Category Archives: Canadian Press
Nets end 8-game skid by edging Raptors 106-105 in OT
NEW YORK - Kawhi Leonard’s short shot went in and out. Fred VanVleet’s 3-pointer went around the rim and spun out. For 3 1/2 years, the Toronto Raptors had always found a way to beat the B...
Dec 07, 2018
Canadian Lee foregos final semester of eligiblity at Ohio State, joins LPGA
Jaclyn Lee has opted to forego her final semester of eligibility at the Ohio State University and begin a professional career in the LPGA, the Canadian golfer announced in an Instagram post Friday nig...
Dec 07, 2018
Quebec slams door on New Brunswick's pipeline dream at premiers' meeting
MONTREAL - New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs remained optimistic Friday that, someday, a pipeline would be built to bring western crude oil to ports in his region for transport overseas. But the Queb...
Dec 07, 2018
Ex-Miss Kentucky charged with sending nude photos to student
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A former Miss Kentucky who is a teacher in West Virginia has been charged with sending nude pictures to a 15-year-old former student. News outlets report that 28-year-old Ramsey Be...
Dec 07, 2018
Man who drove into crowd convicted of first-degree murder
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - A man who drove his car into counterprotesters at a 2017 white nationalist rally in Virginia was convicted Friday of first-degree murder, a verdict that local civil rights activ...
Dec 07, 2018
Canadian halfpipe skier Cassie Sharpe wins silver in World Cup opener
COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. - Canadian halfpipe skier Cassie Sharpe opened her 2018-19 World Cup season with a silver medal on Friday. Sharpe, from Comox, B.C., finished second at the event with a score of...
Dec 07, 2018
Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen defends Canada signing onto UN migration pact
OTTAWA - Canada is committed to signing onto the United Nations pact on migration, Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen says, despite angry protest from right-wing political activists both here and abroa...
Dec 07, 2018
Emerging athletes have bright figure skating future: Skate Canada director
VANCOUVER - Several of the country’s marquee figure skaters have stepped away from competition, but Skate Canada’s high performance director says a talented crop of athletes has emerged in...
Dec 07, 2018
Canadian Soccer Association unveils 2018 futsal, Para Soccer award-winners
TORONTO - Jacob Orellana has been named Canadian Futsal Player of the Year while Damien Wojtiw has been chosen Canadian Para Soccer Player of the Year. Orellana represented Canada in a pair of interna...
Dec 07, 2018
William Nylander takes part in first full practice with Maple Leafs
TORONTO - William Nylander jumps on a loose puck during a power-play drill and rifles a shot inside the far post. That lightning-quick release is on display again a couple minutes later, the puck on a...
Dec 07, 2018