Category Archives: Canadian Press
Injured Giovinco back practising with TFC, could return for June 3 game
TORONTO - Sebastian Giovinco is on pace to make a return to the Toronto FC lineup next week. The star striker, who suffered a strained quadriceps muscle against Minnesota United on May 13, practised t...
May 25, 2017
Nova Scotia hospital promises changes after mistakes in dying man's care
HALIFAX - Health authorities will act on recommendations stemming from the case of a Nova Scotia man who languished for six hours in a Halifax ER hallway while dying from pancreatic cancer. Dr. Mark T...
May 25, 2017
Appeal Court blasts judge for failures to give reasons; quashes verdict
TORONTO - Ontario’s top court sharply rebuked a prominent judge on Thursday for repeatedly failing to explain why she had acquitted a man accused of beating and sexually assaulting a woman. In s...
May 25, 2017
NYC boy arrested on attempted murder charges in 4 stabbings
NEW YORK - A 16-year-old boy has been arrested following an afterschool fight near New York City’s Theater District that left four boys with stab wounds. The New York Police Department said Thur...
May 25, 2017
Trump travel ban showdown headed for Supreme Court
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump’s administration is pledging a Supreme Court showdown over his travel ban after a federal appeals ruled that the ban “drips with religious intolerance, animus and...
May 25, 2017
Raonic and Tsonga reach Lyon semifinals
LYON, France - Top-seeded Milos Raonic of Canada eased into the semifinals of the Lyon Open with a straight sets victory over Portuguese qualifier Gastao Elias on Thursday. Elias had defeated Juan Mar...
May 25, 2017
Sens turn to Kelly for added leadership in Game 7: 'He's Mr. Integrity'
PITTSBURGH - A day before the Ottawa Senators staved off elimination in the Eastern Conference final, Chris Kelly got up in front of the group and offered his bit of veteran wisdom. Kelly hadn’t...
May 25, 2017
Ontario threatens its own protectionism in fight against Texas Buy American bill
TORONTO - Ontario has hired lobbyists in Texas and is threatening protectionist measures of its own as it tries to convince state officials not to pass a Buy American bill. Premier Kathleen Wynne clai...
May 25, 2017
UNC responds to 3rd set of NCAA charges in academic case
RALEIGH, N.C. - North Carolina remains steadfast in its belief that the NCAA is overreaching in its investigation of the school’s long-running academic fraud case. In a 102-page response to a th...
May 25, 2017
Poll indicates steep drop in Sask. Party support after unpopular budget
REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall says he knew budget decisions were likely to hurt his party’s popularity with voters and a new poll suggests just that. Numbers from Mainstreet Research i...
May 25, 2017