Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Carney, Eby lament 'senseless' violence of Vancouver festival attack one year later
VANCOUVER - Prime Minister Mark Carney says the sorrow of the deadly attack at Vancouver's Lapu Lapu Day festival a year ago today has been shared by the entire country. Carney says in a statement rel...
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Canadian sprint star De Grasse has strong season-opening effort in Botswana
GABORONE - Canadian star sprinter Andre De Grasse showed no signs of slowing down in his season opener on Sunday at the Botswana Golden Grand Prix. The seven-time Olympic medallist won the men's 200 m...
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Alexandre Boulerice to make announcement on Monday about political future
MONTREAL - Alexandre Boulerice, the federal MP for the Montreal riding of Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie, is expected to make an announcement about his political future on Monday. A source within Qubec sol...
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Malian defense minister killed in attack that saw jihadis and rebels seize towns, military bases
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - Malian Minister of Defense Gen. Sadio Camara was killed in an attack as jihadi and rebel forces seized towns and military bases across the country, according to a military office...
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Canada thumps Finland 10-4 at world mixed doubles curling championship
GENEVA - Canada's Colton and Kadriana Lott earned their second win of the world mixed doubles curling championship on Sunday, defeating Finland 10-4. After falling behind 3-0 after the opening end, th...
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Canadiens expect update on injured defenceman Noah Dobson within two days
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens said Sunday morning they'll know more about the status of injured defenceman Noah Dobson within two days. Dobson, who averaged the third-highest ice time (22 minutes ...
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Raptors forward A.J. Lawson available to play in Game 4 vs. Cavaliers
TORONTO - A.J. Lawson of Brampton, Ont., has been cleared to play for the Toronto Raptors in today's matinee. He was listed as questionable with back spasms ahead of Game 4 of Toronto's playoff series...
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DC gala shooting suspect aired grievances against Trump in writings to family
WASHINGTON (AP) - The man accused of opening fire at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner railed against Trump administration policies and referred to himself as a "Friendly Federal Assa...
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Sabastian Sawe of Kenya becomes first person to run a sub-2-hour marathon to win in London
LONDON (AP) - Sabastian Sawe of Kenya has become the first person to break the fabled 2-hour barrier in the marathon. In a huge moment in sports history, Sawe smashed the men's world record by 65 seco...
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Sabastian Sawe of Kenya becomes first person to run a sub-2-hour marathon to win in London
LONDON (AP) - Sabastian Sawe of Kenya has become the first person to break the fabled 2-hour barrier in the marathon. In a huge moment in sports history, Sawe smashed the men's world record by 65 seco...
9h ago