Category Archives: Canadian Press

DETROIT - Even though unemployment is low, the economy is growing and U.S. auto sales are near historic highs, General Motors is cutting thousands of jobs in a major restructuring aimed at generating ...

NEW YORK - In the first major soiree of Hollywood’s awards season, Chloe Zhao’s elegiac, lyrical Western “The Rider” took best feature film at the 28th annual Gotham Awards. It...

HOUSTON - The Houston Texans wanted to honour their late owner and founder Robert “Bob” McNair, who died last week at age 81. They knew the perfect way to do that Monday night was to keep ...

VANCOUVER - A Syrian man who was stranded for seven months at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport arrived in Vancouver on Monday night. Hassan Al Kontar thanked his friends and his lawyer in a vide...

WINNIPEG - Members of a neighbourhood patrol group stood on a street in Winnipeg and told Gov. Gen. Julie Payette about how a young woman overdosed in a nearby house. Payette saw first-hand the realit...

NEW YORK - Rangers coach David Quinn has set a new tone for his team and the priority has been to outwork opponents. Marc Staal, Lias Andersson, Chris Kreider, and Mika Zibanejad scored, and Henrik Lu...

TORONTO - On a night when Patrick Marleau celebrated his 1,600th NHL game, Mitch Marner did what he does best - make goals. The 21-year-old winger had three assists in Toronto’s 4-2 win over the...

VICTORIA - Green party Leader Elizabeth May is engaged and is making plans for a wedding next spring. May said Monday she and John Kidder will be married in Victoria on April 22 and are planning a tra...

ATLANTA, Georgia - Josh Donaldson is heading to Atlanta. The Braves announced Monday they had signed the former Blue Jay and 2015 American League MVP to a one-year deal worth US$23 million, a salary t...

ATLANTA - Brian McCann slipped on the No. 16 jersey he wore for so many years. “It feels right,” he said, over and over again. Looking to improve on their first division title in five year...