Category Archives: Canadian Press
Murder trial hears of lover's panicked attempts to reach Richard Oland
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - The woman Richard Oland was having an extramarital affair with has described the anger and then the panic she felt as she tried in vain to reach her multimillionaire lover in the ho...
Jan 29, 2019
Blue Jays sign infielder Freddy Galvis to one-year contract
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have signed free agent infielder Freddy Galvis to a one-year contract. The deal, announced by the team Tuesday, is worth US$4 million and includes a club option for the...
Jan 29, 2019
'Kraken', 'The Boss' among Defence Dept codenames for Mark Norman, court hears
OTTAWA - The Boss. MN3. C34. The Kraken. Those are some of the “codenames” that officials at the Department of National Defence used to refer to Vice-Admiral Mark Norman in internal commun...
Jan 29, 2019
FBI finds no specific motive in Vegas attack that killed 58
LAS VEGAS - The high-stakes gambler responsible for the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history sought notoriety in the attack but left his specific motive a mystery, the FBI said Tuesday as it...
Jan 29, 2019
Government report lists multiple trucking violations by Humboldt semi driver
MELFORT, Sask. - A Saskatchewan government report says the driver of a semi-truck should not have been on the road the day he flew through a stop sign and caused a crash involving the Humboldt Broncos...
Jan 29, 2019
'Empire' cast member alleges homophobic attack in Chicago
Chicago police have opened a hate crime investigation after a man the department identified as a 36-year-old cast member of the television show “Empire” alleged he was physically attacked ...
Jan 29, 2019
Democrats, Republicans alike won't support USMCA with tariffs in place: Brady
WASHINGTON - Republicans and Democrats alike on Capitol Hill won’t back the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement until President Donald Trump ends America’s punitive restrictions on steel and alum...
Jan 29, 2019
Canadian contingent grows at PGA Tour's Phoenix Open
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Two Canadians have secured spots in this week’s PGA Tour stop through qualifying. David Hearn of Brantford, Ont., and Blair Hamilton of Burlington, Ont., survived a four-man ...
Jan 29, 2019
Canada downs Panama 5-1 in Pan Am Games baseball qualifying opener
IBIUNA, Brazil - Wes Darvil homered to tie the game and Daniel Pinero scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch as Canada opened the Pan American Games baseball qualifying tournament with a 5-1 win over...
Jan 29, 2019
Swimmer Benoit Huot announces retirement, won 20 Paralympic medals over career
Canadian swimmer Benoit Huot earned a boatload of medals over a two-decade career that included podium appearances at five straight Paralympic Games and at countless international meets. Reminiscing a...
Jan 29, 2019