Category Archives: Canadian Press
Vasek Pospisil wins Busan Open Challenger; moves back into top 100
BUSAN, Korea, Republic Of - Canada’s Vasek Pospisil downed Go Soeda of Japan 6-1, 6-2 on Sunday to capture the Busan Open Challenger. It’s the fifth ATP Challenger title for the product of...
May 21, 2017
Canadian men finish World Series on high note, claiming bronze at London Sevens
LONDON - Canada capped off a stirring World Series season with a bronze medal Sunday at the London Sevens. The Canadian men rallied from a 14-5 halftime deficit to defeat the U.S. Eagles 22-19 at Twic...
May 21, 2017
Turkey's ruling party elects President Erdogan as leader
ISTANBUL - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan returned as leader of Turkey’s ruling party Sunday, pushing back criticism that his tenure has curtailed freedoms and polarized the country as he vowed ...
May 21, 2017
Trump briefly sees country star Toby Keith's Saudi show
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - American country singer Toby Keith held a concert in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, on the sidelines of President Donald Trump’s first overseas visit. The concert was free and...
May 21, 2017
Woman arrested in bomb scare says object was an alarm clock
SHORT PUMP, Va. - A Virginia woman accused of having a fake explosive device that set off a bomb scare in a grocery store parking lot says the object was a novelty alarm clock she bought at a garage s...
May 21, 2017
Ringling Bros. shuts down the big top after 146 years
UNIONDALE, N.Y. - With laughter, hugs and tears - and the requisite death-defying stunts - the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus received its final standing ovation Sunday night as it perf...
May 21, 2017
Arsenal, Wenger fail to make Champions League after 20 years
LONDON - Arsene Wenger’s proud record is over: Arsenal has failed to qualify for the Champions League for the first time in 20 years. Arsenal’s hope of squeezing into the Premier League to...
May 21, 2017
Pacific ministers commit to move ahead with pact without US
HANOI, Vietnam - The Pacific Rim trade ministers meeting in Vietnam committed Sunday to move ahead with the Trans Pacific Partnership trade pact after the United States pulled out. New Zealand Trade M...
May 21, 2017
Tillerson says US dismayed by violence at Turkish Embassy
WASHINGTON - America’s top diplomat says the Trump administration has expressed its “dismay” to the Turkish government about a violent confrontation between Turkish security official...
May 21, 2017
NATO chief in talks with Germany, Turkey over air base spat
BERLIN - The chief of NATO says he’s in touch with both Germany and Turkey regarding their latest dispute over visiting rights to a Turkish air base where German soldiers are stationed. Secretar...
May 21, 2017