Category Archives: Canadian Press
Toronto FC, defender Gregory van der Wiel officially end messy breakup
Toronto FC has severed ties with Gregory van der Wiel, paying the veteran Dutch defender to go away. The two sides had been at odds since a training camp bust-up between the 31-year-old player and coa...
Mar 22, 2019
NHL called in Cree helps revive, sustain Indigenous language: hockey analyst
An NHL game called in Plains Cree is a step toward keeping Indigenous languages alive, says a hockey analyst. Former NHL centre John Chabot will join play-by-play announcer Clarence Iron, musician Ear...
Mar 22, 2019
CFL rules committee recommending second challenge for head coaches
TORONTO - If a CFL head coach’s first challenge is successful, the league’s rules committee is recommending he get a second one this season. Darren Hackwood, the CFL’s senior directo...
Mar 22, 2019
Finance minister tells Halifax business audience not to link budget to election
HALIFAX - Finance Minister Bill Morneau pitched the virtues of his latest budget as logical extension of his past documents in a speech Friday, telling a Halifax business audience they shouldn’t...
Mar 22, 2019
Ohio cuts funding for Planned Parenthood after court OK
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio Department of Health is ending grants and contracts that send money to Planned Parenthood after a divided federal appeals court upheld a state anti-abortion law that blocks p...
Mar 22, 2019
Holtby says he won't go with Capitals to White House
ARLINGTON, Va. - Washington Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby said Friday he will not join his teammates next week for a White House celebration of their Stanley Cup championship. Holtby is the second...
Mar 22, 2019
Canadian mixed doubles curling championship down to final 12 teams
FREDERICTON - The playoffs are set at the Canadian mixed doubles curling championship. The field has been trimmed from 32 teams to 12 for the playoffs after round-robin play wrapped up on Friday. Jole...
Mar 22, 2019
B.C. judge orders RCMP to give Meng data on devices seized during arrest
VANCOUVER - A judge has ordered the RCMP to provide copies of the content on seven electronic devices to an executive of Chinese tech giant Huawei Technologies after they were seized at Vancouver̵...
Mar 22, 2019
Canadian men's soccer squad runs deep with talent: coach
VANCOUVER - Canadian striker Jonathan David didn’t expect to be an immediate sensation in Belgian soccer. But in his first season with Koninklijke Atletiek Associatie Gent, the Ottawa-raised 19-...
Mar 22, 2019
A list of those killed and injured in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash
The driver of a transport truck who caused the deadly collision last April involving the Humboldt Broncos hockey team bus was sentenced Friday to eight years in prison. Jaskirat Singh Sidhu had pleade...
Mar 22, 2019