Category Archives: Canadian Press
B.C.'s only support group for HIV-positive women closes after funding cuts
VANCOUVER - Valerie Nicholson believes she might be dead if not for Positive Women’s Network. She was addicted to drugs and sleeping in decrepit hotels in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside whe...
Sep 17, 2017
UK lowers terror threat level as subway bomb probe advances
LONDON - British police made progress Sunday in their frantic pursuit of suspects and evidence connected to the bomb that partially exploded on a packed London subway, leading counter-terrorism offici...
Sep 17, 2017
No winning ticket for Saturday night's $9 million Lotto 649 jackpot
TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $9 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw. However, the guaranteed $1 million prize was claimed by a ticket sold in Quebec. The jackpot f...
Sep 17, 2017
Ricketts scores twice as Toronto FC beats the Galaxy 4-0
CARSON, Calif. - Tosaint Ricketts scored twice and Toronto FC beat the Los Angeles Galaxy 4-0 on Saturday night. Eastern Conference leading Toronto (18-3-8) stretched its unbeaten streak to 11 games a...
Sep 17, 2017
2nd night of violence in St. Louis after ex-cop acquitted
ST. LOUIS - Protests near St. Louis turned violent for the second night Saturday in reaction to the acquittal of a white former police officer in the fatal shooting of a black man, as a small group of...
Sep 16, 2017
Golovkin and Alvarez fight to a brutal draw; rematch to come
LAS VEGAS - Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin argued afterward about who won their middleweight showdown. No one could argue it wasn’t a great fight. Golovkin retained his middleweight titles ...
Sep 16, 2017
Saturday's Games
Saturday’s Games CFL Toronto 34 Edmonton 26 Calgary 27 B.C. 13 — NHL pre-season Vancouver 4 Los Angeles 3 (OT) — MLB American League Toronto 7 Minnesota 2 Houston 8 Seattle 6 N.Y. Ya...
Sep 16, 2017
Koala survives 10-mile Australia trip in wheel arch
ADELAIDE, Australia - For a stowaway who made a 16-kilometre (10-mile) journey squeezed in a wheel arch, a koala was lucky to escape with just scratches. The driver of the four-wheel vehicle was unawa...
Sep 16, 2017
U Sports Roundup: McMaster beats Ottawa to hand Gee-Gees first loss of season
HAMILTON - Jackson White threw two touchdown passes as the McMaster Marauders downed Ottawa 24-7 on Saturday to hand the Gee-Gees their first loss of the U Sports football season. White completed 20-o...
Sep 16, 2017
Hamas says it accepts reconciliation demands
RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territory - The Hamas militant group on Sunday said it has accepted key conditions demanded by its rival, President Mahmoud Abbas, including nationwide elections in the West Bank...
Sep 16, 2017