Category Archives: Canadian Press
Vancouver Island centre back Callum Montgomery could go high in MLS SuperDraft
Callum Montgomery’s road to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte was circuitous. After sending out a flood of emails to universities, the defender from Lantzville, B.C., didn’t ge...
Jan 10, 2019
Unspecified 'incident' benches Columbus goalie Bobrovsky
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky will miss Thursday night’s game because of an unspecified team “incident.” General manager Jarmo Kekalainen says in...
Jan 10, 2019
Montreal forward Mamadi Camara turns heads at SFU looks to make move to MLS
On YouTube, Simon Fraser University simply calls it “Mamadi Camara’s amazing goal.” Receiving the ball 40 yards away from goal, the Montreal forward beats five Saint Martin’s U...
Jan 10, 2019
Container ship fire off Canada's east coast 'largely contained'
HALIFAX - A fire that has been burning for a week aboard a container ship off Canada’s east coast is now said to be “largely contained” and under control. The German shipping company...
Jan 10, 2019
DeVone Claybrooks poised to blaze his own path at B.C. Lions head coach
He’s yet to coach a game for the B.C. Lions, but DeVone Claybrooks isn’t worried about having to fill the shoes of legendary head coach Wally Buono. Buono retired at season’s end, cu...
Jan 10, 2019
DeVone Claybrooks poised to blaze his own path at B.C. Lions head coach
He’s yet to coach a game for the B.C. Lions, but DeVone Claybrooks isn’t worried about having to fill the shoes of legendary head coach Wally Buono. Buono retired at season’s end, cu...
Jan 10, 2019
Djokovic, Federer on opposite sides of Australian Open draw
MELBOURNE, Australia - Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic are aiming for the same record from opposite sides of the draw, leaving open the prospect of them playing in the final for a seventh Australian ...
Jan 10, 2019
Detained ex-Canadian diplomat Kovrig gets second consular visit in China
OTTAWA - Former Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig received a consular visit Thursday for the second time since his arrest in China last month for allegedly endangering Chinese national security, the go...
Jan 10, 2019
Disappearance of Canadian in Africa highlights risk of ignoring travel warnings
MONTREAL - Tarek Loubani says he knew it was risky providing medical care to protesters at the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel in May 2018. He travelled to the territory anyway, and he was sh...
Jan 10, 2019
Billy Joel to hold 1st concert at Camden Yards this summer
BALTIMORE - Singer Billy Joel will perform at Camden Yards this summer, the first concert to be held at the Orioles’ home ballpark since it opened in 1992. The singer, who turns 70 in May, will ...
Jan 10, 2019