Category Archives: Canadian Press

DES MOINES, Iowa - Former U.S. Rep. Leonard Boswell, an Iowa farmer and soldier turned politician who served 16 years in Congress, has died. He was 84. The Democrat and former state Senate president, ...

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Two games into his college career, Canada’s R.J. Barrett has stepped seamlessly into a starring role for the Duke Blue Devils. The 18-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., was the...

CINCINNATI - Milos Raonic still has no answer for Novak Djokovic. Despite pushing the 13-time Grand Slam winner to three sets, the native of Thornhill, Ont., couldn’t solve Djokovic, losing 7-5,...

OTTAWA - Maxime Bernier may be causing headaches for his fellow Conservative MPs, but his latest musings on “extreme multiculturalism” have been a boon for the federal Liberal party. The L...

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. - A Wisconsin sports talk radio host had a good reason when listeners heard dead air this week: He’d just been struck by lightning. Bill Michaels was hit Thursday in Eau Claire ...

WATERVILLE, Maine - A Maine restaurant says news about the anger surrounding a change in its french fries has reached people all over the world. Bolley’s Famous Franks co-owner Leslie Parsons te...

AUSTIN, Texas - Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones was accused in court filings Friday of destroying evidence relevant to the case of families from Sandy Hook Elementary School who are suing him for claim...

VANCOUVER - It’s a game Felipe calls “a special one” but the Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder says there is nothing personal playing against the New York Red Bulls. The Whitecaps match...

NEW YORK - Aretha Franklin’s funeral will be held Aug. 31 in her hometown of Detroit. The late singer’s publicist, Gwendolyn Quinn, said Friday that the funeral, to be held at Greater Grac...

EDMONTON - When it comes to demanding that the Edmonton Eskimos play with more discipline, head coach Jason Maas says setting the example starts with him. He admitted this week that’s too often ...