Category Archives: Canadian Press

Manotas' late goal lifts Dynamo over Impact 2-1
HOUSTON - Mauro Manotas scored in the 86th minute and the Houston Dynamo beat the Montreal Impact 2-1 on Saturday. Manotas finished Romell Quioto’s cross with a right-footed stab to give Houston...
Mar 09, 2019
Southern storms, apparent tornadoes cause damages; none hurt
Two apparent tornadoes touched down Saturday in central Arkansas, destroying shops as severe storms raking the South damaged some buildings and tore away roofs in northeast Mississippi. There were no ...
Mar 09, 2019
Brad Gushue's Brier run wrecks on ice rubble, Brendan Bottcher into semifinal
BRANDON, Man. - The way the reign ended stung Brad Gushue more than losing the crown. His team’s bid to win a third straight Canadian men’s curling championship was derailed by a tiny rock...
Mar 09, 2019

McMaster and Laval to battle for U Sports women's basketball title
TORONTO - It was history nearly three decades in the making, stretching back to before any of the McMaster Marauders were born. But the significance of the moment wasn’t lost on Theresa Burns...
Mar 09, 2019

Hold the bacon: more Quebec sugar shacks offering vegetarian, vegan options
MONTREAL - As the sugaring-off season begins, thousands of Quebecers will head to a cabane a sucre, or sugar shack, for a traditional heavy meal drenched in sweet syrup. Only now, more and more sugar ...
Mar 09, 2019

O'Rourke documentary provides no hints on possible 2020 run
AUSTIN, Texas - Beto O’Rourke is sitting in his kitchen hours after a closer-than-expected Texas Senate race loss to Ted Cruz, musing about how his campaign brought out the best in thousands of ...
Mar 09, 2019
Andy Burns lifts Blue Jays over Phillies 8-7 in Grapefruit League
CLEARWATER, Fla. - First baseman Andy Burns hit a controversial tie-breaking RBI double in the ninth inning as the Toronto Blue Jays held on for an 8-7 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday i...
Mar 09, 2019
For Jussie Smollett, 1 story equals 16 felony counts
CHICAGO - News that a grand jury had indicted “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett for allegedly lying to Chicago police about being attacked by two masked men may not have made much of a splash...
Mar 09, 2019
Canada's Marjorie Lajoie and Zachary Lagha win world junior figure skating gold
ZAGREB, Croatia - Canada’s Marjorie Lajoie and Zachary Lagha won the gold medal in ice dancing on Saturday at the world junior figure skating championships. Lajoie and Lagha, in their fourth app...
Mar 09, 2019
Montreal's Auger-Aliassime advances with win over Tsitsipas at Indian Wells
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. - Felix Auger-Aliassime’s first career match against a top-10 player has put the ATP Tour on notice. The 18-year-old from Montreal posted a commanding 6-4, 6-2 victory over ...
Mar 09, 2019