Category Archives: Canadian Press
Veteran CFL defensive back Johnson tweets he's becoming a college coach
Jovon Johnson is trading his cleats in for a whistle this season. The veteran CFL defensive back tweeted Friday he’s accepted an offer to become the defensive backs coach at Defiance College in ...
Feb 15, 2019
Star striker Fredy Montero returning to Vancouver Whitecaps
VANCOUVER - Star striker Fredy Montero is returning to the Vancouver Whitecaps. The Major League Soccer club announced on Friday that it has signed the 31-year-old Colombian forward to a two-year deal...
Feb 15, 2019
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh votes in advance in Burnaby South byelection
BURNABY, B.C. - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he is taking nothing for granted as he continues to work hard to win a byelection in Burnaby, B.C., and gain a seat in Parliament. Singh made the comments...
Feb 15, 2019
Striker Terrence Boyd ready to put his body on the line for Toronto FC
TORONTO - With Sebastian Giovinco now picking up a paycheque eight time zones away and Jozy Altidore working his way back to match fitness after ankle surgery, Toronto FC fans are about to get a dose ...
Feb 15, 2019
Busy schedule working nicely for top-ranked Ontario skip Rachel Homan
SYDNEY, N.S. - A packed schedule this season has worked quite nicely for Rachel Homan. Her life will be getting even busier later this year. Homan, who is pregnant and due in mid-June, has managed to ...
Feb 15, 2019
AFN national chief urges action on legislation in wake of Wilson-Raybould's exit
OTTAWA - The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to press on with the process of reconciliation even after losing the lone Indigenous member of cabi...
Feb 15, 2019
Diane Rehm testifies for assisted-death bill in Maryland
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Retired radio talk show host Diane Rehm testified in favour of a Maryland measure to allow the terminally ill to end their lives with a doctor’s help, describing the misery her ...
Feb 15, 2019
Employee being fired fatally shoots 5 co-workers in Illinois
AURORA, Ill. - A 15-year employee being fired from a suburban Chicago manufacturing company started shooting Friday, killing five co-workers and wounding five police officers before he was killed by p...
Feb 15, 2019
Cat Lake leaders slam political inaction; warn mould may force evacuation
TORONTO - Angry and frustrated leaders of a remote northern Ontario reserve warned on Friday they will be forced to evacuate their community unless they receive immediate help dealing with mould-infes...
Feb 15, 2019
Sanchez feels back to old self after first bullpen session of spring training
DUNEDIN, Fla. - Aaron Sanchez is feeling like the pitcher he was back in 2016. And his new manager can’t stop smiling about that. The Blue Jays right-hander, who dealt with finger injuries over ...
Feb 15, 2019