Category Archives: The Canadian Press

TORONTO - It has become a familiar routine for the Toronto Blue Jays since securing the top seed in the American League on the final day of the season: rest, prepare and perform. It worked like a char...

CAIRO (AP) - A shelling and drone attack by the Sudanese paramilitary forces hit a shelter in a besieged city in the Darfur region, killing at least 53 people, a doctors' group said Saturday. The onsl...

HUALIEN CITY - While many people like to spend their vacations on the beach or at resorts, Jaron Rosso Wiigs of Edmonton used some of his days off to shovel mud after a typhoon in Taiwan. When he arri...

TORONTO - A Toronto hospital says it transplanted a heart that stopped beating last month in a Canadian first that has the potential to substantially shorten the long wait for a donor. University Heal...

Kathryn Gallagher Morton is "absolutely thrilled" that Canada Post is at least moving. Being the owner of Maplelea, a small business that sells Canadian-themed dolls via its website, she said a majori...

OTTAWA - Sergio Marchi says when he asks students in his university course on politics how many of them are interested in a career in public life, he's surprised if two or three of them raise a hand. ...

LETHBRIDGE - Nathan Brown and Nathan Free each scored two goals as the Portland Winterhawks crushed the Lethbridge Hurricanes 9-4 in Western Hockey League action on Friday. Alex Weiermair, Carter Soth...

SEATTLE (AP) - Jorge Polanco hit a game-ending single in the 15th inning, and the Seattle Mariners advanced to the AL Championship Series by outlasting the Detroit Tigers for a 3-2 victory Friday nigh...

REGINA - With first place in their pockets, the Saskatchewan Roughriders remain focused on the ultimate prize. The Riders clinched top spot in the CFL's West Division on Friday with a 27-19 victory ov...

BRANTFORD - Jake O'Brien had a goal and two assists, David Egorov made 31 saves and the Brantford Bulldogs showed their teeth in a 6-0 Ontario Hockey League victory over the visiting Sudbury Wolves on...