Category Archives: Canadian Press

Sophie Schmidt tested in defence as Canada warms up for Women's World Cup
Better known as a midfielder, Sophie Schmidt has played in the Canadian backline at the Algarve Cup. The 30-year-old from Abbotsford, B.C., lined up on the left of a back three with Kadeisha Buchanan ...
Mar 05, 2019

Buckle Up: NHL general managers focus on safety, pace of play at meetings
BOCA RATON, Fla. - NHL players minus their helmets, hair flapping in the breeze as they attempt to rejoin the action, could soon be a thing of the past. The league’s general managers announced T...
Mar 05, 2019

Quebec mother found guilty of second-degree murder in daughters' deaths
LAVAL, Que. - A Quebec woman whose two young daughters were found dead in the family home in 2009, lying side by side in their school uniforms, has been found guilty of second-degree murder. Adele Sor...
Mar 05, 2019

Strong Season: Canadian tennis scene blossoming with bright future ahead
TORONTO - Nicu and Maria Andreescu were sitting in a meeting room at Tennis Canada headquarters in Toronto recently when a wave of tennis folks came in to give them their best. Tennis Canada CEO and p...
Mar 05, 2019

Vancouver Canucks centre Brandon Sutter undergoing surgery for sports hernia
VANCOUVER - Injuries continue to plague the Vancouver Canucks as they head into the season’s final stretch. The team announced Tuesday that centre Brandon Sutter will undergo surgery for a sport...
Mar 05, 2019

A look at Canadian tennis highlights in 2019
It’s been quite a start to 2019 for Canadian tennis players. Here’s a look at some of the highlights heading into the BNP Paribas Open, a top-level event (just below Grand Slams), for wome...
Mar 05, 2019
Quebec class action alleging sexual abuse in Jehovah's Witnesses can proceed
MONTREAL - Quebec Superior Court has authorized a class action lawsuit against two Jehovah’s Witnesses entities alleging a culture of silence within the group led to the covering up of sexual ab...
Mar 05, 2019

Trudeau hunkers down in Ottawa after second minister resigns over SNC-Lavalin
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau hunkered down in the Prime Minister’s Office Wednesday as he awaited what Liberals hope will be pivotal testimony Wednesday from his former principal secretary. Liberals ...
Mar 05, 2019

A timeline of the SNC-Lavalin affair
OTTAWA - A chronology of the SNC-Lavalin controversy, according to public documents, reports and testimony from Jody Wilson-Raybould: Feb. 19, 2015 – The RCMP lays corruption and fraud charges a...
Mar 05, 2019
Man found guilty of abducting daughter in incident that triggered Amber Alert
An Ontario man who snatched his four-year-old daughter from her mother’s home in the early morning hours has been found guilty of abduction after a judge found he knew what he was doing was wron...
Mar 05, 2019