Category Archives: Canadian Press
Dani Holmqvist relies on Mats Sundin for guidance on and off the golf course
CAMBRIDGE, Ont. - Dani Holmqvist is like a lot of kids in southern Ontario - she admires former Toronto Maple Leafs great Mats Sundin. But she’s from Sweden. And she plays golf, not hockey. Holm...
Sep 03, 2016
Canadians pick common loon as favourite to become country's national bird
MONTREAL - The votes are in and, if Canadians have their way, the common loon could one day join the beaver and maple leaf as an official symbol of Canada. While the United States has the bald eagle a...
Sep 03, 2016
Montreal plane-spotters have fun as well as boosting airport security
MONTREAL - Perched on a ladder with his camera, a scanner tuned to the control tower on the ground beside him, Jean-Charles Hubert doesn’t miss much at Montreal’s Pierre Elliott Trudeau ai...
Sep 03, 2016
No winning ticket for Friday night's $50 million Lotto Max jackpot
TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $50 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw. However, two of the nine MaxMillions prizes of $1 million dollars each were claimed by tickets ...
Sep 03, 2016
Hermine kills 2, ruins beach weekends in northward march
The once-and-future Hurricane Hermine regained strength Saturday as it moved slowly up the Eastern Seaboard and made a mess of the holiday weekend. Hermine (her-MEEN) already caused two deaths, damage...
Sep 03, 2016
Trump supporter's 'taco trucks' remark draws mockery
PHOENIX - A Hispanic Donald Trump supporter’s assertion that without Trump there could one day be “taco trucks on every corner” in the U.S. has stirred ridicule, not to mention hunge...
Sep 03, 2016
Friday's Games
Friday’s Games Men’s World Cup Qualifying Honduras 2 Canada 1 — MLB American Tampa Bay 8 Toronto 3 Baltimore 8 N.Y. Yankees 0 Texas 10 Houston 8 Chicago White Sox 11 Minnesota 4 Detr...
Sep 03, 2016
CIS Roundup: Concordia beats McGill to capture 48th Shaughnessy Cup
MONTREAL - Trenton Miller threw for 346 yards and three touchdowns as the Concordia Stingers opened their CIS season on Friday with a 30-16 victory over the McGill Redmen, capturing the 48th edition o...
Sep 02, 2016
Police union: Officers may boycott 49ers over Kaepernick
SAN JOSE, Calif. - The union for police officers who work San Francisco home games says its members may boycott policing the stadium if the 49ers don’t discipline Colin Kaepernick for refusing t...
Sep 02, 2016
Michael Phelps has 'never seen' Ryan Lochte's dance moves
LOS ANGELES - Michael Phelps isn’t sure what kind of moves Ryan Lochte has planned for “Dancing with the Stars.” “I’ve never seen him dance,” the 23-time Olympic go...
Sep 02, 2016