Category Archives: Canadian Press
Bianca Breakout: Canadian teen Andreescu aiming high after month to remember
TORONTO - Bianca Andreescu sat on a couch at Tennis Canada headquarters and looked up at a 2019 Rogers Cup poster on the wall. Her photo was front and centre and her name was in big block letters. Aft...
Jan 29, 2019
Judge orders U.K. man who was unruly on flight to pay WestJet for fuel costs
CALGARY - A United Kingdom man who was removed from a WestJet flight after becoming disruptive has been ordered to reimburse the airline for the fuel used to bring him back to Calgary. On Jan. 4, Davi...
Jan 29, 2019
Actresses welcome on-set culture changes in MeToo era
PASADENA, Calif. - Lorraine Toussaint welcomes the idea of intimacy coaches on television and film sets, even if the actress wasn’t quite sure what the job entails. Informed that such coaches he...
Jan 29, 2019
A timeline of events in the case of Meng Wanzhou
VANCOUVER - A timeline of the Meng Wanzhou case, and rising tension between Canada and China. 2018 Aug. 22: A New York court issues a warrant for the arrest of Huawei Technologies chief financial offi...
Jan 29, 2019
Quebec premier says information on religious symbols needed to counter opponents
GATINEAU, Ont. - Quebec Premier Francois Legault says his government wants to collect information on public servants wearing religious symbols to counter opponents who maintain proposed secularism leg...
Jan 29, 2019
CEBL's Fraser Valley Bandits name Peter Guarasci head coach and GM
VANCOUVER - Peter Guarasci, a longtime player for Canada’s men’s basketball team, has been named head coach and general manager of the Fraser Valley Bandits. The Bandits are one of six tea...
Jan 29, 2019
Injury causes Canadian Duvernay-Tardif to change mindset heading into '19 season
Canadian Laurent Duvernay-Tardif leaned this year just how fleeting NFL success can be. In May, the Kansas City Chiefs right guard became the first active NFL player to receive his medical degree when...
Jan 29, 2019
Helmets, head protection gaining some ground in grassroots curling
Change and innovation in sport often trickles down from the professional to the recreational level. When it comes to curling and head protection, it may be the reverse. Anecdotal evidence indicates a ...
Jan 29, 2019
Vancouver Whitecaps extend contracts of Felipe, Yordy Reyna
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have re-signed midfielder Felipe and attacking midfielder/forward Yordy Reyna. Felipe’s contract runs through 2020 with an option for 2021, while Reyna’...
Jan 29, 2019
Muzzin's former coach on Toronto defenceman's journey: 'It's quite the story'
TORONTO - Denny Lambert remembers plenty about a young Jake Muzzin. There was his size, skill, leadership and an unwavering determination to better himself as a hockey player. What also stood out - pe...
Jan 29, 2019