Category Archives: Canadian Press
NL mayor injured in hunting accident
HAPPY VALLEY GOOSE BAY, N.L. - A mayor of a Labrador community remains in hospital after being wounded in a hunting accident on Saturday. Officials in Happy Valley Goose Bay, N.L., are confirming Mayo...
Dec 10, 2017
AP sources: Doctors believe Wentz tore ACL, out for year
LOS ANGELES - Two sources familiar with the injury tell The Associated Press that doctors believe Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz tore his left anterior cruciate ligament in a win over th...
Dec 10, 2017
Oilers' '84-85 team had bumps in the road to success, says Gretzky
TORONTO - Even the greatest team in NHL history as selected by fans had doubt casted their way before eventually proving themselves. The Wayne Gretzky-led 1984-85 Edmonton Oilers were chosen as the gr...
Dec 10, 2017
Major League Soccer releases expansion draft player list for Los Angeles FC
TORONTO - Steven Beitashour, Drew Moor, Armando Cooper and Benoit Cheyrou, who all saw action for Toronto FC in Saturday’s MLS Cup final win over Seattle, have been left unprotected in the MLS e...
Dec 10, 2017
Tigertown: Morris, Trammell elected to baseball Hall of Fame
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Fittingly, Jack Morris reached the Hall of Fame in extra innings. Morris was elected to the Hall by its Modern Era committee on Sunday along with former Detroit Tigers teammat...
Dec 10, 2017
Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews out against Oilers with upper-body injury
Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews was held out of Sunday night’s game against the Edmonton Oilers with an upper-body injury. Matthews was originally listed by Leafs coach Mike Babcock ...
Dec 10, 2017
Trailer park residents in Mississauga, Ont. say development plans are unfair
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - A plan to tear down a small mobile home park for a new housing development in Mississauga, Ont., has the small community of over 200 homes wondering where they’ll have to mov...
Dec 10, 2017
Canada's Ted-Jan Bloemen sets speedskating record at World Cup
KEARNS, Utah - Canada’s Ted-Jan Bloemen set a world record Sunday on the final day of the World Cup speedskating event at the Utah Olympic Oval. The Calgary native finished in six minutes 1.86 s...
Dec 10, 2017
DeMar DeRozan leads Raptors to 6th straight win
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Dwane Casey’s 500th career game as Toronto’s coach had plenty of moments to go sideways, especially after his team let a 15-point lead slip away in the first half. DeM...
Dec 10, 2017
Canada finishes fourth at Cape Town Sevens with 19-17 loss to South Africa
CAPE TOWN, South Africa - Canada just missed out on third place, losing to host South Africa 19-17 on Sunday in the bronze-medal match at the Cape Town Sevens rugby tournament. New Zealand’s All...
Dec 10, 2017