saw that Robin Haase was starting to get tired. Shapovalov had lost the first two sets of their five-set Davis Cup match but could sense his...
Sep 14, 2018
Trainer looking to record a big score in $800,000 Woodbine Mile race
TORONTO - Trainer Vito Armata has been here before. On Saturday, Armata will send out Vanish to run in the $800,000 Woodbine Mile as a 20/1 longshot - the longest early pick in the nine-horse field. T...
Sep 14, 2018