Category Archives: Canadian Press
Conservative robocall pitches memberships tied to Liberal MP's cancer
OTTAWA - A member of a federal Conservative riding association in Toronto has reportedly made a robocall that tried to pitch party memberships by citing a Liberal MP's cancer diagnosis. CTV News said ...
Aug 23, 2018
Wednesday's Games
Wednesday’s Games MLB American League Toronto 6 Baltimore 0 Chicago White Sox 7 Minnesota 3 Texas 4 Oakland 2 Houston 10 Seattle 7 Boston 10 Cleveland 4 Tampa Bay 6 Kansas City 3 National League...
Aug 22, 2018
Game 2 of Minto Cup cancelled, make-up date announcement expected Thursday
CALGARY - Game 2 of the Minto Cup final that was expected to go Wednesday at Calgary’s Max Bell Centre has been cancelled. The tournament organizers didn’t give a reason as to why the seco...
Aug 22, 2018
LA prosecutors investigate another Kevin Spacey assault case
Los Angeles County prosecutors are investigating allegations of a 2016 sexual assault by Kevin Spacey for possible criminal charges. Spokesman Greg Risling said Wednesday that a district attorney̵...
Aug 22, 2018
Ontario asks court to toss application from Tesla over electric vehicle rebates
TORONTO - Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government has asked the province’s Superior Court to throw out a petition from the Canadian arm of Tesla Inc. that claims the U.S. company has...
Aug 22, 2018
Auger-Aliassime advances in qualifiers at U.S. Open with win over Griekspoor
NEW YORK - Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime is moving on to the second round of qualifying at the U.S. Open after a 7-5, 6-3 win over Tallon Griekspoor of the Netherlands on Wednesday. The 18-year-old f...
Aug 22, 2018
N.W.T. coroner service identifies 3 passengers who died in Aug. 16 plane crash
YELLOWKNIFE - The three passengers who died in a light plane crash at a remote Northwest Territories lake last Thursday have been identified. The N.W.T. coroner service says dead are 33-year-old Geoff...
Aug 22, 2018
Lavallee tosses no-hitter as Canada shuts out Hong Kong in opener at women's WC
VIERA, Fla. - Anne-Sophie Lavallee threw a no-hitter as Canada opened with a 4-0 win over Hong Kong at the women’s baseball World Cup on Wednesday. The 22-year-old lefty of Boucherville, Que., h...
Aug 22, 2018
Gut enzymes convert donor blood to much-needed universal type O: researchers
TORONTO - Canadian researchers believe they have found the means to convert any type of blood into universally usable group O with enzymes found in the human gut - a finding that could expand the pool...
Aug 22, 2018
World No. 14 Brooke Henderson leads Canadian contingent at CP Women's Open
REGINA - England’s Georgia Hall can relate to the pressure that Canadian golfers may be feeling at the CP Women’s Open. Hall won the Women’s British Open earlier this month at Royal ...
Aug 22, 2018