Category Archives: Canadian Press
Canada 'A' side to play Ontario Arrows in two-match exhibition series
TORONTO - Canada ‘A’ will play the Ontario Arrows in a pair of games later this month to help Canada prepare for its June rugby internationals. The Canada Selects will play the Arrows on M...
May 04, 2018
Hearings for teen prostitute serving life for killing client
NASHVILLE - Tennessee’s Board of Parole has scheduled a May 23 clemency hearing for Cyntoia Brown, who is serving life in prison for killing her customer when she was a 16-year-old prostitute. C...
May 04, 2018
Toyota Canada plants to get $1.4B upgrade; Ottawa and Ontario to pitch in
CAMBRIDGE, Ont. - The federal and Ontario governments will pitch in a combined $220 million toward a $1.4-billion upgrade at two Toyota Canada manufacturing plants. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made ...
May 04, 2018
NAFTA's moment of truth: Coming days could decide whether deal happens this year
WASHINGTON - A moment of truth approaches in the NAFTA negotiations, with the coming days likely to reveal not only whether an agreement is achievable this year, but also how extensive such an agreeme...
May 04, 2018
Edmonton Eskimos receiver Rory Kohlert calls it a career after six CFL seasons
EDMONTON - Canadian receiver Rory Kohlert is calling it a career. The Edmonton Eskimos announced Friday the 30-year-old Regina native has retired. The six-foot-two, 204-pound Kohlert had seven catches...
May 04, 2018
Luis Contreras, Mark Casse to carry Canadian hopes at Kentucky Derby
It’s been some time between Kentucky Derby mounts for Luis Contreras, but the veteran Woodbine jockey says any past experience at the big race is an advantage. Contreras will make just his secon...
May 04, 2018
Quebec man faces nearly 90 sex-related charges involving young males
SAINT-JEROME, Que. - A Quebec man has been arraigned on 87 charges arising from alleged sex crimes involving some 70 male adolescents over a five-year period. The charges laid against Simon Drouin on ...
May 04, 2018
New Wolfpack players enjoying Toronto as rugby league team makes short visit home
TORONTO - Twelve games into their season, the Toronto Wolfpack are finally home - if only for five days with a match at a stopgap venue. After hosting Swinton Lions (0-10-1) at Fletcher’s Fields...
May 04, 2018
Harvey Weinstein denies all sexual assault allegations by Toronto woman
TORONTO - Harvey Weinstein has asked an Ontario court to dismiss a sexual assault lawsuit filed against him by a Toronto actress, arguing in court documents that he denies “each and every”...
May 04, 2018
Toronto is latest Canadian city to crackdown on payday lending outlets
TORONTO - Canada’s largest city is the latest of a host of municipalities to crack down on payday lenders with bylaws to impose restrictions on their business activities and rein in the number o...
May 04, 2018