Category Archives: Canadian Press
After poor start, Toronto FC regains some swagger in 3-0 win over Chicago Fire
TORONTO - The real Toronto FC stood up Saturday, blanking the Chicago Fire 3-0 in a game that brought back memories of its 2017 championship season. After a poor first half, Toronto hit high gear and ...
Jul 28, 2018
Australia rallies for mixed relay victory at World Triathlon Series
EDMONTON - A spectacular final leg by Jacob Birtwhistle propelled Australia to a come-from-behind victory in the elite mixed relay at the ITU World Triathlon Series Edmonton on Saturday. Birtwhistle w...
Jul 28, 2018
Former Blue Jays pitcher J.A. Happ full of praise for Toronto, Canada
TORONTO - Former Blue Jays pitcher J.A. Happ has thanked Toronto, Canada and the team’s fans for their support during his time with the country’s only major-league team. In a message poste...
Jul 28, 2018
TV's Bob Costas and writer Sheldon Ocker honoured by Hall
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. - It’s been 44 years since sportscaster Bob Costas visited the Baseball Hall of Fame for the first time. Now, he’s got a permanent place in the shrine. Costas, who began ...
Jul 28, 2018
Ottawa wide receiver Brad Sinopoli on pace for another 1,000-yard season
HAMILTON - Ottawa wide receiver Brad Sinopoli is more than halfway to another 1,000-yard season and it’s only Week 7. The 30-year-old had nine receptions for 82 yards in the Redblack’s 21-...
Jul 28, 2018
Strong quake hits Indonesian island, killing at least 14
JAKARTA, Indonesia - A strong and shallow earthquake early Sunday killed at least 14 people and injured more than 160 on Indonesia’s Lombok island, a popular tourist destination next to Bali, of...
Jul 28, 2018
B.C. parents urged to check immunization records after Chinese vaccine recall
VANCOUVER - Health authorities in British Columbia are urging parents of toddlers who were vaccinated in parts of China last year to check their records for a recalled vaccine. The BC Centre for Disea...
Jul 28, 2018
Roberts, Mulroney on screen, playing romantic partners
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Julia Roberts and Dermot Mulroney are reunited on screen and, to hear them banter, it feels so good. The actors, who starred on the big screen in “My Best Friend’s ...
Jul 28, 2018
Hughes is top Canadian in tie for 13th after three rounds at Glen Abbey
OAKVILLE, Ont. - A small boy followed Mackenzie Hughes around the final 11 holes Saturday at the RBC Canadian Open, easy to spot in a huge Toronto Maple Leafs jersey that hung down to his knees. Hughe...
Jul 28, 2018
Brazilian celebrities hold 'Free Lula' concert in Rio
RIO DE JANEIRO - Some of Brazil’s most popular musicians called for jailed former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to be freed in a concert Saturday in Rio de Janeiro attended by tens of thou...
Jul 28, 2018