Category Archives: Canadian Press
Canada 150 began at Cape Spear as Newfoundland boat cruise sang and celebrated
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - A boatload of 75 early risers headed out on the North Atlantic off Newfoundland to be among the first to welcome Canada Day as dawn broke over the country’s eastern edge...
Jul 01, 2017
Pope removes German cardinal as sex abuse crisis catches up
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis sacked the head of the Vatican office that handles sex abuse cases Saturday, just days after he released another top Vatican cardinal to return home to stand trial for alle...
Jul 01, 2017
Montreal's first Canada Day parade met with laughter, founder recalls
MONTREAL - Among the tens of thousands of flag-waving revellers expected to line the streets for Montreal’s Canada Day parade, there will be one man who remembers the year he almost marched alon...
Jul 01, 2017
2 civilians, 2 rebels killed in Kashmir fighting
SRINAGAR, India - A woman and a young man were killed and several other people injured during anti-India protests and clashes in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Saturday following a counterinsurgency ope...
Jul 01, 2017
Canada 150 statement from former prime minister Stephen Harper
OTTAWA - A statement released Saturday by former prime minister Stephen Harper marking the 150th anniversary of Confederation: Dear fellow citizens, As we mark the sesquicentennial of our Confederatio...
Jul 01, 2017
Prince of Wales, Duchess of Cornwall celebrate Canada 150 in Ottawa
OTTAWA - A Canadian Forces Airbus took off on a soggy Saturday evening in Ottawa with the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall, capping off a whirlwind royal tour to Canada to mark 150 years since ...
Jul 01, 2017
No winning ticket for $15.6 million jackpot in Friday night's Lotto Max
TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $15.6 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw. That means the jackpot for the next draw on July 7 will rise to approximately $24 million. Th...
Jul 01, 2017
Edmonton Eskimos beat Montreal Alouettes to start season with back-to-back wins
Edmonton Eskimos head coach Jason Maas likes where his team is at heading into their bye week. Adarius Bowman’s fourth-quarter touchdown proved to be the difference as the Eskimos won their seco...
Jun 30, 2017
Estrada walks career-high seven in Jays' 7-4 extra-innings loss to Red Sox
TORONTO - Marco Estrada summed up his outing Friday night in two succinct words. “It sucked,” said the right-hander, visibly frustrated after allowing a career-high seven walks in the Toro...
Jun 30, 2017
AP Sources: Pacers trade forward Paul George to Thunder
Paul George has a new home, and Russell Westbrook has a new star teammate. The Indiana Pacers have agreed to trade George to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Victor Oladipo and Domantas Sabonis, said two...
Jun 30, 2017