Category Archives: Canadian Press

Five Things To Know: Canadian pitcher James Paxton's no-hitter
TORONTO - Mariners pitcher James Paxton threw a no-hitter to lead Seattle to a 5-0 shutout of the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night. The product of Ladner, B.C., became the&n...
May 08, 2018

Pediatricians get guidance on kids' gender diversity as more parents seek answers
TORONTO - The Canadian Paediatric Society has issued guidelines to help doctors discuss the complexities of gender identity in children with their parents and caregivers. The online&nbs...
May 08, 2018
Paul scores 41 as Rockets eliminate Jazz 112-102
HOUSTON - Chris Paul didn’t want to talk about his post-season failures, not after Houston’s win Tuesday over Utah finally got him into the Western Conference finals. “For us it was ...
May 08, 2018

Philippine chief justice returns to office amid ouster moves
MANILA, Philippines - The embattled Philippine chief justice returned to office Wednesday after taking two months of leave amid efforts by President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration to oust her ...
May 08, 2018
Cause released for movie set fire that killed firefighter
NEW YORK - The New York Fire Department says a boiler venting heat sparked the blaze that killed a firefighter in a Harlem building being used as a film set in March. FDNY marshals said Tuesday that t...
May 08, 2018

Canadian lefty James Paxton no-hits Blue Jays in 5-0 Mariners win
TORONTO - When James Paxton saw all-star Josh Donaldson stepping up to the plate with two outs in the ninth inning of his no-hit bid, he knew he had to stay aggressive. That’s when Big...
May 08, 2018

Canada to apologize for turning away Nazi-era ship of Jews, Trudeau says
TORONTO - Canada will formally apologize for turning away a boat full of Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi Germany in 1939, resulting in scores of them dying, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday. In...
May 08, 2018

Japan, China, South Korea agree to co-operate on North Korea
TOKYO - China, Japan and South Korea warmed their chilly relations Wednesday, brought together by a common goal: ending North Korea’s nuclear program. Leaders from the three countries held their...
May 08, 2018

Opposition win ends Malaysia party's 60-year hold on power
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - An alliance of Malaysian opposition parties led by the country’s 92-year-old former authoritarian leader Mahathir Mohamad won a fiercely contested general election, endi...
May 08, 2018

Ex-Division III player found guilty of first-degree murder
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Former Division III college football player William Riley Gaul was found guilty on Tuesday of first-degree murder after shooting through the bedroom wall of his ex-girlfriend while ...
May 08, 2018