Category Archives: Canadian Press
Toronto Arrows start to fill roster ahead of debut season in Major League Rugby
TORONTO - The Toronto Arrows, Canada’s first pro rugby union franchise, formally started filling their roster Tuesday with 12 signings. The Arrows are slated to open play in January in Major Lea...
Nov 06, 2018
'Southern Charm' star's sex assault case heads to trial
CHARLESTON, S.C. - The sex assault case against “Southern Charm” star and former South Carolina treasurer Thomas Ravenel is going to trial. The Post and Courier reports a judge ruled Monda...
Nov 06, 2018
Kids hockey should be about fun, not scores: minor hockey groups
Hockey groups across the country are looking for ways to manage runaway scores in a bid to keep the sport fun for kids. The issue swelled for the Minor Hockey Alliance of Ontario after a team of eight...
Nov 06, 2018

Billboard names Ariana Grande 2018 Woman of the Year
NEW YORK - The music industry is honouring Ariana Grande. Billboard on Tuesday named the 25-year-old award-winning singer its 2018 Woman of the Year. Grande will receive the award at Billboard’s...
Nov 06, 2018

Eskimos left out in the cold despite better record than all but one East team
TORONTO - The fate of a fifth-place team was not top of mind when the CFL created its crossover rule more than two decades ago. It’s something the league may want to consider for the future. The...
Nov 06, 2018

Curling clubs closing, but should seek help that is here, says Curling Canada
The good news for curling is new rinks are opening. The bad news is even more are closing. Chilliwack, B.C., Berwick, N.S., Chelsea and Riviere-du-Loup, Que., have opened, or are about to open, new fa...
Nov 06, 2018
Election Day tests Democratic resistance in Trump era
WASHINGTON - A turbulent election season that tested President Donald Trump’s slash-and-burn political style against the strength of the Democratic resistance comes to a close as Americans cast ...
Nov 06, 2018
Michigan, North Dakota weigh bringing legal pot to Midwest
DETROIT - Voters in Michigan and North Dakota will decide Tuesday whether to legalize recreational marijuana, which would make them the first states in the Midwest to do so and would put conservative ...
Nov 06, 2018
U.S. voting system faces test on Election Day
ATLANTA - Federal and state officials have been working for nearly two years to shore up the nation’s election infrastructure from cyberattacks by Russians or others seeking to disrupt the votin...
Nov 06, 2018

Facebook blocks 115 accounts ahead of US midterm elections
LONDON - Facebook said it blocked 115 accounts for suspected “co-ordinated inauthentic behaviour” linked to foreign groups attempting to interfere in Tuesday’s U.S. midterm elections...
Nov 06, 2018