Category Archives: Canadian Press
Ex-Quebec construction mogul Tony Accurso gets four-year prison term
LAVAL, Que. - Former Quebec construction mogul Tony Accurso received a four-year prison term on Thursday following his conviction on fraud and corruption charges. A jury recently found Accurso guilty ...
Jul 05, 2018
Wednesday's Games
Wednesday’s Games MLB American League L.A. Angels 7 Seattle 4 Houston 5 Texas 4 (10 innings) Cleveland 3 Kansas City 2 National League Colorado 1, San Francisco 0 L.A. Dodgers 6 Pittsburgh 4 St....
Jul 05, 2018
Scores and Schedule
Wednesday’s Games MLB American League L.A. Angels 7 Seattle 4 Houston 5 Texas 4 (10 innings) Cleveland 3 Kansas City 2 National League Colorado 1, San Francisco 0 L.A. Dodgers 6 Pittsburgh 4 St....
Jul 05, 2018
Watch your step! Falls sending more Canadians to hospital, report shows
TORONTO - A raised bit of concrete on a sidewalk. An icy patch on the road. A misstep on the stairs at home. All of these can lead to accidental falls - landing a person not only on the ground, but of...
Jul 04, 2018
NGOs demand independent probe into use of Cdn armoured vehicles in Saudi Arabia
OTTAWA - Some of Canada’s most prominent human rights and arms-control groups are demanding the Trudeau government launch an independent investigation into reports Saudi Arabian forces used Cana...
Jul 04, 2018
Raincock-Ekunwe, Carleton lead Canadian senior women's team past Turkey 78-45
EDMONTON - It was about as encouraging a start as the Canadian senior women’s basketball team could ask for on their road to the World Cup. Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe and Bridget Carleton each poured ...
Jul 04, 2018
Bautista drives in run against former team, Mets top Blue Jays to split series
TORONTO - Marcus Stroman switched up his warm-up music for his Wednesday start, using Drake’s “Trophies” as a tribute to former teammate Jose Bautista. Bautista, who used “Trop...
Jul 04, 2018
Quintero powers Minnesota United past Toronto FC 4-3
MINNEAPOLIS - Toronto FC seemingly can’t stop teams from scoring against them in the first half. Darwin Quintero scored three times for the first hat trick in Minnesota United FC history, helpin...
Jul 04, 2018
Home again. Paralyzed Humboldt Broncos player returns from Philadelphia physio
CALGARY - It has been more than five months since Ryan Straschnitzki was together with his family in his hometown of Airdrie, Alta. Straschnitzki, 19, was paralyzed from the chest down April 6 in a co...
Jul 04, 2018
Regina man who fatally stabbed 16-year-old ex-girlfriend loses sentence appeal
REGINA - A young Regina man who stabbed a former girlfriend to death with a hunting knife when he was 16 has lost his appeal of his adult sentence. Last July, a judge sentenced Skylar Prockner as an a...
Jul 04, 2018