Category Archives: Canadian Press

TORONTO - A single winning ticket was sold in Quebec for Friday night’s $23 million Lotto Max jackpot. The jackpot for the next Lotto Max draw on Aug. 11 will be approximately $10 million. The C...

WASHINGTON - A drop in the unemployment rate to a 16-year low raises a tantalizing question about the job market: How much better can it get? Earlier this year, economists worried that the low unemplo...

HOUSTON - The Houston Astros snapped out of their offensive slump in a big way. Alex Bregman hit a two-run homer and Marwin Gonzalez added a three-run shot as part of a nine-run fourth inning, helping...

VICTORIA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his party must be ready and willing to have difficult and reasonable conversations with Canadians about the economy, environment and reconciliation with I...

OTTAWA - For the second straight game the Ottawa Redblacks lost on a last second field goal. And, for the second straight game, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers came back to win on the last play. Justin Medl...

HAYWARD, Calif. - Stephen Curry missed the cut Friday night against professional golfers one notch below the PGA Tour. But not before leaving some of golf’s best players impressed that a two-tim...

HAMDEN, Conn. - A Connecticut boy got an unpleasant surprise when he awoke to find a skunk in his bed. Hamden Police say the 13-year-old was awoken in his upstairs bedroom by the skunk, which had clim...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. - A memorial service for former Notre Dame football coach Ara Parseghian is set for Sunday on the school’s northern Indiana campus. School officials say singer Vince Gill will p...

WASHINGTON - Top women’s seed Simona Halep retired from her quarter-final match at the Citi Open on Friday because of the heat, allowing Russia’s Ekaterina Makarova to advance to the semif...

BRISTOL, Conn. - ESPN has taken over U.S. broadcasts of England’s second-tier League Championship and League Cup from BeIN Sports. The matches started airing online on ESPN3 with Friday’s ...