Category Archives: The Canadian Press

LAVAL - After suffering the disappointment of losing in the gold-medal game of the Olympics just over a week ago, Marie-Philip Poulin and Laura Stacey had to quickly re-focus on the next goal: to win ...

VICTORIA - Calls for an independent investigation into the shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., where eight people, including six children were shot last month, are growing. Federal Conservative MP Bob Zi...

DUNEDIN - Jonatan Clase went 3 for 3 at the plate and drove in two runs as the Toronto Blue Jays played to a 4-4 tie against the Detroit Tigers in pre-season action Sunday. Clase opened the scoring wi...

LAVAL - Ann-Rene Desbiens earned her fourth shutout of the season with a 17-save effort as the Montreal Victoire defeated the Minnesota Frost 4-0 in Professional Women's Hockey League action at Place ...

MONTREAL - At just two years old, former Iranian-Canadian international model and actress Samantha Tajik left Tehran with her family, settling in Canada. With Iran under attack by the United States an...

HALIFAX - A Cape Breton University scholar is one of the latest inductees of an international literary society whose alumni include novelist Isaac Asimov, two former U.S. presidents and the actor who ...

EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have placed forward Andrew Mangiapane on waivers, the NHL club announced Sunday. Defenceman Alec Regula was also waived by the team. Mangiapane signed a two-year, US$7.2...

OTTAWA - National Defence is refusing to disclose how it analyzed competing fighter jet bids after a Swedish media report suggested the evaluation was weighted against Saab's Gripen E. Citing confiden...

ST. JOHN'S - Kevin Koe's unbeaten Alberta squad moved to the top of Pool B on Sunday with two significant wins at the Montana's Brier. Koe, from Calgary's Glencoe Club, improved to 3-0 by beating Jame...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A gunman wearing clothes with an Iranian flag design and declaring "Property of Allah" killed two people and wounded 14 early Sunday at a Texas bar, a law enforcement official tol...