Category Archives: Canadian Press
Pacific FC adds veteran Canadian international Marcel de Jong to its CPL roster
Pacific FC has added veteran Canadian international Marcel de Jong to its Canadian Premier League roster. The 32-year-old fullback, who can play in the midfield, spent the last three years with the Va...
Feb 20, 2019
GOP's Byrne to challenge Sen. Doug Jones of Alabama in 2020
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Republican Congressman Bradley Byrne of Alabama announced Wednesday that he will challenge U.S. Sen. Doug Jones in 2020 as the GOP tries to reclaim the high-profile seat previously ...
Feb 20, 2019

Andrew McCabe, franchise shows give CBS weekly ratings win
LOS ANGELES - Fired FBI acting director Andrew McCabe’s headline-making interview on CBS’ news magazine proved a TV audience grabber as well. The program ranked as the third most-watched l...
Feb 20, 2019
Four Canadian internationals earn Major League Rugby weekly honours
TORONTO - Canadian internationals Eric Howard, Josh Larsen, Guiseppe Du Toit and Brock Staller have been named to Major League Rugby’s First XV of Week 4. The Seattle Seawolves, with Staller on ...
Feb 20, 2019

Quebec says former SNC-Lavalin exec owes $11 million in back taxes
MONTREAL - Quebec’s Revenue Department is trying to seize the assets of a former SNC-Lavalin executive facing trial on fraud-related charges after estimating he owes the government more than $11...
Feb 20, 2019
Canada Soccer Hall of Fame welcomes 12 more in special class of past players
OTTAWA - Twelve players, including four from the rival Firefighters FC and Columbus FC teams of the Pacific Coast League, are being inducted in the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame as part of a special clas...
Feb 20, 2019

Eyes on red-hot Calgary Flames as NHL trade deadline approaches
The NHL trade deadline makes the spotlight on the Calgary Flames feel hotter. This season’s Flames are having arguably the franchise’s best season since Calgary won the Stanley Cup in 1989...
Feb 20, 2019
Families want First World War letter shared with public: antique store owner
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba antique store owner who found a letter written by a First World War soldier to the sister of a man who saved his life on a battlefield has contacted some of the relatives. In the...
Feb 20, 2019

Timeline: SNC-Lavalin and Jody Wilson-Raybould
OTTAWA - A chronology of events in the SNC-Lavalin controversy: Feb. 19, 2015 - The RCMP lays corruption and fraud charges against Montreal-based engineering and construction firm SNC-Lavalin, over al...
Feb 20, 2019
Authorities announce Houston officer case review, FBI probe
HOUSTON - Prosecutors will review more than 1,400 criminal cases that involved a Houston officer who the police chief has accused of lying in an affidavit justifying a drug raid on a home in which off...
Feb 20, 2019