Category Archives: Canadian Press
Blue Jays decline to tender contracts on Goins, Koehler; acquire Diaz from Cards
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays declined to tender contracts to infielder Ryan Goins and right-handed pitcher Tom Koehler on Friday, making them free agents. Toronto also acquired shortstop Aledmys Di...
Dec 1, 2017
Canada's Marie-Michele Gagnon out for season after suffering torn ACL
CALGARY - Canadian skier Marie-Michele Gagnon suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament to her right knee during a training run and will miss the rest of the season. Alpine Canada announced the injur...
Dec 1, 2017
Sphinx from 90-year-old movie set unearthed in California
GUADALUPE, Calif. - Archaeologists working in sand dunes on the central California coast have dug up an intact plaster sphinx that was part of an Egyptian movie set built more than 90 years ago for Ce...
Dec 1, 2017
Canada's Bloemen takes silver in 5,000 metres, Netherlands' Kramer wins gold
CALGARY - Canadian speedskater Ted-Jan Bloemen wanted to challenge himself - and his rival. Feeling strong in the early stages, Bloemen decided to take a run at Dutch legend Sven Kramer in the menR...
Dec 1, 2017
Overdose Emergency Response Centre set up in B.C. to combat overdose deaths
VANCOUVER - British Columbia has established a command centre to provide a co-ordinated response to the overdose crisis, using expertise from some of the public health experts who worked to stem the s...
Dec 1, 2017
Savill embracing role as team alternate for Carruthers at curling Trials
OTTAWA - Craig Savill stepped on the ice at Canadian Tire Centre on Friday and began his usual pre-game stretching routine. It was force of habit for the 39-year-old Ottawa resident, who’s servi...
Dec 1, 2017
Sportsnet women felt they were expected to 'deal with' Zaun's offensive comments
TORONTO - Sportsnet’s firing of baseball analyst Gregg Zaun came as no surprise to some of the network’s female staffers. What they could not understand was why it took so long. The day af...
Dec 1, 2017
Charges stayed in 'Surrey Six' slayings, judge seals reasons for decision
VANCOUVER - A trial stemming from the murders of six people in British Columbia has fallen apart after a judge stayed charges against a man Friday, referencing misplaced evidence, the testimony of a c...
Dec 1, 2017
Quebec City aquarium's celebrity baby walruses moving to Vancouver
MONTREAL - Two young walruses whose births sparked headlines last year will be moving from Quebec City to Vancouver. The Aquarium du Quebec says Lakina and Balzak will be transferred to the Vancouver ...
Dec 1, 2017
The Friday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Friday, Dec. 1 --- GREGG ZAUN FIRING LATEST IN CONTROVERSIAL CAREER: Gregg Zaun’s dismissal from Rogers Sportsnet on allegations of inappropriate behaviour towa...
Dec 1, 2017