Category Archives: Canadian Press
Goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau traded to Whitecaps by Impact for cash, pick
VANCOUVER - Goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau was traded to the Vancouver Whitecaps on Sunday by the Montreal Impact in exchange for US$50,000 in targeted allocation money and a third round pick in the 2020 M...
Dec 09, 2018
Vancouver Whitecaps get defender Victor Giro in trade with Orlando City SC
VANCOUER, B.C. - Defender Victor Giro was acquired by the Vancouver Whitecaps on Sunday, sending a natural third round pick in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft to Orlando City SC in return. Giro was acquired b...
Dec 09, 2018
Orlando SC acquires Canadian Tesho Akindele in trade with FC Dallas for cash
ORLANDO, Fla. - Canadian forward Tesho Akindele was traded to Orlando City SC on Sunday by FC Dallas in exchange for US$100,000 of targeted allocation money in 2019 and $50,000 of general allocation m...
Dec 09, 2018
'Ralph' tops box office again, 'Aquaman' is a hit in China
NEW YORK - In the calm before the Christmas storm at the box office, “Ralph Breaks the Internet” remained No. 1 for the third straight week, while the upcoming DC Comics superhero film ...
Dec 09, 2018
Wolves beat 10-man Newcastle with late goal
NEWCASTLE, England - Newcastle held on with 10 men for most of the second half before conceding in injury time to give Wolverhampton Wanderers a 2-1 win in the Premier League on Sunday. The visitors t...
Dec 09, 2018
'We are the pioneers' N.S. prof striving to create perfect Christmas tree
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia professor is striving to create the ideal Christmas tree, inside the only research lab of its kind in the world. Dalhousie University’s Raj Lada is the director of the Ch...
Dec 09, 2018
Ottawa's Weidemann wins silver at long-track speedskating World Cup
TOMASZOW MAZOWIECKI, Poland - Ottawa’s Isabelle Weidemann captured the silver medal in the women’s 5,000 metres on Sunday, the final day of races at the World Cup long-track speedskating i...
Dec 09, 2018
In Canada, the term 'nationalism' doesn't seem to have a bad rap. Here's why.
OTTAWA - On a historic Remembrance Day, a century after the end of the First World War, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told a Paris crowd that decaying trust in public institutions will lead citizens t...
Dec 09, 2018
British Columbia trade trip to China cancelled over Meng detention
VICTORIA - The detention of a top Huawei executive in Canada has derailed British Columbia’s trade mission to China. The delegation led by B.C. Forestry Minister Doug Donaldson will no longer be...
Dec 09, 2018
Canada finishes 11th at Cape Town Sevens after 24-14 loss to Argentina
CAPE TOWN, South Africa - Canada finished 11th for the second HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series tournament in a row Sunday, losing 24-14 to Argentina in the consolation Challenge Trophy semifinals at the...
Dec 09, 2018