Category Archives: Canadian Press

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Elections that could determine scandal-plagued Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak’s political fate were set Tuesday for May 9, an unusual workday vote with a shorter c...

CHICAGO - Pirates closer Felipe Rivero has changed his name to Felipe Vazquez. Vazquez told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on Monday that he legally changed his surname to match that of his sister, Presc...

LOS ANGELES - Police say Green Bay Packers wide receiver Trevor Davis was arrested after falsely claiming to have explosives while checking in for a flight at Los Angeles International Airport. Airpor...

BALTIMORE - With one swing of the bat, Josh Donaldson turned a tight duel into a blowout and sent the historically meagre crowd at Camden Yards scurrying toward the exits. Donaldson hit his fourth car...

BEIJING - President Xi Jinping promised Tuesday to cut China’s auto tariffs and improve intellectual property protection in possible concessions aimed at defusing a worsening dispute with Washin...

DETROIT - On the second night of a back-to-back - with first place in the Eastern Conference already wrapped up - the Toronto Raptors easily could have packed it in after falling behind by 17 points. ...

GOLD COAST, Australia - As expected, Canada won a decathlon medal at the Commonwealth Games. But it was Pierce LePage of Whitby, Ont., who climbed the podium to collect a silver behind Grenada’s...

BOSTON - The Boston Bruins and the Boston Bruins Foundation have announced two fundraising initiatives to help support those affected by the Humboldt Broncos tragedy. The Boston Bruins Foundation will...

NEW YORK - Spike Lee’s “BlacKkKlansman” will open in theatres on the one-year anniversary of the violent protests in Charlottesville, Virginia, where white nationalists marched and a...

American professional tennis player Madison Brengle sued the WTA and International Tennis Federation in Florida state court on Monday, seeking unspecified damages for “physical and emotional con...