Category Archives: Canadian Press
Canadian cyclist Mike Woods makes late charge at Santos Tour Down Under
ADELAIDE, Australia - Slovak cyclist Peter Sagan won Stage 3 of the Santos Tour Down Under on Thursday, surviving a late attack by Canadian Mike Woods. The 32-year-old from Ottawa, riding for the EF E...
Jan 17, 2019
Quebec woman who carried on relationship with young child avoids jail time
MONTREAL - A Montreal-area woman who carried on an intense, inappropriate relationship with a young girl despite numerous efforts to get her to stop will avoid further jail time. Virginia Genevrier, 4...
Jan 17, 2019
Man charged with killing 12-year-old B.C. girl in 1978 found guilty
VANCOUVER - Family members of a 12-year-old British Columbia girl murdered in 1978 cried, hugged and thanked jurors who found a man guilty of first-degree murder Thursday. Garry Handlen, 71, told unde...
Jan 17, 2019
Gisele Bundchen fires back in feud with Brazilian minister
RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazilian supermodel turned environmental activist Gisele Bundchen is pushing back against the agricultural minister in her homeland, along the way wading into a growing debate about ...
Jan 17, 2019
Canadian teen Shapovalov to meet top-ranked Djokovic at Australian Open
Denis Shapovalov likes to set the tone on the tennis court, using an offence-first approach to dictate pace and force an opponent’s hand. That style worked nicely in his first two matches at the...
Jan 17, 2019
Canada's Brooke Henderson tied for 18-hole lead at LPGA season opener
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Canada’s Brooke Henderson is tied for the lead after the opening round of the LPGA Tour’s season-opening Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions. The 21-year-old n...
Jan 17, 2019
Ten Christian denominations to receive training on sexual misconduct
Representatives from 10 Christian denominations will meet Friday for training on how to address sexual misconduct in their ranks in a bid to keep religious institutions up to date with secular society...
Jan 17, 2019
Canadian women play Switzerland to 0-0 tie in closed-door women's soccer match
ROTA, Spain - Canada played to a 0-0 draw with Switzerland in a closed-door women’s soccer training match Thursday. The Canadians, ranked fifth in the world, now turn their attention to an inter...
Jan 17, 2019
Team World sweeps opening day against Team North America at Continental Cup
LAS VEGAS - Team North America has some serious ground to make up after only one day of play at the Continental Cup. Sweden’s Anna Hasselborg downed Canada’s Rachel Homan 8-3 on Thursday n...
Jan 17, 2019
Quebec dog goes missing after alerting family to fire, owner says
MONTREAL - A family in southern Quebec is crediting their dog with alerting them to a fire that was tearing through a luxury bed-and-breakfast. Family member Ely Conway says she’d just returned ...
Jan 17, 2019