Category Archives: Canadian Press
Sources: General manager Tim Bezbatchenko leaving Toronto FC for Columbus
TORONTO - General manager Tim Bezbatchenko, who helped build Toronto FC into a championship side, is leaving the MLS club. The 37-year-old Bezbatchenko, who is from the Columbus suburb of Westerville ...
Jan 02, 2019
Peru's attorney general reverses course on corruption probe
LIMA, Peru - Peru’s attorney general on Wednesday reversed his dismissal of the lead investigators in a sweeping corruption probe into top officials, retreating in the face of a growing public o...
Jan 02, 2019
Saskatchewan Roughriders release International linebacker Samuel Eguavoen
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders released American linebacker Samuel Eguavoen on Wednesday so he could pursue opportunities in the NFL. Eguavoen was scheduled to be a free agent Feb. 12. Eguavoen...
Jan 02, 2019
B.C. housing market shows signs of moderation: assessment agency
VANCOUVER - A drop by up to 10 per cent on the estimated value of some homes in Metro Vancouver reflects a broad softening in a once hot market that is being affected by wider economic shifts, say two...
Jan 02, 2019
Kucherov, Gaudreau, McDavid named NHL's 3 stars; Pettersson get top rookie nod
NEW YORK - Tampa Bay Lightning sniper Nikita Kucherov, Calgary Flames winger Johnny Gaudreau and Edmonton Oilers centre Connor McDavid have been named the NHL’s three stars of the month for Dece...
Jan 02, 2019
In the Rings: Ryan Fry set to make his return with Team Jacobs at Canadian Open
After taking a leave of over six weeks after his disqualification from the Red Deer Curling Classic, Ryan Fry is set to return to his usual position as third on Team Brad Jacobs. “We are happy t...
Jan 02, 2019
Canucks deal Nilsson and Archibald to Senators for McKenna, Pyatt, draft pick
OTTAWA - The Vancouver Canucks traded goalie Anders Nilsson and minor-league winger Darren Archibald the Ottawa Senators for netminder Mike McKenna, forward Tom Pyatt and a sixth-round pick in the 201...
Jan 02, 2019
Montreal longshoremen at country's second-largest port vote for strike mandate
MONTREAL - Longshoremen at Canada’s second largest port have voted nearly unanimously for a strike mandate in a move that is largely symbolic. Union spokesman Michel Murray announced Wednesday t...
Jan 02, 2019
California inmate takes unlikely path to freedom: Podcasting
OAKLAND, Calif. - In California, inmates typically are granted parole by doing good deeds or showing they have been rehabilitated by becoming pastors, drug counsellors or youth advocates. For Walter &...
Jan 02, 2019
Canadian speedskater Isabelle Weidemann pushes her way into world's elite
CALGARY - Isabelle Weidemann has hit her stride, literally and figuratively, in long-track speedskating. Currently ranked No. 1 in the world in women’s distance racing, the 23-year-old from Otta...
Jan 02, 2019