Category Archives: Canadian Press
Toronto Raptors extend qualifying offers to VanVleet, Miller and De Colo
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors extended qualifying offers to Fred VanVleet, Malcolm Miller and Nando De Colo on Wednesday to retain their free agent rights. Retaining VanVleet, who was a finalist for t...
Jun 27, 2018
R.J. Barrett's emergence on senior squad is perfect timing for Canada
TORONTO - Jay Triano recalls a Canadian basketball team practice he was coaching in 2012. Steve Nash was at the opposite end of the court working with a 12-year-old boy and the scene caught TrianoR...
Jun 27, 2018
Source: Veteran Ray won't return to Toronto Argonauts this season
TORONTO - Ricky Ray’s season is done. A CFL source told The Canadian Press on Wednesday the veteran quarterback isn’t planning to return to the Toronto Argonauts this year after suffering ...
Jun 27, 2018
Disgraced Aussie skipper Steve Smith still the talk of Global T20 Canada
TORONTO - Disgraced former Australian cricket captain Steve Smith dominated talk Wednesday on the eve of the Global T20 Canada tournament. Smith and former Australia vice-captain David Warner are both...
Jun 27, 2018
CFL fines Henoc Muamba, Aaron Grymes for separate spearing incidents
TORONTO - The CFL handed Montreal Alouettes linebacker Henoc Muamba and Edmonton Eskimos defensive back Aaron Grymes maximum fines Wednesday for separate spearing incidents last week. Muamba was fined...
Jun 27, 2018
N.S. premier defends health-care changes, calls for a 'reimagining' of care
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil is defending his government’s sweeping changes to health care in Cape Breton, saying the status quo is no longer acceptable. “We’re a gen...
Jun 27, 2018
Are parody Twitter accounts 'fake news'? Liberals, Conservatives disagree
OTTAWA - Liberal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says parody social media accounts that deliberately try to mislead readers are a form of identity theft that needs to be addressed. McKenna hers...
Jun 27, 2018
B.C. chicken-catching company denies neglect, cruelty accusations
VANCOUVER - The head of a British Columbia chicken-catching company under investigation for alleged animal neglect and cruelty says his employees have not done anything wrong. Elite Services president...
Jun 27, 2018
Maple Leafs pick Sean Durzi turned 2017 draft disappointment into a positive
TORONTO - Sean Durzi knew heading into last year’s NHL draft there was a chance me might not get picked. Seated in Chicago’s United Center with his family, he waited for his name to be cal...
Jun 27, 2018
Brazil advances to round of 16 at World Cup, tops Serbia 2-0
MOSCOW - Worried no more, Brazil is through at the World Cup. Paulinho and Thiago Silva scored a goal each Wednesday to give the five-time champions a 2-0 victory over Serbia and first place in their ...
Jun 27, 2018