Category Archives: Canadian Press
Team interviews with college players at combine important tool for CFL clubs
TORONTO - A stopwatch indicates quickness, while the 225-pound bench press tests strength. But it’s the chat teams have with players that Toronto Argonauts director of Canadian scouting Vince Ma...
Mar 26, 2019
Algerian army chief calls for president to be declared unfit
ALGIERS, Algeria - Algeria’s powerful army chief called Tuesday for starting the constitutional process to have President Abdelaziz Bouteflika declared unfit for office, possibly paving the way ...
Mar 26, 2019
Montreal Impact sign reigning NCAA champion Amar Sejdic
MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact has signed midfielder Amar Sejdic to a one-year contract with three option years. The University of Maryland product was selected 34th overall in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft...
Mar 26, 2019
Canadian farmers face uncertainty after China escalates canola feud
Canadian farmers are facing an uncertain future after China escalated its feud over canola on Tuesday. “There is a lot of confusion amongst farmers about what is able to be exported,” said...
Mar 26, 2019
Canadian women's soccer team facing Mexico in Toronto to gear up for World Cup
TORONTO - Canada will play a friendly against Mexico on May 18 at Toronto’s BMO Field before departing the next day for the Women’s World Cup in France. The match against the 27th-ranked M...
Mar 26, 2019
Spain: FBI offered data stolen in North Korean Embassy raid
MADRID - Spain has issued at least two international arrest warrants for members of a self-proclaimed human rights group who allegedly led a mysterious raid at the North Korean Embassy in Madrid last ...
Mar 26, 2019
2 officers wounded in dispute at Turkish airport
ANKARA, Turkey - A police officer fired a gun at a colleague at Kayseri Airport in central Turkey on Tuesday and then turned the weapon on himself, Turkey’s state-run news agency reported. The t...
Mar 26, 2019
Boys in Manitoba school asked to display underwear after toilet prank
CARMAN, Man. - Manitoba’s education minister has asked for an investigation after students at an elementary school southwest of Winnipeg were asked to show their underwear to a staff member foll...
Mar 26, 2019
Oprah, Spielberg help Apple launch new streaming service
NEW YORK - Apple trotted out few details on its long-awaiting streaming service on Monday, but it didn’t skimp on high-wattage celebrity. Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg and Jennifer Aniston wer...
Mar 26, 2019
Apple highlights privacy in new services in jab at rivals
SAN FRANCISCO - Apple says its services respect your digital boundaries - and it wants you to know it. The company took several opportunities Monday to emphasize user privacy - and indirectly take a j...
Mar 26, 2019