Category Archives: Canadian Press
Morneau, Tories swap numbered-company barbs as ethics saga drags on in Commons
OTTAWA - Bill Morneau suggested Tuesday that it was their own personal financial interests that motivated Conservative MPs to oppose reforms aimed at ending tax advantages for wealthy owners of privat...
Oct 31, 2017
Texas Rep. Hensarling latest GOP House retirement
WASHINGTON - Rep. Jeb Hensarling, a Texas conservative who has fought attempts to more strictly regulate Wall Street and the banking sector, said Tuesday that he’ll be the latest Republican Hous...
Oct 31, 2017
Trump admin to defend Cuba embargo at UN, reversing Obama
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration will defend America’s decades-old economic embargo on Cuba in a United Nations vote this week, the State Department said Tuesday, in a reversal from the Oba...
Oct 31, 2017
Hamilton receiver Banks named CFL top performer for October, and Week 19
TORONTO - Hamilton receiver Brandon Banks and quarterback Jeremiah Masoli and Edmonton quarterback Mike Reilly are the CFL’s top performers for October. Banks registered 541 yards on 31 receptio...
Oct 31, 2017
McDavid's Donald Trump costume gets mixed reaction on social media
TORONTO - Much like the controversial politician himself, Connor McDavid’s decision to dress as Donald Trump for a Halloween party has received a polarizing reaction on social media. A photo pos...
Oct 31, 2017
Toronto FC well positioned for BMO Field rematch with New York Red Bulls
HARRISON, N.J. - Faced with a New York pushback in the second half, Toronto FC served a timely reminder at Red Bull Arena that it can defend as well as it can attack. Now the sixth-seeded Red Bulls, d...
Oct 31, 2017
Argonauts will have versatile weapon Anthony Coombs for regular-season finale
TORONTO - Head coach Marc Trestman won’t be easing Anthony Coombs back into the Toronto Argonauts’ lineup. The 25-year-old Winnipeg native practised Tuesday after being activated from the ...
Oct 31, 2017
Toronto's Giovinco up for MLS MVP again, faces four other contenders
Sebastian Giovinco is back where he likes to be, in MVP contention. The Toronto FC star striker won the award in 2015 in his first year in Major League Soccer and, by all accounts, was not happy last ...
Oct 31, 2017
No one surrenders to Halifax police at second give-yourself-up day
Halifax police aren’t ready to wave the white flag yet on voluntarily surrender days, despite getting no one to turn themselves in last weekend. Insp. Don Moser said while they are disappointed ...
Oct 31, 2017
Shopify shares drop as CEO addresses short-seller's allegations
VANCOUVER - Shopify Inc. reported a solid revenue increase, reached a crucial milestone a quarter earlier than anticipated and mounted a defence against “preposterous claims” by a “s...
Oct 31, 2017