Category Archives: Canadian Press
Source: Manchester City ends interest in signing Alexis Sanchez
MANCHESTER, England - Manchester City no longer has any interest in signing Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez. City is unwilling to match the transfer fee and related costs to sign Sanchez that are being...
Jan 15, 2018
Morneau to make retirement official with Twins sendoff
MINNEAPOLIS - Canadian Justin Morneau, the 2006 AL MVP and Minnesota Twins first baseman whose career was derailed by concussion symptoms, is retiring after 1,603 hits and 247 home runs in 14 major le...
Jan 15, 2018
The Monday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Monday, Jan. 15 --- POLICE SAY HIJAB-CUTTING DIDN’T HAPPEN: A Toronto police investigation has concluded that an incident reported by an 11-year-old girl who cl...
Jan 15, 2018
Montreal Alouettes give veteran quarterback Darian Durant his walking papers
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes released veteran quarterback Darian Durant on Monday, the day before he was scheduled to receive a significant bonus. Durant, 35, was due a $150,000 roster bonus Tues...
Jan 15, 2018
Emerson's role as B.C. softwood envoy ends as trade battle looks headed to court
VICTORIA - David Emerson’s appointment as British Columbia’s special envoy to the United States on softwood lumber is coming to an end. Premier John Horgan said Emerson’s experience ...
Jan 15, 2018
Dolores O'Riordan found second home in Ontario, called herself 'half a Canuck'
Dolores O’Riordan, the defiant voice of Irish rock band the Cranberries who died Monday at 46, found a certain solace in her second home - a remote town in Ontario. When she wasn’t perform...
Jan 15, 2018
Teen caught in crossfire on Vancouver street has died: coroner's service
Vancouver police have assigned more than 50 officers to the investigation of a brazen gunfight that killed a 15-year-old boy after he was struck by a bullet while passing in a vehicle with his family....
Jan 15, 2018
Former Canadian rugby player Phil Mackenzie has 90 days to whip you into shape
TORONTO - It started when his groomsmen wanted to get in shape for his wedding. So Phil Mackenzie came up with a plan. Now the retired Canadian rugby international has made a business out of helping o...
Jan 15, 2018
Outspoken professor stokes free-speech debate at East Coast university
HALIFAX - An associate professor at Acadia University is facing a growing backlash over incendiary social media comments, stoking a national debate about free speech on campus amid calls for his ouste...
Jan 15, 2018
Canadiens say Danault has a concussion after being struck in head
Montreal Canadiens coach Claude Julien isn’t sure how long forward Phillip Danault will be out after suffering a concussion when struck in the head by a Zdeno Chara slapshot. All Julien knows fo...
Jan 15, 2018