”Canadian Press” News

Schmid wins World Cup skicross race to take discipline title; Canada's Del Bosco wins bronze

MEIRINGEN, Switzerland - Canada's Chris Del Bosco picked up the bronze medal Sunday at the second-to-last freestyle
03 20 2010 2:05PM (...more)

Canadians pleased with team's performance in Beijing, poll suggests

OTTAWA - Canadians were overwhelmingly satisfied with their athletes' performance at the Summer Olympics in Beijing , a new poll suggests.
08 26 2008 11:08PM (...more)

Detroit Tigers to honour longtime broadcaster Ernie Harwell

DETROIT - The Detroit Tigers will honour Ernie Harwell at Comerica Park . The 09 17 2009 12:25AM (...more)

Ex-football star Jay Riemersma eyes congressional seat

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich . - Former Michigan and Buffalo Bills tight end Jay
06 16 2009 6:29PM (...more)

Experience gives vets the edge over rookies at CFL training camps

Time has done little to help Ben Cahoon make sense of training camp. The Montreal Alouettes' slotback understands why players must gather and work on getting their
05 30 2009 6:50PM (...more)

Quebecor pulls out of The Canadian Press

TORONTO – Quebecor Inc ., one of Canada's biggest media companies, said Wednesday it is pulling out of The Canadian Press news cooperative next year. The
03 13 2009 4:20AM (...more)

Canadian teams celebrate loonie's rise, for some it's just another pay cut

The woebgeone days when a painful exchange rate between the Canadian and American dollars routinely caused the country's professional sports teams to cry poor came to an end Thursday as the soaring loonie briefly hit par with the greenback.
09 21 2007 10:46AM (...more)

Former world cycling champ Tom Boonen faces cocaine investigation

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Former world cycling champion Tom Boonen is under investigation for cocaine possession in his native Belgium, local authorities said Tuesday.
06 12 2008 12:13AM (...more)

Canadian golfer Chris Baryla graduates to PGA Tour for 2010

Chris Baryla is the newest Canadian on the PGA Tour . The golfer from Vernon, B.C., finished up a strong comeback year on Sunday, placing seventh in the Nationwide
10 30 2009 4:58PM (...more)

IAAF: Caster Semenya's gender tests done but won't release results

SYDNEY - The IAAF declined to confirm a Sydney Morning Herald report that world 800-metre champion Caster Semenya has male and female sex organs. IAAF spokesman Nick
09 12 2009 4:47AM (...more)