Category Archives: Canadian Press
Drake's 'Scorpion' stings streaming competition
NEW YORK - Drake’s “Scorpion” has set a record for most one-day streams for an album on Apple Music. The streaming platform says the album has logged more than 170 million streams wo...
Jun 30, 2018
Blue Jays relieve Tepera lands on 10-day DL with elbow inflammation
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays placed right-handed reliever Ryan Tepera on the 10-day disabled list Saturday with elbow inflammation in his throwing arm. The move, announced before Toronto’s af...
Jun 30, 2018
Mbappe, not Messi, stars as France beats Argentina 4-3 in World Cup
KAZAN, Russia - What Lionel Messi has never done, 19-year-old Kylian Mbappe did twice. The quick-footed French teenager scored two goals in a five-minute span of the second half to help his team rally...
Jun 30, 2018
U.S. steel tariffs result in 40 layoffs in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.
SAULT STE MARIE, Ont. - A manufacturing company is laying off workers in Ontario in response to American tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum. A spokesman for Tenaris, which manufactures steel pipes...
Jun 30, 2018
Australian man survives falling from train, being struck by cars in B.C.: RCMP
REVELSTOKE, B.C. - An Austalian man underwent full and partial limb amputations after falling from a train in Revelstoke, B.C. RCMP say they responded to reports of a trespasser on the CP Rail tracks ...
Jun 30, 2018
Germany, Hong Kong look set to join Canada in Rugby World Cup repechage
Barring a miracle, Germany and Hong Kong will join Canada in the four-team repechage in November for a place in the 2019 Rugby World Cup. Germany, ranked 29th in the world, was thumped 66-15 by No. 17...
Jun 30, 2018
AP source: Couture agrees to 8-year extension with Sharks
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Logan Couture agreed to a $64 million, eight-year contract extension with the San Jose Sharks on Saturday, according to a person familiar with the deal. The person told The Associat...
Jun 30, 2018
Jets deal goalie Steve Mason to Canadiens in salary dump ahead of free agency
MONTREAL - The Winnipeg Jets cleared salary cap space and the Montreal Canadiens added some assets in a trade Saturday ahead of the opening of NHL free agency. The Jets sent veteran goalie Steve Mason...
Jun 30, 2018
Samka, one of only walruses to give birth in captivitiy in Canada, dies in Quebec
QUEBEC - One of the only walruses to give birth in captivity in Canada has died in Quebec City’s aquarium. The aquarium says in a statement that 13-year-old Samka died Thursday night. The establ...
Jun 30, 2018
Toronto FC waives little-used Argentine, opens up international roster spot
Toronto FC has waived little-used midfielder Mariano Mino, opening up an international spot on its roster. The 24-year-old Argentine made just one appearance for the MLS champions and was an unused su...
Jun 30, 2018