Category Archives: Canadian Press
Blue Jays Pannone shuts out Orioles through seven innings in first MLB start
TORONTO - Thomas Pannone realized early that he was cruising through innings and keeping Baltimore’s hitters off-balance in his first major league start. But a sixth-inning defensive gem from Ra...
Aug 22, 2018
Montreal Alouettes quarterback Johnny Manziel remains sidelined
MONTREAL - Johnny Manziel missed another practice on Wednesday, meaning he’s all but certain to miss his second game in a row with the Montreal Alouettes on Friday. The former Heisman Trophy-win...
Aug 22, 2018
Tweet over deli packaging gets gov's attention, and a change
CONCORD, N.H. - A supermarket customer’s tweet on stickers placed over the opening of bagged deli meats got the attention of New Hampshire’s governor, and a change. NH1 reports Londonderry...
Aug 22, 2018
Stampeders looking to rebound from rare loss as they prepare for Bombers
For the first time this season, Bo Levi Mitchell and the Calgary Stampeders are dealing with defeat. Calgary (7-1) fell from the ranks of the unbeaten Sunday night following a 40-27 road loss to the S...
Aug 22, 2018
Rape, racism linked to hydro development 'an open wound:' Manitoba chief
WINNIPEG - The chief of a northern Manitoba First Nation says a report into the development of the hydro-electric industry decades ago only touches the surface when it describes allegations of sexual ...
Aug 22, 2018
Dad says he found son, 3, dead in dryer; police investigate
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Authorities in Virginia said Wednesday that they’re investigating the death of a 3-year-old boy whose father says he found the child’s body in a clothes dryer. Virgin...
Aug 22, 2018
No tolerance for teachers using a repealed sex-ed curriculum, warns Doug Ford
TORONTO - Teachers who use a now-repealed sex-education curriculum when students return to school next month will face consequences, Ontario Premier Doug Ford warned on Wednesday as he invited parents...
Aug 22, 2018
Hack thwarted on Democratic National Committee voter data
CHICAGO - The Democratic National Committee thwarted an attempted hack of its massive voter database, an official said Wednesday, two years after Russian operatives sent the party into disarray by bre...
Aug 22, 2018
Toronto boxing card postponed due to issues getting fighters visas
TORONTO - The Jose Sulaiman WBC World Invitational Tournament scheduled for Saturday at Toronto’s Budweiser Stage has been postponed. Eric Bentley, COO of The Real Deal Boxing, said several figh...
Aug 22, 2018
Canadian peacekeepers in Mali concerned by reported delays in evacuations
OTTAWA - Concerns about potential delays in the approval of life-saving medical evacuations are circling around Canada’s United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali, which in recent days conduct...
Aug 22, 2018