Category Archives: Canadian Press

NEW YORK - Put a handle on it. If you don’t know what that means, you might not call elders by “Mr.,” ”Miss” or “Mrs.,” insist that your children do the same ...

SILKEBORG, Denmark - Chelsea Carey’s Canadian rink rebounded with a much-needed 8-7 win over China’s Jie Mei on Wednesday at the world women’s curling championship. The win improved ...

OTTAWA - Health advocacy groups and MPs are cheering the Liberal government’s proposal to spend $50 million over five years to support a national dementia strategy that’s to be released la...

QUEBEC - The struggling Parti Quebecois has suffered another setback with a decision by the Speaker relegating it to fourth place in the provincial legislature. Francois Paradis ruled Wednesday that t...

MIAMI - Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime has advanced to the main draw at the Miami Open. The 18-year-old from Montreal defeated Paolo Lorenzi of Italy 7-6 (1), 6-2 in the second and final round o...

TOKYO - Ichiro drew all the cheers. Most everyone else on the Seattle Mariners did all the hitting. A crowd that came to salute Ichiro Suzuki in his homeland saw Domingo Santana deliver the biggest hi...

Tokyo Olympics organizers have unveiled their torch for next year’s games, playing off the image of Japan’s famous cherry blossoms. The cherry blossom is Japan’s most-loved flower. O...

DURHAM, N.C. - Canadian basketball star R.J. Barrett has been named the National Player of the Year by USA Today. The 18-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., leads the ACC in scoring with an average of 22...

BOGOTA - Former Southampton and Portsmouth midfielder Jhon Viafara has been arrested in his native Colombia on a U.S. drug warrant. Colombia’s chief prosecutor’s office said Wednesday that...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A federal judge has approved an agreement for Wells Fargo Securities to pay an $800,000 civil penalty to end a lawsuit by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over Rhode Isla...