Category Archives: Canadian Press
Kyle Wiltjer with team-high 19 points, Canada beats Venezuela to win group
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Kyle Wiltjer had 19 points and eight rebounds as Canada’s men’s basketball team secured first place in Group F with a 95-55 win over Venezuela on Sunday in FIBA Wo...
Feb 24, 2019

Former Raptor Terrence Ross leads Magic to 113-98 rout of Toronto
TORONTO - Sitting hunched over at his locker, Kyle Lowry scanned the scoring report from Sunday night’s loss then brusquely tossed it aside. The game was definitely one to forget. Terrence Ross,...
Feb 24, 2019
Canadian teenager Felix Auger-Aliassime falls to Laslo Djere in Rio Open final
RIO DE JANEIRO - Canadian teenager Felix Auger-Aliassime lost 6-3, 7-5 to Serbia’s Laslo Djere in the final of the Rio Open on Sunday. The 18-year-old from Montreal became the youngest player to...
Feb 24, 2019

R. Kelly's music legacy tested again after sex abuse charges
LOS ANGELES - R. Kelly is regarded as one of music’s all-time hit makers, but the years of sexual abuse allegations against the embattled R&B star have created a dark cloud over his musical ...
Feb 24, 2019
Patrick Cantwell, Dalton Pompey have homers in Blue Jays' 9-8 loss to Orioles
Patrick Cantwell and Dalton Pompey each had a solo homer but the Toronto Blue Jays still fell to the Baltimore Orioles 9-8 on Sunday afternoon in Grapefruit League play. Pompey, first baseman Rowdy Te...
Feb 24, 2019
Trump adviser Kudlow 'proud' of Canada, Trudeau, for handling of Huawei case
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump’s senior economic adviser gave Canada and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a symbolic pat on the back Sunday for how the federal government has been “hangi...
Feb 24, 2019

Officials say person with measles flew from Vancouver to Edmonton to NWT
VANCOUVER - Two new cases of measles were reported in British Columbia on Sunday, with one of them prompting officials in Alberta and the Northwest Territories to warn the person may have exposed othe...
Feb 24, 2019

Some big names still available as Monday's NHL trade deadline approaches
Tomas Tatar had a feeling he was going to be on the move. It was just a matter of where. A member of the Detroit Red Wings for the previous seven seasons, Tatar was sitting at home monitoring the TV o...
Feb 24, 2019
Stars reflect on awards season at last show before Oscars
SANTA MONICA, Calif. - Glenn Close says she’s still a bit surprised the motion picture academy gave a nod to her performance in “The Wife.” Actor Richard E. Grant says he’s cer...
Feb 24, 2019
Toronto Argonauts sign hometown quarterback Brandon Bridge
TORONTO - Canadian quarterback Brandon Bridge signed with his hometown Toronto Argonauts on Sunday afternoon. Bridge joins the Argos after playing eight games for Saskatchewan last season, throwing fo...
Feb 24, 2019