Category Archives: Canadian Press
Happ reaches 3 times, allows 2 runners as Jays thump Mets
NEW YORK - Steady rain at Citi Field should have made pitching, hitting and fielding challenging for everybody. Instead, Blue Jays left-hander J.A. Happ had a blast doing all three. Happ reached three...
May 16, 2018
Shapovalov beats Haase to reach 3rd round in Rome, clay court legend Nadal next
ROME - Canadian teenager Denis Shapovalov’s breakout season on clay is about to face the ultimate test. Shapovalov reached the third round of the Italian Open on Wednesday with a 7-6 (3), 6-7 (5...
May 16, 2018
Hundreds of Fort McMurray insurance claims unresolved two years after wildfire
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Deadlines have been extended for hundreds of insurance claims that remain unresolved more than two years after a wildfire dubbed “The Beast” tore through Fort McMurr...
May 16, 2018
Reds slugger Joey Votto apologizes for remarks ripping Canadian baseball
Saying his comments came from an “absolutely silly, short-sighted, selfish place,” Cincinnati Reds slugger Joey Votto apologized Wednesday for saying that he doesn’t care about Canad...
May 16, 2018
United Conservative leader stands by calling prime minister empty, clueless
EDMONTON - Alberta United Conservative Leader Jason Kenney is standing by his personal attack on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, whom he called empty and clueless. Kenney says, from his experience, Tru...
May 16, 2018
Business group calls for lower tax rate for women-controlled companies
OTTAWA - A cross-border council on women in business recommends that companies controlled by women should get lower tax rates. The Canada-United States Council for Advancement of Women Entrepreneurs a...
May 16, 2018
Halifax police seize pot after medical marijuana dispensary reports break-in
HALIFAX - Another marijuana dispensary has found itself the target of Halifax police after being the victim of a crime. Officers seized a large amount of cannabis and drug paraphernalia from Coastal C...
May 16, 2018
Nova Scotia Liberals block attempt to have bureaucrats discuss web breach
HALIFAX - Liberals on the Nova Scotia legislature’s public accounts committee have again blocked attempts to have officials from the Internal Services Department appear to discuss what the gover...
May 16, 2018
For a prince's wedding, even the greenery has royal roots
WINDSOR, England - Even the foliage in the flower arrangements will have royal roots. Philippa Craddock, the London florist selected by Meghan Markle and Prince Harry to design the blooms for their we...
May 16, 2018
Rugby Canada says sport has good safety record, despite two deaths in five years
Rugby Canada’s CEO says major traumatic injuries like one that killed a P.E.I. teenager are rare despite the lack of protective gear because players are trained to safely tackle opponents and re...
May 16, 2018