Category Archives: Canadian Press
QB Nichols expects Bombers to show up with 'playoff-type urgency' against Lions
WINNIPEG - Matt Nichols isn’t counting on anyone doing the Winnipeg Blue Bombers a favour. If the CFL club wants to secure a home playoff date for the first time since 2011, the quarterback know...
Oct 27, 2017
Rivalry Renewed: Whitecaps, Sounders set to tangle in MLS West semifinals
VANCOUVER - Having just shaken a giant playoff gorilla off their back, the Vancouver Whitecaps want to get greedy. The club picked up its first-ever post-season victory Wednesday with an emphatic 5-0 ...
Oct 27, 2017

Osmond, Virtue/Moir lead after short programs at Skate Canada International
REGINA - Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir channelled their inner Mick Jagger, while Canadian teammate Kaetlyn Osmond picked up right where she left off. Virtue and Moir posted a world-record score in the s...
Oct 27, 2017

Duhamel, Radford will retire from sport having taken pairs to new level
REGINA - There were days Meagan Duhamel was so sore after practice, she couldn’t sit in her car to drive home. Breaking barriers is painful work. Duhamel and pairs partner Eric Radford take aim ...
Oct 27, 2017
Toronto FC stars Jozy Altidore, Michael Bradley unfazed by fan abuse on the road
Toronto FC striker Jozy Altidore was wearing predominantly black, complete with black cap, as he met the media Friday. It seemed fitting he was dressed the part of the villain given the rude reception...
Oct 27, 2017
The Friday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Friday, Oct. 27 --- PM TALKS TOUGH ON CARBON TAX: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government will impose a higher price on carbon if Manitoba makes goo...
Oct 27, 2017
'Canada stays': Insiders say no change in strategy if Trump starts NAFTA pullout
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump’s escalating threat to trigger NAFTA’s cancellation clause as a high-pressure bargaining tactic has raised the question of what Canada’s response ...
Oct 27, 2017

Cynicism, children and fossil fuels: how politics touched Canadians this week
OTTAWA - Political cynics had plenty of fodder this week, with the curious timing of multibillion-dollar spending announcements and morphing Liberal views on veils. Parliament Hill was completely caug...
Oct 27, 2017
Pilot forced to land cocaine-laden plane gets 8 years
COLUMBUS, Ohio - A Canadian pilot who landed a plane carrying 290 pounds (132 kilograms) of cocaine in Ohio because of engine problems has been sentenced to eight years in prison. Sylvain Desjardins p...
Oct 27, 2017
Facebook to use Canada as testing ground for new ad transparency features
Facebook will use Canada as a testing ground as it rolls out new ad transparency features and increases scrutiny of political advertising. The social media giant said that starting next month Canadian...
Oct 27, 2017