Category Archives: Canadian Press
Blue Jays hold on to defeat Phillies 6-5
PHILADELPHIA - Some positive self-talk on the mound helped Ryan Tepera close out a much-needed win for the Blue Jays. Justin Smoak homered, Sam Gaviglio struck out six over six innings and Tepera esca...
May 25, 2018
Humboldt Broncos honoured with standing ovation before semifinal at Memorial Cup
REGINA - The Humboldt Broncos were honoured with a standing ovation before the Memorial Cup semifinal on Friday night. Humboldt team president Kevin Garinger along with the parents of late Broncos ath...
May 25, 2018
Toronto FC early-season misery continues as FC Dallas hangs on for 1-0 victory
TORONTO - The frustration is mounting for Toronto FC. So are the losses. The injury-ravaged MLS champions, who led the league with a 20-5-9 record last season, dropped to 3-7-1 Friday after a 1-0 loss...
May 25, 2018
Cavs All-Star Love sustains head injury in Game 6
CLEVELAND - Cavaliers All-Star forward Kevin Love will miss the remainder of Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals after banging heads with Boston’s Jayson Tatum. Love and Tatum inadvertently ...
May 25, 2018
WestJet, pilot's union agree to settlement process with mediator
CALGARY - The president and CEO of WestJet says the threat of a strike by its pilots is over. Ed Sims said the Calgary-based airline and the union that represents the pilots have agreed to a settlemen...
May 25, 2018
Lions acquire Davon Coleman, 6th-round pick from Ticats for 4th-round selection
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The B.C. Lions have acquired defensive lineman Davon Coleman from the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, the teams announced Friday. The Lions also received a sixth-round pick and will send a fourt...
May 25, 2018
Saskatchewan man pleads guilty for 2017 crash that killed three Edmonton women
BATTLEFORD, Sask. - A Saskatchewan man has pleaded guilty to three counts of criminal negligence causing death for a crash that killed three Edmonton women. Brandon Stucka of Lloydminster also pleaded...
May 25, 2018
Roughriders' Brandon Bridge aims to change perceptions about Canadian QBs
SASKATOON - Brandon Bridge only has to ask his teammates if he needs assurances that he is changing perceptions about Canadian quarterbacks in the CFL. Last season with the Saskatchewan Roughriders, t...
May 25, 2018
Authorities drop assault charges against Hope Solo
KIRKLAND, Wash. - Prosecutors in Washington state have dropped domestic violence charges against former U.S. national team star goalkeeper Hope Solo. Solo was charged with two counts of fourth-degree ...
May 25, 2018
Snoop Dogg lauds Canada's growing cannabis industry at Montreal tech conference
MONTREAL - Canada is more advanced than the United States regarding its approach to cannabis, world-famous rapper and weed entrepreneur Snoop Dogg said Friday to a crowd of hundreds at Montreal’...
May 25, 2018