Category Archives: Canadian Press
Canada's Osmond wins bronze at Internationaux de France figure skating event
GRENOBLE, France - Canada’s Kaetlyn Osmond earned her second medal this season on the ISU Grand Prix circuit placing third in women’s singles on Saturday at the Internationaux de France fi...
Nov 18, 2017
NATO hires Canadian as special representative on women, peace on security
HALIFAX - The secretary general of NATO has chosen a Canadian to handle the alliance’s agenda on the role of women in conflict. Jens Stoltenberg has appointed Clare Hutchinson as NATO’s sp...
Nov 18, 2017
Veterans Ray, Glenn savouring the moment leading up to East Division final
TORONTO - He’s yet to decide his football future but Ricky Ray wouldn’t mind following the script Henry Burris did last season. Burris, 41, called it a career in January roughly two months...
Nov 18, 2017
Small Ontario town to offer second round of generous incentives to move there
A northern Ontario town that offered generous incentives to potential newcomers in a bid to revitalize the community says its efforts were successful enough to merit a second round. Officials in Smoot...
Nov 18, 2017
Van der Merwe and Paris lead Canada past Spain 37-27 in men's rugby test
MADRID - DTH van der Merwe and Taylor Paris had two tries apiece as Canada beat Spain 37-27 on Saturday in a rugby international test. Brock Staller kicked three penalties as 23rd-ranked Canada earned...
Nov 18, 2017
Charles Hamelin wins gold and Kim Boutin earns bronze at short-track World Cup
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Canada’s Charles Hamelin won gold in the men’s 1,500 metres and Kim Boutin took bronze in the women’s 1,500 on Saturday at the ISU World Cup short-track s...
Nov 18, 2017
Arsenal overwhelms Tottenham, Man City keeps up title charge
LONDON - Arsenal chipped away at Tottenham’s recent north London supremacy with a derby victory. Catching the Manchester City juggernaut, though, is looking harder by the week in the English Pre...
Nov 18, 2017
Cowboys' Jerry Jones apologizes for racial remark in video
FRISCO, Texas - Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has apologized after a gossip website posted a 4-year-old video of him making a racially insensitive comment. The Blast website reported the video was ...
Nov 18, 2017
One person dead, five others injured in early-morning crash in Kingston, Ont.
KINGSTON, Ont. - A man who was checking the damage on his vehicle after a minor crash is dead after another car rammed into him, Ontario Provincial Police said. Early indications suggest an SUV crashe...
Nov 18, 2017
AC/DC founding member Malcolm Young dead at 64
NEW YORK - Malcolm Young, the rhythm guitarist and guiding force behind the bawdy hard rock band AC/DC who helped create such head-banging anthems as “Highway to Hell,” ”Hells Bells&...
Nov 18, 2017