Category Archives: Canadian Press

TORONTO - Citing health issues, Georges St-Pierre is giving up his newly won UFC middleweight title. The 36-year-old from Montreal won the 185-pound crown Nov. 4 when he dethroned Michael Bisping at U...

HAMILTON - Police say a man wanted in connection the fatal shooting of a Good Samaritan in Hamilton has been arrested. Yosif Al-Hasnawi - described by police as a brave young man who was trying to do ...

BALTIMORE - Orioles pitcher Kevin Gausman will wear No. 34 next season as a tribute to Roy Halladay, who was killed in a plane crash last month. Gausman announced the switch Thursday on his Twitter ac...

WASHINGTON - Republican Rep. Trent Franks of Arizona said Thursday he is resigning next month after revealing that he discussed surrogacy with two female staffers. The eight-term lawmaker, a staunch c...

PHOENIX - A former Arizona police officer was acquitted Thursday of a murder charge in the 2016 fatal shooting of an unarmed man outside his hotel room as officers were responding to a call that someo...

Toronto city council has approved regulations for short-term rentals in the city that would apply to such services as Airbnb. The rules allow the rental of a principal residence only and homeowners wo...

WINNIPEG - A Winnipeg woman convicted of concealing the remains of six dead infants will have to wait until January to find out if she can be released on bail. Andrea Giesbrecht was sentenced to 8 1/2...

SASKATOON - A fundraiser with scantily clad women that has been held annually for 35 years is being discontinued at a time of heightened awareness around gender-based violence and sexual harassment. T...

MIAMI - The Marlins’ latest payroll purge began not with Giancarlo Stanton, but with Dee Gordon. The two-time All-Star second baseman was traded Thursday to the Seattle Mariners for three prospe...

TORONTO - Clint Dempsey was on the BMO Field sidelines for last year’s MLS Cup final, shelved by a heart condition that threatened his future. Seattle and Toronto FC will battle for MLS glory on...