Category Archives: Canadian Press
Players just glad for a place to play when Impact debuted 25 years ago.
MONTREAL - When the Montreal Impact debuted 25 years ago, no one was sure what to make of the club or the American Professional Soccer League they were playing in. But as the APSL morphed into th...
May 17, 2018
Physician's prescriptions faulted in guitarist's overdose
MOBILE, Ala. - A pain specialist faults prescriptions by an Alabama physician accused of federal crimes in the 2016 drug overdose death of a former guitarist for rock band 3 Doors Down. Dr. Richard Sn...
May 17, 2018
Regina looks to replicate Windsor's first-round letdown to Memorial Cup triumph
REGINA - The Regina Pats don’t have to look far back to find inspiration as they enter the 100th Memorial Cup. Regina, which was eliminated in the first round of the Western Hockey League playof...
May 17, 2018
Toronto subway accordion players learn new tune; TTC still unimpressed
TORONTO - Two accordion players who have entertained and annoyed Toronto subway riders with their performances of the hit song “Despacito” have learned a new tune, but the city’s tra...
May 17, 2018
Breaking down the teams competing at the 100th Memorial Cup in Regina
REGINA - The 100th Memorial Cup gets underway on Friday with the host Regina Pats taking on the Ontario Hockey League’s Hamilton Bulldogs. Here’s a look at each of the teams competing at t...
May 17, 2018
Insurance policy for pipeline is result of 'exceptional situation,' says Trudeau
NEW YORK - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says putting federal cash down as an insurance policy of sorts to get the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion built is the result of an “exceptional”...
May 17, 2018
Some Venezuelan-Canadians say Ottawa right to block expats from voting in election
MONTREAL - Representatives from two Venezuelan-Canadian community groups expressed cautious support Thursday for Ottawa’s decision to block Venezuelans in Canada from ca...
May 17, 2018
Syria's Assad travels to Russia to meet with Putin
MOSCOW - The Kremlin says Syrian President Bashar Assad has met with President Vladimir Putin at his summer residence in the Black Sea resort of Sochi. A transcript of Thursday’s meeting release...
May 17, 2018
Jets Nation lands in Sin City to support team in NHL Western Conference final
LAS VEGAS - Winnipeg Jets fans have arrived in Las Vegas revelling in the novelty of both their team in the third round of NHL playoffs and coming to Sin City to watch it. “We’ve...
May 17, 2018
Farmers in southwestern Ontario lament high hydro rates, increased labour costs
CHATHAM-KENT, Ont. - Jeff VanRoboys laments the Ontario government’s one-two punch that he says is hurting his cucumber harvesting business. The 40-year-old farmer and entrepreneur says his comp...
May 17, 2018