Category Archives: Canadian Press

PHOENIX - Almost two years after he was released during spring training, Brett Lawrie is getting a second chance to play baseball again. He faces a long road back to the majors. Lawrie, from Langley, ...

LOS ANGELES - Doris Tapia never imagined that she would get to watch the Oscars at a party in Los Angeles, exchanging the sneakers she wears when she takes care of children in New York for a pair of h...

Actor Terrence Howard, who plays the father of Jussie Smollett’s character on “Empire,” has expressed support for his fellow cast member amid allegations that Smollett staged a racis...

TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors decided to keep Kawhi Leonard out of Sunday’s game against the visiting Orlando Magic for load management. The Raptors star had 25 points including the go-ahead dun...

LOS ANGELES - The segregation-era road-trip drama “Green Book” was crowned best picture at the 91st Academy Awards, delighting those who see the film as a feel-good throwback but disappoin...

LEIGH, England - The Toronto Wolfpack relied on a stiff defence en route to a 14-8 victory Sunday over Leigh Centurions in Betfred Championship rugby league play. Toronto’s defence, which has co...

SYDNEY, N.S. - Up one with hammer to win is normally the Rachel Homan wheelhouse position. Tied coming home with hammer is usually a lock too. The Ontario skip picked the worst possible time to show a...

CALGARY - Canada’s bobsled and skeleton teams head to the world championships in Whistler, B.C., wondering if the ski resort will be their future home. The Whistler track, built for the 2010 Win...

OTTAWA - Canadians could hear this week from Jody Wilson-Raybould about whether the former attorney general believes she faced inappropriate pressure from the prime minister’s office to halt a c...

TAZAWAKO, Japan - Canada’s Mikael Kingsbury captured gold in the dual moguls World Cup on Sunday in a duel with Japan’s Ikuma Horishima. Kingsbury won with 87.94 points, finishing ahead of...