Category Archives: Canadian Press
Redblacks defence preparing without suspended Hebert for game against Alouettes
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks’ defensive corps will need to dig a little deeper for their next game. Ottawa will be without veteran linebacker Kyries Hebert when the Redblacks play the Montreal ...
Jul 2, 2018
In wake of basketball brawl, Triano preaches cool heads to Canadians
OTTAWA - Jay Triano dodged a few fists and flying chairs in his day. But Canada’s men’s basketball coach said Monday’s wild basketball brawl between Australia and the Philippines was...
Jul 2, 2018

Andy Dick charged with groping woman on Los Angeles street
LOS ANGELES - Comedian Andy Dick has been charged with groping a woman on a Los Angeles street earlier this year. City Attorney’s spokesman Frank Mateljan, says misdemeanour sexual battery and b...
Jul 2, 2018
Toronto Maple Leafs fans are excited about John Tavares joining the team.
Toronto Maple Leafs fans have taken to social media to express their excitement about the team’s latest acquisition, John Tavares. The Mississauga, Ont.-born player announced his decision to joi...
Jul 2, 2018
Belgium beats Japan 3-2 to reach World Cup quarterfinals
ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia - Jan Vertonghen started Belgium’s comeback with a wild, looping header and Nacer Chadli capped it by finishing off a 10-second, end-to-end attack in the final moments. It ...
Jul 2, 2018
Argonauts tab back-up QB James Franklin as starter against Eskimos
TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts are handing the ball to back-up James Franklin this week, but the team’s not quite ready to call him their No. 1 quarterback just yet. Argos coach Marc Trestman a...
Jul 2, 2018

Iglesias drives winner in 10th as Tigers salvage series split against Jays
TORONTO - Blue Jays left-hander Ryan Borucki delivered another strong outing in just the second major league start of his career. But for a second straight time, he came up short of a win. Borucki str...
Jul 2, 2018

Joy, pain in Latin American giants after Brazil beats Mexico
RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazilian fans jumped with joy and samba danced Monday while thousands of miles away, Mexican counterparts sang melancholy renditions of a folk song after Brazil knocked off Mexico 2-...
Jul 2, 2018

Olynyk, Scrubb score 14 points apiece as Canada beats U.S. Virgin Islands 99-69
OTTAWA - The final buzzer sounded on Canada’s first round of FIBA World Cup qualifying on Monday night - job No. 1 complete. Kelly Olynyk and Phil Scrubb scored 14 points apiece, while teenager ...
Jul 2, 2018

Increased northern shipping potential danger for Arctic animals: study
Increased shipping could make parts of the Northwest Passage among the most dangerous places in the Arctic for the whales and other mammals that live there, a study suggests. In a paper published Mond...
Jul 2, 2018