Category Archives: Canadian Press
Defendant's pal: Will Smith attacked my friend after crash
NEW ORLEANS - Anger and anguish were evident in a New Orleans courtroom Thursday as a friend of the man on trial for killing retired Saints star Will Smith repeatedly insisted that Smith and his frien...
Dec 08, 2016
FIFA head urges greater vigilance to prevent abuse in soccer
SINGAPORE - Soccer must be more vigilant in protecting young players as allegations of sexual abuse mount across the British game, FIFA president Gianni Infantino said Wednesday. Police in London hav ...
Dec 08, 2016
Global stocks extend European stimulus-inspired rally
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Global stocks continued to rise Friday as investors remained buoyed by the European Central Bank’s decision to extend its bond-buying economic stimulus program. South Ko...
Dec 08, 2016
Gardiner escapes Toronto spotlight, finds support under Mike Babcock
TORONTO - Jake Gardiner didn’t know what to think a few years ago when Maple Leafs head coach Randy Carlyle told him to toughen up. “It’s not like I’m a Matt Martin-type guy wh...
Dec 08, 2016
Rolling Stone's Mick Jagger celebrates birth of 8th child
NEW YORK - Mick Jagger’s representatives say the rock legend has welcomed the birth of his eighth child. Jagger, the 73-year-old frontman of the Rolling Stones, was on hand Thursday at a New Yor...
Dec 08, 2016
Focus on featherweights as UFC returns to Toronto after three-year absence
TORONTO - Another step in filling (The Notorious) Conor McGregor’s sizable featherweight shoes will take place Saturday night at UFC 206 as the MMA juggernaut returns to Toronto for the first ti...
Dec 08, 2016
Paula Broadwell: Petraeus cabinet talk 'a bit of a shocker'
NEW YORK - David Petraeus’ former mistress says “it was a bit of a shocker” to learn the retired four-star general was being considered by President-elect Donald Trump for a cabinet ...
Dec 08, 2016
Ali Center theft suspect arrested; Ali artwork still missing
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Authorities say a man has been arrested in Pennsylvania in a brazen art theft from the Muhammad Ali Center in Kentucky. The U.S. Marshals Service says 58-year-old Gerald Garrett was ...
Dec 08, 2016
Biden calls on Trudeau to defend international 'rules of the road'
OTTAWA - U.S. Vice-President Joe Biden called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to be a defender of the international “rules of the road” to help shepherd the world through a period of deep...
Dec 08, 2016
IOC president Bach wants life bans for proven Russian cheats
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Russian athletes and officials who are proven to have been part of a doping “manipulation system” should be banned for life from the Olympics, IOC President Thomas ...
Dec 08, 2016