Category Archives: Canadian Press
Officials: Taliban brief Pakistan about talks with Kabul
ISLAMABAD - Three senior Taliban members travelled to Pakistan this week and held a series of meetings with Pakistani officials in Islamabad, mainly to brief them about the recent talks held in Qatar ...
Oct 21, 2016
Stampeders win 14th straight by beating Argos; go 9-0 at McMahon Stadium
CALGARY - Davaris Daniels and the Calgary Stampeders put an exclamation point on a perfect season at McMahon Stadium on Friday night. Daniels caught a pair of touchdown passes from quarterback Bo Levi...
Oct 21, 2016
Canada's Bianca Andreescu reaches final four at Saguenay Challenger
SAGUENAY, Que. - Toronto’s Bianca Andreescu advanced to the semifinals of the Saguenay National Bank Challenger on Friday with a straight sets victory over Britain’s Harriett Dart. The 16-...
Oct 21, 2016
Tiger-Cats beat Redblacks 39-36 in double OT, secure playoff spot with win
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks were on the verge of clinching their second straight East Division title, but the Hamilton Tiger-Cats remembered what was at stake. Trailing by 15 at the half, the Tiger-...
Oct 21, 2016
Wall hits double double, Wizards beat Raptors 119-82 in final pre-season game
WASHINGTON - John Wall had 15 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds as the Washington Wizards cruised past the Toronto Raptors 119-82 on Friday in the final pre-season game for both teams. Wall hit 3 ...
Oct 21, 2016
Anthem singer at Heat-76ers game kneels during performance
MIAMI - A woman performing the national anthem prior to an NBA preseason game in Miami did so while kneeling at midcourt. Denasia Lawrence opened her jacket just before she started to sing, revealing ...
Oct 21, 2016
Junio skates to best time at long track fall selection camp, Morrison 14th
Calgary’s Gilmore Junio skated to the best time in the world this season in the 500-metre while Marsha Hudey of White City, Sask., had a personal best in the same distance on Friday at the long ...
Oct 21, 2016
NDP says Ottawa not funding enough mental-health workers after youth suicides
SASKATOON - A New Democrat MP says the federal government is failing to address the mental-health problems of indigenous people. Charlie Angus, the NDP critic for indigenous and northern affairs, made...
Oct 21, 2016
Trudeau predicts Liberals will beat the odds in Alberta byelection
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. - The Prime Minister says his party will be able to recapture a southern Alberta riding in an upcoming byelection, despite the fact that a Liberal hasn't been elected to that seat ...
Oct 21, 2016
Daughter of man in The Piano Guys missing in Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. - The 21-year-old daughter of one of men in the Utah-based music group The Piano Guys has been reported missing and may have gotten injured or lost on a hike in the Columbia River Gorge...
Oct 21, 2016