Category Archives: Canadian Press
'Hipster' Nativity scene in Montreal doesn't please all the faithful
MONTREAL - A Nativity scene inside Canada’s largest church asks the question, what would Joseph and Mary do if Jesus were born in modern times? The answer: take a selfie and flash a peace sign. ...
Dec 10, 2018
Huitema, Cornelius named 2018 Canadian Youth International Players of the Year
TORONTO - Canada Soccer has named striker Jordyn Huitema and defender Derek Cornelius as the 2018 Canadian Youth International Players of the Year. Huitema was captain of Canada’s fourth-place t...
Dec 10, 2018
Black residents more likely to die during interactions with Toronto cops: report
TORONTO - Black people living in Toronto are far more likely to be injured or killed in interactions with city police, Ontario’s Human Rights Commission said Monday as it called on the force to ...
Dec 10, 2018
Sam Gagner on second AHL demotion by Vancouver Canucks: 'It's hard to take'
TORONTO - Sam Gagner was back in the NHL and feeling great. Playing an important role with the Vancouver Canucks - first-line minutes, No. 1 power play - following a surprise banishment to the minors ...
Dec 10, 2018
Federal government plans examination of coerced sterilization
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are turning to a broad group of officials - from provinces, territories, Indigenous groups and medical organizations - for solutions to mounting allegations from Indigeno...
Dec 10, 2018
Liberal Party moves Trudeau fundraiser from military base
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal Party has moved a fundraising event featuring Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that was originally booked on a Canadian Forces base - and might have violated military rules. ...
Dec 10, 2018
Star goalie Mike DiPietro gets second chance at world juniors dream
VANCOUVER - A stark message sporadically popped up on Mike DiPietro’s phone over the past year. “Got cut from world juniors,” it read. After missing out on wearing the Maple Leaf in ...
Dec 10, 2018
Toronto FC sets stage for player acquisition in allocation deal with San Jose
Toronto FC set the stage for a player acquisition Monday by moving up the player allocation ranking list in a deal with the San Jose Earthquakes. Toronto jumped to No. 2 in the allocation ranking orde...
Dec 10, 2018
Salty letter from Canada's Bassett to Trump kicks off "Football for a Buck" book
Author Jeff Pearlman doesn’t wait long to get the reader’s attention in his book on the United States Football League. A vitriolic six-paragraph letter from Canadian John F. Bassett to fel...
Dec 10, 2018
Report: USOC and others delayed in response to Nassar
DENVER - An independent report details a toxic pattern of bureaucratic paralysis among Olympic leaders who reacted slowly, if at all, after they knew Larry Nassar was suspected of molesting young gymn...
Dec 10, 2018