Category Archives: Canadian Press
Babouli helps MetroStars top Tropics 10-0 in Mississauga's first home-opener
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Molham Babouli had a hat trick and two assists as the Mississauga MetroStars thumped the Florida Tropics 10-0 on Saturday. It was the inaugural home opener for the MetroStars, who ...
Dec 08, 2018
Canada's Alex Harvey places 13th at cross-country skiing World Cup
BEITOSTOELEN, Norway - Alex Harvey struggled to find the rhythm needed to be successful in a rare 30-kilometre individual start cross-country skate-ski distance race on Saturday at the World Cup in Be...
Dec 08, 2018
Jones ousts Homan to set up final against Einarson at Canada Cup
ESTEVAN, Sask. - Jennifer Jones is headed to the women’s final of the Canada Cup. The Winnipeg skip jumped out to a 4-1 lead after a three-score fourth end en route to an 8-4 victory over Ottawa...
Dec 08, 2018
Author Jon Krakauer sues over adaptation of 'Into the Wild'
BOULDER, Colo. - Author Jon Krakauer has filed suit over a musical adaptation of his 1996 book “Into the Wild.” The Boulder Daily Camera reported Friday Krakauer originally agreed to let p...
Dec 08, 2018
Title defence opens up as Chelsea ends City's unbeaten start
LONDON - For 45 minutes Chelsea was under siege, pinned back in its own half by Manchester City. With halftime approaching, Chelsea finally managed a shot from an unlikely source and broke through the...
Dec 08, 2018
Canada's Greszczyszyn places 15th at World Cup skeleton opener in Latvia
SIGULDA, Latvia - Dave Greszczyszyn got his World Cup skeleton season off to a 15th place start on Saturday in Sigulda, Latvia. The 2018 Olympian from Brampton, Ont., clocked a two-run time of one min...
Dec 08, 2018
Little-known among consumers, Huawei has high profile in Canadian tech networks
TORONTO - Before the arrest of Huawei Technologies’ chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou in Vancouver last weekend, the Chinese company wasn’t a household name in Canada - certainly not in...
Dec 08, 2018
Germany's Taubitz wins World Cup luge gold, Canada's McRae take bronze
CALGARY - German luger Julia Taubitz earned her first World Cup win and Canada’s Kim McRae claimed bronze Saturday on a Calgary track that defied its reputation as an easy slide. On a day when s...
Dec 08, 2018
Three Canadians earn top 10 spots in long-track speedskating World Cup
TOMASZOW MAZOWIECKI, Poland - Canadians Heather McLean, Laurent Dubreuil and Antoine Gelinas-Beaulieu earned top 10 finishes in their respective distances on Saturday, the second day of the World Cup ...
Dec 08, 2018
Some familiar faces await Canada at 2019 Women's World Cup in France
It will be deja-vu for Canada at the 2019 Women’s World Cup in France after drawing two teams - the Netherlands and New Zealand - that it faced at the 2015 tournament on home soil. The Canadians...
Dec 08, 2018