Category Archives: Canadian Press
Yellow vests in Canada bear no resemblance to protesters in France: ambassador
OTTAWA - Canada’s ambassador to France says this country’s yellow-vest protest movement bears little resemblance to the “gilets jaunes” who started it all in France. Isabelle H...
Jan 21, 2019
Matthews and Marner paired together as struggling Leafs search for answers
TORONTO - Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner are the last players off the ice at the conclusion of every Toronto Maple Leafs’ pre-game warmup. As the in-arena music blares and fans press against t...
Jan 21, 2019
Canada's Adam Hadwin hungry for more after tie for second at Desert Classic
Adam Hadwin’s tie for second at the Desert Classic this past weekend gave him his third top-10 result of the young 2018-19 season, helped him break US$1 million in earnings on the campaign and m...
Jan 21, 2019
UN forecasts global economic growth around 3 per cent in 2019
The global economy will grow around 3 per cent annually in 2019 and 2020, but waning support for multilateralism, escalating trade disputes, increasing debt and rising climate risks are clouding prosp...
Jan 21, 2019
Power-play improvement fuels rise of Calgary Flames to conference penthouse
CALGARY - A propellant in the Calgary Flames’ surge to the top of the NHL’s Western Conference is a power play with pop. Calgary’s man advantage was not a strength last season, when ...
Jan 21, 2019
Overspending on luxury trips cited as part of RCMP's probe of government in B.C.
VICTORIA - The Speaker of the British Columbia legislature alleges in a report that the clerk and sergeant-at-arms engaged in flagrant overspending, questionable expenses and inappropriate payouts of ...
Jan 21, 2019
Will NFL adopt CFL policy for pass interference review after officiating error?
Toronto Argonauts defensive back Matt Black can see the winds of change blowing through the NFL after Sunday’s controversial finish to the NFC title game - just like in the CFL in 2014. The Los ...
Jan 21, 2019
United Conservatives leader Jason Kenney disputes expense allegations while MP
EDMONTON - Alberta United Conservative Leader Jason Kenney and his staff are firing back at a lawyer who is questioning Kenney’s residential expense claims from his time as a cabinet minister in...
Jan 21, 2019
Rivera, Halladay, Martinez seem set for Hall election
NEW YORK - Mariano Rivera figures to make quick work of his Hall of Fame ballot appearance, just as he did of opposing batters, and could even set another record when voting is announced Tuesday: for ...
Jan 21, 2019
Alex Galchenyuk primed for Montreal return as a member of the Coyotes
TORONTO - Alex Galchenyuk took some time to fully grasp the microscope he would be under as a member of the Montreal Canadiens. Selected third overall at the 2012 NHL draft, the naive assumption of a ...
Jan 21, 2019