Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Blue Jays post-season success on the field encouraging Canadian youth to play ball
MONTREAL - Does the success of the Toronto Blue Jays have an impact on amateur baseball in Canada? Absolutely, according to Baseball Canada and Baseball Quebec. "Definitely, every time the Jays are su...
Oct 21, 2025
B.C. Mountie's lawyer admits messages broke RCMP code, but calls investigation biased
The decision from an RCMP conduct board about comments made by British Columbia police officers in a private group chat will have implications for officers across the country, a lawyer for a Coquitlam...
Oct 21, 2025
Fuel truck explodes in Nigeria and kills at least 31 people, police say
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - A tanker truck laden with gasoline exploded Tuesday in north-central Nigeria, killing at least 31 people, police said. The explosion occurred in the Bida area of Niger State afte...
Oct 21, 2025
Deion Sanders marvels at Shohei Ohtani's 'unbelievable' performance as LA returns to World Series
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Count Deion Sanders as impressed with the spectacular show that Shohei Ohtani staged in Game 4 of the NL Championship Series. "Can they just hand him the MVP during the game?" th...
Oct 21, 2025
Kayla MacMillan's team stays unbeaten at Olympic curling pre-trials
WOLFVILLE, N.S. - Kayla MacMillan's team has won a third straight game at the Home Hardware Curling Pre-Trials. The Victoria foursome got to a record of 3-0 with a 6-4 win over Nancy Martin's team fro...
Oct 21, 2025
Game off: Spanish league cancels plans for Barcelona to play regular-season match in Miami
MADRID (AP) - The Spanish soccer league said Tuesday that plans for Barcelona to play a regular-season game against Villarreal outside Miami in December have been called off, a decision that comes fol...
Oct 21, 2025
Game off: Spanish league cancels plans for Barcelona to play regular-season match in Miami
MADRID (AP) - The Spanish soccer league said Tuesday that plans for Barcelona to play a regular-season game against Villarreal outside Miami in December have been called off, a decision that comes fol...
Oct 21, 2025
George Springer's home run was one of the biggest non-World Series plays in baseball history
George Springer seized a spot in Toronto Blue Jays history when he hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning that sent his team to a 4-3 win over the Seattle Mariners in Game 7 of the AL Championshi...
Oct 21, 2025
Deion Sanders marvels at Shohei Ohtani's 'unbelievable' performance as LA returns to World Series
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Count Deion Sanders as impressed with the spectacular show that Shohei Ohtani staged in Game 4 of the NL Championship Series. "Can they just hand him the MVP during the game?" th...
Oct 21, 2025
Toronto FC sees progress on the field, looks to bring in more talent to build on it
TORONTO - Toronto FC's season started with an eight-game (0-4-4) winless streak. And it ended with just six wins in total, outside of the playoffs for a fifth straight year. But there appears light at...
Oct 21, 2025