Category Archives: Canadian Press
Handwalla Bwana's second-half goal leads Seattle over Toronto 2-1
TORONTO - For the second time in less than two weeks Greg Vanney felt Major League Soccer’s video assistant referee robbed his club of crucial points. Handwalla Bwana scored the winner early in ...
May 09, 2018
Preds, Jets lean heavily on Rinne, Hellebuyck in Game 7
NASHVILLE - Predators goalie Pekka Rinne has years of post-season experience, including a couple Game 7s and a Stanley Cup Final. Connor Hellebuyck has the Winnipeg Jets on the verge of their first We...
May 09, 2018
Privacy commissioner probing potential privacy breaches by Peel, Toronto police
TORONTO - Ontario’s privacy commissioner is looking into two potential privacy breaches involving police, including one that concerns a surveillance image of Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Roberto Os...
May 09, 2018
Santa Fe Opera taps creator of operatic 'Handmaid's Tale'
SANTA FE, N.M. - A fairy-tale thriller from a Danish composer who created an operatic version of “The Handmaid’s Tale” will make its debut at the Santa Fe Opera in the summer of 2019...
May 09, 2018
Team honours Colten Boushie, Humboldt Broncos at Aboriginal hockey championships
SYDNEY, N.S. - A Saskatchewan team playing in the National Aboriginal Hockey Championships in Nova Scotia this week is holding two special tributes during each game. Players for the team are wearing a...
May 09, 2018
Canadian catcher Siddall recalls catching perfect game in final day of career
TORONTO - Joe Siddall had every intention of retiring from professional baseball when he arrived at McCoy Stadium, home of the triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox in June of 2000. He and his wife Tamara had di...
May 09, 2018
B.C. coaches say they knew James Paxton's baseball work ethic would be rewarded
LADNER, B.C. - It took just a few hours for the British Columbia hometown of James Paxton to honour his no-hitter against the Toronto Blue Jays. By Wednesday morning, the Welcome to Ladner sign was de...
May 09, 2018
Ontario fire chief ousted by new retirement policy vows to challenge it
A long-serving fire chief in eastern Ontario says he is challenging a new policy that forces all fire department employees in Renfrew, Ont., to retire by age 60. Guy Longtin, who was forced Monday to ...
May 09, 2018
Tory MP's comment in the House on abortion triggers scorn of Liberals, NDP
OTTAWA - A Conservative MP’s comment about abortion on Wednesday in the House of Commons triggered a flood of criticism from Liberals and New Democrats. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ended an an...
May 09, 2018
Olympic diving medallist Meaghan Benfeito finds synchronicity with McKay
CALGARY - Meaghan Benfeito is working on her vertical. The three-time Olympic bronze medallist in diving wants more height off the board from her five-foot-one frame, so she can get as much air time a...
May 09, 2018