Category Archives: Canadian Press
Brandon (Speedy) Banks turns heads by bouncing off goalpost after TD catch
TORONTO - Brandon (Speedy) Banks hauled in the ball, knowing he was wide open with the goal-line beckoning. “Then I got hit and I was like, ‘What hit me?'” he recalled. It was the go...
Oct 12, 2018
Masoli throws three TD passes to lead Ticats to season sweep of Argos
TORONTO - Jeremiah Masoli and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats have put themselves in a position to battle for top spot in the East Division. Masoli threw four TD passes as Hamilton beat the Toronto Argonauts ...
Oct 12, 2018
Canada's Milanovich takes bronze in 50-metre breaststroke at Youth Olympic Games
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Canada’s Alexander Milanovich picked up a bronze medal in the men’s 50-metre breaststroke at the Youth Olympic Games on Friday. The 16-year-old from Etobicoke, On...
Oct 12, 2018
Ex-3 Doors Down bassist gets 10 years on gun charge
PASCAGOULA, Miss. - The founding member and former bassist of the rock band 3 Doors Down has been sentenced to 10 years in Mississippi state prison for possession of a firearm by a felon. News outlets...
Oct 12, 2018
New pipeline review not going far enough out to sea, environment group says
OTTAWA - The back-to-the-drawing board environmental review of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project will assess the impact of increased oil tanker traffic out to about 12 nautical miles from ...
Oct 12, 2018
Blue Bombers looking to avoid season sweep against Roughriders
WINNIPEG - Running back Andrew Harris believes a Blue Bombers victory over the Saskatchewan Roughriders Saturday afternoon could be just the boost Winnipeg needs. The Roughriders would sweep the clubs...
Oct 12, 2018
NEB sets Trans Mountain hearings schedule to meet February deadline
CALGARY - The National Energy Board has released a schedule that it says will allow it to reconsider its approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project in time to meet a Feb. 22 federal gov...
Oct 12, 2018
Bill Cosby switches up legal team with appeal looming
PHILADELPHIA - Bill Cosby is switching up his legal team as he looks to appeal his conviction and three- to 10-year sentence in his Pennsylvania sex assault case. A court filing Friday says the 81-yea...
Oct 12, 2018
Mayor: Deal reached to end Providence school bus strike
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A school bus company and its striking drivers’ union on Friday reached a tentative deal to end the strike that has lasted more than two weeks, Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza an...
Oct 12, 2018
'This is nothing new for us:' Alberta RCMP say they're ready for legal cannabis
EDMONTON - Alberta RCMP say Mounties will be ready when recreational cannabis becomes legal in Canada on Wednesday. Chief Supt. Brad Mueller said officers will use tried and true investigative techniq...
Oct 12, 2018