Category Archives: Canadian Press
Canadian Bianca Andreescu has her first WTA title, winning BNP Paribas Open
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. - Canadian Bianca Andreescu has her first WTA title. The unseeded 18-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., upset eighth-seeded German Angelique Kerber 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 in the women’...
Mar 17, 2019
Rowdy Tellez hits go-ahead blast, Blue Jays beat Twins 9-8
DUNEDIN, Fla. - Rowdy Tellez hit a go-ahead solo blast in the bottom of the eighth inning as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Minnesota Twins 9-8 on Sunday in pre-season play. Tellez pulled a 1-1 pitch ...
Mar 17, 2019
Airlines shift planes to get March Break travellers home amid Max 8 grounding
TORONTO - Two Canadian airlines dealing with the grounding of Boeing Max 8 jets say they have re-assigned other planes to accommodate travellers returning home from March Break vacations. Both Air Can...
Mar 17, 2019
Canadian teenager Alphonso Davies scores first goal for Bayern Munich
BERLIN - Canadian teenager Alphonso Davies opened his account for Bayern Munich with a goal off the bench Sunday in a record-setting 6-0 rout of Mainz. Introduced in the 59th minute, Davies was in the...
Mar 17, 2019
Agriculture, trade ministers will testify in April on Chinese canola issue
OTTAWA - A pair of federal cabinet ministers have been called on to testify before a parliamentary committee on China’s move to reject canola shipments from one of Canada’s largest grain p...
Mar 17, 2019
Toronto Wolfpack bounce back from Toulouse loss by defeating Batley Bulldogs
HULL, England - The Toronto Wolfpack bounced back from a lopsided loss in Toulouse by running in seven tries Sunday in a 34-12 win over the Batley Bulldogs in Betfred Championship rugby league play. T...
Mar 17, 2019
Kenney lieutenant denies running "puppet" candidate in party leadership race
EDMONTON - The staffer at the centre of a spreading scandal over Alberta’s United Conservative leadership race says party leader Jason Kenney’s team did not direct and prop up a bogus cand...
Mar 17, 2019
Brampton family unable to identify family members during trip to Ethiopia
The Brampton, Ont., family that lost six members in the Ethiopian Airlines crash says authorities in that country have told them it could take up to six months to identify their relatives’ remai...
Mar 17, 2019
Budget's housing affordability changes to focus on supply, demand, regulation
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government will take steps in Tuesday’s federal budget to make home-buying more affordable with changes affecting supply, demand and regulation, The Canadian Press has learn...
Mar 17, 2019
Canadian Janine Beckie scores as Man City advances in Women's FA Cup
MANCHESTER, England - Canadian international Janine Beckie scored as Manchester City blanked Liverpool on 3-0 Sunday to advance to the SSE Women’s FA Cup semifinals. After Beckie opened the scor...
Mar 17, 2019