Category Archives: Canadian Press
All-star linebacker Solomon Elimimian set for return to B.C. Lions lineup
SURREY, B.C. - All-star linebacker Solomon Elimimian has spent much of the CFL season watching his teammates on the B.C. Lions’ defensive line first struggle then surge. After notching 26 defens...
Nov 08, 2018

Police warn that sex offender, child abductor to live in Vancouver
VANCOUER, B.C. - Vancouver police have issued a public warning about a high-risk offender moving into the city who was at the centre of a high-profile abduction case in 2011. Police say Randall Hopley...
Nov 08, 2018

John Herdman developing a "no-excuses" environment CONCACAF road games
TORONTO - Canada’s men’s soccer team is done with excuses. So when John Herdman’s players venture into the unfriendly confines of Warner Park Football Field - the St. Kitts and Nevis...
Nov 08, 2018

Fresh off disappointing season, Montreal Alouettes' brass talk playoffs in 2019
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes are promising a playoff team in 2019 to their long-suffering fan base. “You all deserve much better and we need to give you reasons to celebrate,” said te...
Nov 08, 2018

Canucks send forward Boeser back to Vancouver to have groin injury examined
BOSTON - The Canucks have sent forward Brock Boeser back to Vancouver to have a groin injury examined a specialist. The 21-year-old Boeser joined the Canucks for their six-game road trip but didn̵...
Nov 08, 2018

US mortgage rates jump to highest level in nearly 8 years
U.S. mortgage rates jumped this week to the highest level in almost eight years, a trend that is pulling down home sales and slowing home price growth. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that th...
Nov 08, 2018

War bride portraits capture 'strength, frailty' of women who left home for love
For Bev Tosh, it began as a labour of love: creating a portrait of her mother as a 1940s war bride on the occasion of her 80th birthday, a likeness rendered in oil from a decades-old photo. But that s...
Nov 08, 2018

Red Kelly one of many symbols of Maple Leafs' long connection to military
TORONTO - Red Kelly did his part to support Canadian forces overseas during the Second World War by working on the family farm when he wasn’t playing hockey. Just 12 years old when hostilities b...
Nov 08, 2018
Five questions with Canadian women's hockey team GM Gina Kingsbury
SASKATOON - Five questions with two-time Olympic gold medallist Gina Kingsbury, who took over as Hockey Canada’s director of women’s national teams this year from Melody Davidson. Davidson...
Nov 08, 2018

Retired Hab Steve Begin graduates high school 22 years after dropping out
MONTREAL - Former NHL left-winger Steve Begin made nearly $7 million during his career and started an engineering company after retiring from the game, but he always felt he was missing something. It ...
Nov 08, 2018