Category Archives: Canadian Press
Fans getting out of control on Tour de France climbs
BOURG D’OISANS, France - A spectator threw a smoke bomb into the Tour de France peloton as it passed by on Friday. Nobody came to any harm. Unlike on Thursday, when a fan’s camera strap ap...
Jul 20, 2018
Putin says Russia could bid to host another Olympics
MOSCOW - After hosting the World Cup, President Vladimir Putin says the country could bid for a future Summer Olympics. Asked about hosting a Summer Olympics in Russia for the first time since 1980, P...
Jul 20, 2018
Cut down: 3 of top 5 players to miss weekend at British Open
CARNOUSTIE, Scotland - Justin Rose made his only birdie of the day when he needed it the most, sinking an 18-footer on the final hole to make the cut Friday in the British Open. Other top players were...
Jul 20, 2018
Tickets on sale for newspaper shooting benefit concert
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Tickets are now on sale for a benefit concert that honours the victims of a shooting at a Maryland newspaper last month. WMAR-TV reports Good Charlotte will be headlining the July 28 ...
Jul 20, 2018
Paper problem has Long Island Rail Road tickets saying 2019
MASSAPEQUA, N.Y. - It’s back to the future on the Long Island Rail Road. The nation’s largest commuter train system said Friday it’s printing next month’s tickets on paper mark...
Jul 20, 2018
Edmonton Eskimos release veteran receiver Terrell Owens from negotiation list
Terrell Owens won’t be kick-starting his pro football career with the Edmonton Eskimos. Edmonton released the 44-year-old former NFL receiver from its negotiation list on Friday. That leaves Owe...
Jul 20, 2018
Canadian agriculture ministers briefed on trade-war contingency plan
VANCOUVER - Federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay emphasized the importance of the provinces working together as an escalating trade war with the United States puts some farmers on edge. The ...
Jul 20, 2018
Canadian wrestler Dori Yeats retires after decorated career
MONTREAL - Former world championship silver medal-winning wrestler Dori Yeats has retired from the sport. The 24-year-old Montreal native used social media to make the announcement Friday. Yeats’...
Jul 20, 2018
Guatemalan pleads guilty in crash that killed Colts player
INDIANAPOLIS - A Guatemalan man living illegally in the U.S. pleaded guilty Friday to driving drunk in a crash that killed Indianapolis Colts linebacker Edwin Jackson and his Uber driver. Manuel Orreg...
Jul 20, 2018
MLS supporter groups need to keep things safe: Toronto FC coach
VANCOUVER - They march to the stadium in packs, clad in scarves and jerseys. They chant anthems and bang drums. They stand through entire games, cheering until hoarse. They’re soccer fans, after...
Jul 20, 2018