Category Archives: Canadian Press
Bombardier and Canadian canola stand to benefit from Chinese tariffs on U.S.
MONTREAL - Bombardier Inc. stands to gain from Chinese retaliatory duties against U.S. small aircraft, but the outlook is mixed for Canada’s agricultural sector. A 25 per cent tariff on aircraft...
Jul 06, 2018
Canada has new Paralympic middle-distance running star in Nate Riech
OTTAWA - Nate Riech’s brain scan looks like the surface of the moon. There’s a dark crater where the cells that control the right side of his body once were. It’s exactly the size of...
Jul 06, 2018
Judicial council offers up courses for judges on handling sex assault cases
OTTAWA - The Canadian Judicial Council has launched a new website showcasing the training courses it is offering to federally appointed judges - including seminars to help judges handle sexual assault...
Jul 06, 2018
B.C. hikers who died lived their dreams and inspired people to be free: group
VANCOUVER - Friends of three hikers who died in an accident at Shannon Falls near Vancouver have posted an emotional online video honouring the trio they say inspired others by following their dreams....
Jul 06, 2018
Canada advances to U17 Basketball World Cup semis with win over Australia
SANTA FE, Argentina - Addison Patterson scored 18 points to lead Canada to a 74-70 win over Australia in quarterfinal play at the FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup. With the win, Canada improved to 5-0 at...
Jul 06, 2018
'Looked at every aspect:' Truck driver criminally charged in Broncos bus crash
The driver of a transport truck faces 29 criminal charges in a fatal collision that killed 16 people, including 10 players, with the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team. Thirteen other players were in...
Jul 06, 2018
Impact defence finally getting healthy for second-half playoff push
MONTREAL - After going with makeshift pairings due to injuries in the central defence early in the season, the Montreal Impact may soon find themselves with too many centrebacks. It’s not a bad ...
Jul 06, 2018
Bench dynamo VanVleet says loyalty a factor in quick deal with Raptors
TORONTO - Fred VanVleet was out at a local drug store getting diapers just after midnight on July 1 when Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri came calling to sign him. VanVleet missed the call but ap...
Jul 06, 2018
N.L. minor softball team barred from tournament for having two female players
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - A minor softball team from Newfoundland is sitting out a St. John’s tournament this week after being barred from the competition for having two girls on the roster. Figh...
Jul 06, 2018
Slumping Toronto FC looks to end nine-year winless streak in Kansas City
The sky may not be falling but it’s looking very dark for Toronto FC. A bad season got worse Wednesday in a 4-3 midweek loss at modest Minnesota. And it doesn’t get any easier Saturday whe...
Jul 06, 2018