Category Archives: Canadian Press
CFL holds combine in Mexico City in effort to grow football worldwide
What started as a simple conversation between two football executives has taken CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie to Estadio Azul, a 33,000-seat stadium in Mexico City. Ambrosie and a host of general ma...
Jan 13, 2019
People injured in deadly Ottawa bus crash are improving, hospital says
OTTAWA - Those critically injured when a double-decker city bus crashed into a transit shelter in Ottawa on Friday have started getting better, a local hospital said Sunday. The patients who had been ...
Jan 13, 2019
Canada helping young Saudi refugee won't hurt Raif Badawi's case, wife says
The Canadian wife of imprisoned Saudi blogger Raif Badawi said she isn’t worried Ottawa’s decision to take in teen refugee Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun will hurt her husband’s case, despit...
Jan 13, 2019
Homan wins Canadian Open to capture record-breaking 10th Grand Slam
NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask. - Rachel Homan is on a roll. The Ottawa skip picked up a record-breaking 10th Grand Slam women’s title and her third in a row this season with a 4-3 win over Switzerland&...
Jan 13, 2019
Gunman opens fire at mall in Salt Lake City suburb, 2 hurt
MURRAY, Utah - Authorities say a gunman has opened fire at a mall in a suburb of Salt Lake City and that two people were wounded. The Salt Lake Tribune newspaper reported that officers are searching f...
Jan 13, 2019
2 shot outside mall in Salt Lake City suburb
MURRAY, Utah - Two people were wounded in a shooting just outside a popular Utah mall Sunday where hundreds of scared shoppers hunkered down until police arrived to evacuate the building. Two people i...
Jan 13, 2019
Michel scores 3 TDs, Patriots roll past Chargers 41-28
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - Tom Brady recognizes that there are some who believe the Patriots are nearing the end of their run of unprecedented playoff success. New England took its first step toward possibly...
Jan 13, 2019
Andersen nearing a return as Maple Leafs prepare to host reeling Avalanche
TORONTO - Mike Babcock has made a habit during recent media availabilities of trying to head off questions concerning the Maple Leafs’ goalie situation before reporters even get a chance to ask....
Jan 13, 2019
Big Boi, Travis Scott to join Maroon 5 in Super Bowl show
NEW YORK - The NFL on Sunday ended months of uncertainty by officially announcing Maroon 5, Big Boi and Travis Scott as the performers at this year’s Super Bowl halftime show. Maroon 5 had been ...
Jan 13, 2019
Ibaka's 3-pointer helps Raptors survive Wizards in double OT
WASHINGTON - The Toronto Raptors began with a rush. They scored the first nine points against the Washington Wizards, built a 19-point lead in the first quarter and went ahead by 23 in the second quar...
Jan 13, 2019