Category Archives: Canadian Press
Toronto Defiant names first two players on its Overwatch esports team
TORONTO - The expansion Toronto Defiant have announced the first two members of their Overwatch esports player roster. Kangjae (Envy) Lee, a 21-year-old from Seoul, will captain the Defiant and fill t...
Oct 28, 2018
Anna Hasselborg, John Epping win Masters titles at Grand Slam of Curling event
TRURO, N.S. - Anna Hasselborg scored three points in the eighth end to lift her Swedish rink to an 8-7 victory over Ottawa’s Rachel Homan during Sunday’s Canadian Beef Masters women’...
Oct 28, 2018
Cavaliers fire coach Tyronn Lue after 0-6 start
Tyronn Lue didn’t make it through the season’s first month without LeBron James. The Cleveland Cavaliers fired their coach on Sunday and named assistant Larry Drew interim head coach. The ...
Oct 28, 2018
Mental issues from Fort McMurray fire linger but human contact helps: study
EDMONTON - The immense wildfire that scorched Fort McMurray in 2016 may have blackened more than homes. Newly published research suggests the fire cast a lasting shadow over the lives of many resident...
Oct 28, 2018
Ontario researcher pinpoints burial site of officer from Franklin Expedition
An Ontario researcher has used modern technology to clearly identify the final resting place of an officer from the Franklin Expedition, adding fresh information to the ongoing quest for details on th...
Oct 28, 2018
Baseball team's name makes a stink, takes off like a rocket
MADISON, Ala. - A new Alabama minor league baseball team’s name is taking off like a rocket after making a big stink. Meet the Madison-based Rocket City Trash Pandas. Al.com reports the team hel...
Oct 28, 2018
Hoddle still in serious condition after heart attack
LONDON - Former England player and manager Glenn Hoddle remains in a serious condition in hospital after suffering a heart attack in a TV studio. In a statement reported by Britain’s Press Assoc...
Oct 28, 2018
Leicester helicopter crash: Soccer team owner's fate unclear
LEICESTER, England - The Thai owner of English Premier League club Leicester was on a helicopter that crashed and burst into flames shortly after taking off from the soccer field, a person with knowle...
Oct 28, 2018
'It's an epidemic:' Inexpensive crystal meth eclipsing opioids on the Prairies
Police are dealing with a prairie fire of methamphetamine use which is rapidly overtaking fentanyl as the drug of choice for many. Opioid use continues to be a public-health crisis with just under 4,0...
Oct 28, 2018
Fragmented bus service market emerges as Greyhound exits Western Canada Oct. 31
CALGARY - A hodge-podge of public transportation services are already starting to fill the gap as Greyhound Canada moves steadily towards its midnight Halloween disappearance from most of Western Cana...
Oct 28, 2018