Category Archives: Canadian Press

NEW YORK - The 343 firefighters who died 15 years ago in the Sept. 11 attacks were honoured Saturday at a St. Patrick’s Cathedral memorial service for acts of heroism that New York’s mayor...

PAHRUMP, Nev. - The cost of brothel licensing is up for debate in one Nevada county. Possible changes to the Nye County legalized prostitution ordinance would be the first updates in more than two dec...

PHILADELPHIA - Thousands of bicyclists dared to be bare for the city’s annual nude ride promoting positive body image, cycling advocacy and fuel conservation. About 3,000 people gathered Saturda...

TORONTO - Something needed to be said. The Toronto Blue Jays wouldn’t get into specifics, but it needed to be said. Melvin Upton Jr. hit a two-run home run and J.A. Happ struck out five over six...

MANCHESTER, England - It was bad enough for Jose Mourinho that his first Manchester derby ended in defeat. That the architects of the loss were Pep Guardiola and Kevin De Bruyne might have been even t...

TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts’ Labour Day rematch with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats has a sense urgency for Ricky Foley. The veteran defensive end feels Sunday’s game at BMO Field is a must-w...

NEW YORK - Early in what would become a tight test of a U.S. Open final, Angelique Kerber sprinted forward to somehow reach a drop shot and scoop a down-the-line winner that landed in a corner of the ...

SANTIAGO, Chile - Violeta Zuniga gets around with a cane because of her knee problems, but nothing can keep the 83-year-old from performing Chile’s national dance to protest her partner’s ...

NEW YORK - Canadian teenager Felix Auger-Aliassime will play for a boys’ singles Grand Slam title for the second time this season. The 16-year-old from Montreal edged the top-ranked junior playe...

RIO DE JANEIRO - For five kilometres, Stefan Daniel ate up the ground on his competition along Copacabana Beach. But 5K wouldn’t be enough, and the 19-year-old from Calgary wound up with silver ...