Category Archives: Canadian Press
Germany's Taubitz wins World Cup luge gold, Canada's McRae take bronze
CALGARY - German luger Julia Taubitz earned her first World Cup win and Canada’s Kim McRae claimed bronze Saturday on a Calgary track that defied its reputation as an easy slide. On a day when s...
Dec 08, 2018
Three Canadians earn top 10 spots in long-track speedskating World Cup
TOMASZOW MAZOWIECKI, Poland - Canadians Heather McLean, Laurent Dubreuil and Antoine Gelinas-Beaulieu earned top 10 finishes in their respective distances on Saturday, the second day of the World Cup ...
Dec 08, 2018
Some familiar faces await Canada at 2019 Women's World Cup in France
It will be deja-vu for Canada at the 2019 Women’s World Cup in France after drawing two teams - the Netherlands and New Zealand - that it faced at the 2015 tournament on home soil. The Canadians...
Dec 08, 2018
Shiffrin wins World Cup super-G for back-to-back speed wins
ST. MORITZ, Switzerland - Mikaela Shiffrin won a World Cup super-G on Saturday, confirming the slalom great’s arrival as a pure speed racer and all-round threat. Shiffrin, who got her first care...
Dec 08, 2018
Canada's Boutin wins short-track silver in return to international competition
ALMATY, Kazakhstan - Canada’s Kim Boutin returned to international competition with a podium finish in the women’s 1,000-metre race on Saturday at the World Cup short-track event in Kazakh...
Dec 08, 2018
Speedster Justin Douglas sets Canadian rugby sevens try-scoring record
CAPE TOWN, South Africa - Justin Douglas became Canada’s all-time tries leader with a pair of tries Saturday in a 28-7 win over Wales at the HSBC Cape Town Sevens. Douglas had four tries on the ...
Dec 08, 2018
Nova Scotia community rallies behind hundreds who lost their jobs ahead of holidays
SYDNEY, N.S. - A Cape Breton community has leaped into action following the sudden closure of a Sydney, N.S., call centre that left nearly 700 people without jobs just three weeks before Christmas. In...
Dec 08, 2018
In Hollywood of Mississippi, voter fraud like a movie script
CANTON, Miss. - In a town that calls itself the Hollywood of Mississippi, people say for years they’ve been hearing tales of dirty politics worthy of a movie script, like campaigns buying votes ...
Dec 08, 2018
Renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma to gives free concert in Montreal's subway today
MONTREAL - A Montreal subway station played host to an unusually talented busker on Saturday as world renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma entertained a rapt crowd during a brief free concert. Ma, 63, played bot...
Dec 08, 2018
Matt Duchene and Bobby Ryan put on Ottawa Senators injured reserves
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators injured reserve is getting a little crowded. Veteran forward Bobby Ryan joined Matt Duchene on the Senators IR on Saturday. According to Ottawa general manager Pierre Dori...
Dec 08, 2018