Category Archives: Canadian Press
Ronaldo says rape allegation affecting his personal life
PARIS - Cristiano Ronaldo’s personal life is being impacted by the rape allegation against him, the soccer star said in an interview with France Football magazine. Excerpts from the interview we...
Oct 29, 2018
The Latest: Leicester players visit memorial to Thai owner
LEICESTER, England - The Latest on the helicopter crash in Leicester (all times local): ___ 2:35 p.m. Leicester’s soccer squad has visited the growing memorial to the team’s owner outside ...
Oct 29, 2018
NHL partners with MGM to share data for sports betting
NEW YORK - The NHL announced a multiyear agreement Monday to provide MGM Resorts International with data for use in betting, the second major U.S. professional sports league to strike a deal with the ...
Oct 29, 2018
Rhian Wilkinson to lead Canada's entry at FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Uruguay
TORONTO - Former Canada fullback Rhian Wilkinson takes another step on her young coaching career in November at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Uruguay. The 36-year-old native of Baie-D’...
Oct 29, 2018
Analyst touts Alberta royalty holiday as temporary Canadian crude price crutch
CALGARY - Steep oil price discounts costing Alberta producers and the provincial government millions of dollars each day in lost revenue could be eased if the industry is given a temporary royalty hol...
Oct 29, 2018
Mets throw a changeup: Agent Brodie Van Wagenen to be GM
NEW YORK - When the New York Mets went looking for a general manager, they found one in a peculiar place. On the other side of the bargaining table. Baseball agent Brodie Van Wagenen has agreed to swi...
Oct 29, 2018
Can a holographic screen help a new phone break out?
NEW YORK - Most leading phones offer the same basics: Big screens, decent battery life and good cameras. So when a newcomer brings something innovative to the party, why is it difficult to break throu...
Oct 29, 2018
Leafs' Matthews out at least 4 weeks with shoulder injury; doesn't need surgery
TORONTO - Auston Matthews knew things weren’t right as soon as he felt the contact. Now the Toronto Maple Leafs will have to do without one of their star centres for at least four weeks after an...
Oct 29, 2018
Hundreds gather in Montreal to remember victims of attack on Pittsburgh synagogue
MONTREAL - Rabbi Reuben Joshua Poupko looked at the hundreds gathered in his Montreal synagogue Monday night and told the crowd it often doesn’t make sense why the world is filled with such hatr...
Oct 29, 2018
Crown asks for assessment after alleged gunman claims 'temporary insanity'
FREDERICTON - Alleged Fredericton gunman Matthew Raymond’s claims of temporary insanity have prompted the Crown to seek a psychological assessment to determine if he is able to stand trial. In a...
Oct 29, 2018