Category Archives: Canadian Press

Ex-NYC Mayor Bloomberg won't run for president in 2020
WASHINGTON - Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire former New York City mayor, announced Tuesday that he will not join the crowded field of Democrats running for president in 2020. Instead, Bloomberg sai...
Mar 05, 2019
Smoak hits three-run homer in first inning as Jays down Tigers 5-2
LAKELAND, Fla. - Justin Smoak hit a three-run homer and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. added a solo shot as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Detroit Tigers 5-2 in pre-season baseball action Tuesday. Smoak put the ...
Mar 05, 2019

Duke's Williamson out for 4th straight game with knee injury
DURHAM, N.C. - Duke star freshman Zion Williamson will miss his fourth straight game because of a mild right knee sprain. The school made the announcement about four hours before the fourth-ranked Blu...
Mar 05, 2019

FDA chief Scott Gottlieb steps down after nearly 2 years
WASHINGTON - Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb is stepping down after nearly two years leading the agency’s response to a host of public health challenges, including the o...
Mar 05, 2019
Chelsea Manning, Parkland teens docs to debut at Tribeca
NEW YORK - A documentary about Chelsea Manning, Werner Herzog’s latest and a film about Parkland students in the aftermath of the Florida high school massacre are among the selections that will ...
Mar 05, 2019

SNC-Lavalin CEO urged cabinet to change policies 'expeditiously' in 2017 letter
OTTAWA - The head of SNC-Lavalin told the Canadian government it had to change its anti-corruption rules “as expeditiously as possible” in a 2017 letter to the minister in charge of procur...
Mar 05, 2019

Buckle Up: NHL general managers focus on safety, pace of play at meetings
BOCA RATON, Fla. - NHL players minus their helmets, hair flapping in the breeze as they attempt to rejoin the action, could soon be a thing of the past. The league’s general managers announced T...
Mar 05, 2019

Sophie Schmidt tested in defence as Canada warms up for Women's World Cup
Better known as a midfielder, Sophie Schmidt has played in the Canadian backline at the Algarve Cup. The 30-year-old from Abbotsford, B.C., lined up on the left of a back three with Kadeisha Buchanan ...
Mar 05, 2019

Quebec mother found guilty of second-degree murder in daughters' deaths
LAVAL, Que. - A Quebec woman whose two young daughters were found dead in the family home in 2009, lying side by side in their school uniforms, has been found guilty of second-degree murder. Adele Sor...
Mar 05, 2019

Strong Season: Canadian tennis scene blossoming with bright future ahead
TORONTO - Nicu and Maria Andreescu were sitting in a meeting room at Tennis Canada headquarters in Toronto recently when a wave of tennis folks came in to give them their best. Tennis Canada CEO and p...
Mar 05, 2019