Category Archives: Canadian Press
Goodbye ACC, Hello Scotiabank Arena: Changes begin at home of Leafs, Raptors
TORONTO - From the flashy full-motion video signage outside the building to the small logos on napkins at the concession stands inside, the arena formerly known as Air Canada Centre is ready for its m...
Jul 1, 2018
BC ticket holder takes Saturday night's $7 million Lotto 649 jackpot
TORONTO - A ticket holder in British Columbia claimed the $7 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw. The draw’s guaranteed $1 million prize was won by a ticket holder in Quebec...
Jul 1, 2018
Overcrowded bus plunges into gorge in India, killing 48
LUCKNOW, India - At least 48 people were killed on Sunday when an overcrowded bus plunged off a mountain road into a gorge in northern India, officials said. Chief Minister of Uttarakhand state Triven...
Jul 1, 2018
One person dead, two others wounded in downtown Toronto shooting
TORONTO - Police say one of three people injured in a shooting in downtown Toronto has died. Gunfire erupted in the heart of the city’s entertainment district Saturday evening, sending people on...
Jul 1, 2018
Saturday's Games
Saturday’s Games World Cup At Kazan, Russia France 4 Argentina 3 At Sochi, Russia Uruguay 2 Portugal 1 — CFL Montreal 23 Saskatchewan 17 — MLB American League Toronto 4 Detroit 3 Oak...
Jun 30, 2018
11 bodies, 10 of them hanging, found at New Delhi home
NEW DELHI - Police in India’s capital said they found 11 bodies at a home under mysterious circumstances on Sunday, including 10 that were blindfolded and hanging. The victims were all from the ...
Jun 30, 2018
Alouettes beat Roughriders 23-17 to snap 13-game losing streak
REGINA - It wasn’t a Grey Cup victory, but the celebration in the Montreal Alouettes’ locker room was a scene to behold. After their 23-15 win over the host Saskatchewan Roughriders on Sat...
Jun 30, 2018
Montreal Alouettes' Drew Willy joins growing list of injured quarterbacks
REGINA - Another starting CFL quarterback has gone down with an injury. Montreal pivot Drew Willy was removed from Saturday night’s game against the host Saskatchewan Roughriders and didn’...
Jun 30, 2018
Piatti, Silva score as Impact win third straight 2-0, stop K.C. unbeaten run
MONTREAL - Ignacio Piatti and Alejandro Silva scored in the second half as the Montreal Impact extended their winning streak to three games with a 2-0 victory that ended Sporting Kansas City’s n...
Jun 30, 2018
Conservation officers investigating after grizzly bear mauls kayaker in B.C.
CRESTON, B.C. - A kayaker is recovering in hospital after he was mauled by a grizzly bear near Creston, B.C., Saturday morning. Insp. Joe Caravetta of the B.C. Conservation Officer Service says the ma...
Jun 30, 2018