Category Archives: Canadian Press
Hamilton's Forge FC signs Cameroon international defender Bertrand Owundi
Hamilton’s Forge FC has made Cameroon international defender Bertrand Owundi its first international signing. Owundi, 25, signed with Minnesota United last February but didn’t see time wit...
Jan 18, 2019
Saskatchewan Roughriders promote O'Day to GM, VP of football operations
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders have promoted Jeremy O’Day to GM and vice-president of football operations. The Riders made the move Friday prior to president/CEO Craig Reynolds’s ne...
Jan 18, 2019
Accused in slaying of wife at long-term care centre told nurse he was responsible
MONTREAL - Two witnesses at the trial of a Montreal man accused of killing his ailing wife told a jury Friday the accused admitted to taking the woman’s life. Linda Desgagne, a senior nurse at t...
Jan 18, 2019
Saskatchewan Roughriders promote O'Day to GM, VP of football operations
Jeremy O’Day wasted no time making his first decision as the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ general manager/vice-president of football operations. One of the Riders’ most pressing needs t...
Jan 18, 2019
Alphonso Davies watches from Bayern Munich bench as Bundesliga resumes play
SINSHEIM, Germany - Canadian teenager Alphonso Davies watched from the bench Friday as Bayern Munich defeated TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 3-1 to mark the Bundesliga’s return to action after its traditio...
Jan 18, 2019
Kenya court orders 5 suspects, including Canadian, held for Nairobi hotel attack
NAIROBI, Kenya - A Canadian national and four other people suspected of helping extremist gunmen stage a deadly attack in the Kenyan capital this week appeared in court on Friday as prosecutors invest...
Jan 18, 2019
Milk vodka? Federal government opens consultations on definition of vodka
The federal government is asking Canadians how they like their vodka. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has uncorked consultations on whether to redefine the clear, neutral spirit and open interprov...
Jan 18, 2019
Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry joins select company with 5,000th assist
TORONTO - On a night when he wasn’t even meant to play, Raptors all-star Kyle Lowry added to his legacy. Lowry, 32, has been at or near the top of the assists chart all season. Now the veteran p...
Jan 18, 2019
Ottawa looking into case where Saudi fled sex charges after embassy posted bail
HALIFAX - Federal officials are looking into how a Saudi man may have fled Canada while facing sexual assault charges, as legal experts suspect the Middle Eastern kingdom’s embassy played a key ...
Jan 18, 2019
Calgary Stampeders re-sign receiver Kamar Jorden to two-year deal
CALGARY - Kamar Jorden won’t be hitting the CFL free-agent market. The Calgary Stampeders re-signed the all-star receiver to a two-year deal Friday. Jorden was eligible to become a free agent ne...
Jan 18, 2019