Category Archives: Canadian Press
Jays GM says he'll likely need at least three weeks to fill manager position
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays had the breath knocked out of them barely a month into the 2018 campaign. The final gasp essentially came halfway through the season. Any embers still flickering from b...
Oct 02, 2018
Don't take pot on international flights, transport minister warns
OTTAWA - Canada’s transport minister says travellers aboard domestic flights will be allowed to carry a small quantity of cannabis with them after Oct. 17. But Marc Garneau warns against packing...
Oct 02, 2018
Habs' Domi experiment will take centre stage in season opener at Toronto
MONTREAL - After an inauspicious start, the Montreal Canadiens are ready for part two of their Max Domi experiment. Domi will play at centre Wednesday when Montreal opens the 2018-19 season in Toronto...
Oct 02, 2018
Calgary Stampeders sign veteran receiver Chris Matthews to CFL contract
CALGARY - The Calgary Stampeders signed international receiver Chris Matthews on Tuesday. Matthews fills a need for Calgary, which has four receivers injured - Eric Rogers, DaVaris Daniels, Kamar Jord...
Oct 02, 2018
Kander, citing mental health concerns, drops out of KC race
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Jason Kander, a rising star in Democratic politics who narrowly lost a 2016 Senate bid, dropped out of the race for mayor of Kansas City, Missouri, on Tuesday so he could get help f...
Oct 02, 2018
Kids' music teacher sentenced on child porn charges
NEWARK, N.J. - A New Jersey music teacher and singer-songwriter who performs for children at synagogues, Jewish community centres and camps nationwide has been sentenced to nearly eight years in priso...
Oct 02, 2018
Fed Chair Powell says gradual rate hikes best approach
BOSTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Tuesday that he sees no need to drop the central bank’s current gradual approach to raising interest rates. Powell said the combination of st...
Oct 02, 2018
Effort to strip Oberlander, 94, of citizenship on hold over appeal question
TORONTO - It will likely take at least a few more weeks before the federal government can go ahead and strip an elderly man of his Canadian citizenship for lying about his Second World War activities ...
Oct 02, 2018
Package forces brief evacuation of Ted Cruz's headquarters
HOUSTON - A spokeswoman for Republican Sen. Ted Cruz says a package addressed to Cruz’s Houston campaign headquarters caused a lockdown, which was later lifted. The Houston Fire Department says ...
Oct 02, 2018
President of Sportsnet and NHL properties Scott Moore to leave at end of month
TORONTO - Scott Moore is stepping down from his role as president of Sportsnet and NHL properties after eight years at Rogers Communications. Moore will leave Sportsnet at the end of the month, accord...
Oct 02, 2018