Category Archives: Canadian Press
Joey Votto apologizes for remarks ripping Canadian baseball
Cincinnati Reds all-star Joey Votto has penned an apology after saying in a podcast on Tuesday that he doesn’t care about Canada, Canadian baseball or his hometown of Toronto. Votto, who played ...
May 15, 2018
Trash-hauling millionaire Wagner GOP pick to challenge Wolf
HARRISBURG, Pa. - State senator and waste-hauling millionaire Scott Wagner won Tuesday’s three-way Republican primary contest to challenge Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf, capping a personal spending s...
May 15, 2018
Cavs star James goes to locker room after shot to jaw
BOSTON - Cavaliers forward LeBron James said he just needed a chance to “recalibrate” when he left in the second quarter Tuesday night after taking a shot to the jaw from Boston’s Ja...
May 15, 2018
Barletta, Trump backer, wins GOP nod to take on Sen. Casey
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Four-term U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta, a staunch supporter of President Donald Trump who first got national notice as a small-city mayor for his attempted crackdown on illegal immigration...
May 15, 2018
Saskatchewan wants Ottawa to get tough with B.C. over Trans Mountain pipeline
REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is calling on the Prime Minister to get tough with British Columbia over its opposition to the Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion. Moe says Justin Trudeau...
May 15, 2018
Guess who's back? Liberals, Conservatives alike embrace Harper's return
OTTAWA - Suddenly, Stephen Harper is turning up everywhere. In the past couple of weeks, he’s made headlines for writing a book, telling an American audience in February he could still “ea...
May 15, 2018
Canada coach watches with disappointment as World Rugby drops the hammer
TORONTO - The world governing body of rugby bounced Romania from the 2019 Rugby World Cup on Tuesday, elevating Russia to the sport’s showcase. An investigation set up by World Rugby found Roman...
May 15, 2018
Quarterback Ricky Ray back to lead reigning Grey Cup champion Toronto Argonauts
TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts enter the 2018 Canadian Football League season as the defending champions. Just don’t mention it to head coach Marc Trestman. “Our team can’t go back-...
May 15, 2018
From pork to pot: Cannabis cultivation in former Winnipeg Maple Leaf meat plant
WINNIPEG - A Toronto-based pot producer is taking over the former Maple Leaf Foods meat plant in Winnipeg. GrowForce Holdings has announced it will open its flagship cannabis cultivation facility in t...
May 15, 2018
Royal or not, couples contend with family drama in wedding planning: expert
A wedding is supposed to celebrate two people being bound together as partners for life, but a couples counsellor says family tensions can threaten to tear loved ones apart on the big day - even if yo...
May 15, 2018