Category Archives: Canadian Press
Harper leaves game after being hit by pitch in Phillies win over Jays
CLEARWATER, Fla. - New Phillies star Bryce Harper left Philadelphia’s 3-2 spring training win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday after being hit by a pitch in the right ankle. Many in the crow...
Mar 15, 2019
Ground broken for long-awaited LAX people mover system
LOS ANGELES - It’s been talked about for years, and now construction is underway on a people mover to carry travellers in and out of Los Angeles International Airport. City officials broke groun...
Mar 15, 2019
Media industry anxious for news in budget on federal plan to support journalism
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is due to deliver an update to its plan to support journalism in next week’s budget but Ottawa’s recent silence on the file has stoked concerns in the media...
Mar 15, 2019
Virginia state police take search for recruits to the movies
RICHMOND, Va. - Virginia State Police are taking their search for new recruits to the movies. A 30-second promotional video is set to begin playing Friday at movie theatres in Virginia and four other ...
Mar 15, 2019
File shows plea set for Florida man in pipe bomb mail case
NEW YORK - A Florida man charged with sending pipe bombs to prominent critics of President Donald Trump is expected to plead guilty next week. A notice entered on the docket in the case of Cesar Sayoc...
Mar 15, 2019
Golden Globe Awards to kick off awards season on Jan. 5
LOS ANGELES - The Hollywood Foreign Press Association says it has chosen a date for next year’s Golden Globe Awards. The association said Friday the 77th annual awards will be held Jan. 5. The c...
Mar 15, 2019
Jozy Altidore set to return for Toronto FC home opener against New England
TORONTO - Alejandro Pozuelo has yet to arrive but Toronto FC should get Jozy Altidore back on the field for Sunday’s home opener against the New England Revolution. Altidore, who underwent ankle...
Mar 15, 2019
TSB reduces tally of oil spilled by CN freight train in rural Manitoba
WINNIPEG - Investigators have reduced their tally of how much oil spilled when a Canadian National freight train derailed last month on a western Manitoba ranch. Earlier this month, the Transportation...
Mar 15, 2019
Quebec students join global marches to demand climate change action
MONTREAL - A human wave of chanting, sign-waving protesters made their way downtown from the base of Montreal’s Mount Royal on Friday as they joined a series of student-led marches around the wo...
Mar 15, 2019
T-shirt gun used to launch contraband into Oklahoma prison
SAYRE, Okla. - An Oklahoma woman was arrested after authorities say she used a T-shirt gun to launch drugs, cellphones and other contraband over a prison fence. The Oklahoma Department of Corrections ...
Mar 15, 2019