Category Archives: Canadian Press
Koivu has goal, 2 assists; Wild crush Canucks 6-2
ST. PAUL, Minn. - A date with road-weary Vancouver came at the right time for the Minnesota Wild. Mikko Koivu had a goal and two assists, and the Wild rebounded from a recent hiccup by beating the Can...
Nov 15, 2018
Batherson scores in debut as Senators stymie Red Wings in 2-1 victory
OTTAWA - Drake Batherson’s NHL debut couldn’t have gone any better. The Ottawa Senators rookie scored the game-winner in a 2-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night. “...
Nov 15, 2018
Rebel Wilson loses bid to keep most of defamation payout
SYDNEY, Australia - Rebel Wilson said she was glad she’d stood up to “a bully” despite losing her bid Friday to keep most of the record payout awarded to her in her defamation case a...
Nov 15, 2018
Ontario excludes OHL players from provincial employment standards
PETERBOROUGH, Ont. - The Government of Ontario is excluding Ontario Hockey League players from provincial employment standards legislation in order to keep a “level playing field” with oth...
Nov 15, 2018
Democrat Porter flips GOP House seat in Southern California
LOS ANGELES - Democrat Katie Porter captured a Republican-held U.S. House seat Thursday in the heart of what once was Southern California’s Reagan country, extending a rout of the state’s ...
Nov 15, 2018
Occupational safety officers investigate deaths of three people near Edmonton
LEDUC, Alta. - RCMP say three men have died in a workplace accident in an industrial area just south of Edmonton. Police, firefighters and emergency crews responded Thursday afternoon to a call at Mil...
Nov 15, 2018
Final order issued barring mail delivery of tabloid accused of promoting hate
OTTAWA - The federal government has ordered Canada Post to permanently cease delivering a controversial Toronto-based tabloid that has been criticized for promoting hatred against Jews, visible minori...
Nov 15, 2018
Arkansas man pleads not guilty to threatening Don Lemon
MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. - A northern Arkansas man who allegedly made threatening phone calls to CNN anchor Don Lemon has pleaded not guilty. The Baxter Bulletin reports Benjamin Craig Matthews, 38, appear...
Nov 15, 2018
No goal for Wayne Rooney in 120th, final England appearance
LONDON - Wayne Rooney’s record-breaking England career ended with a first: relief not to score. Whenever the striker touched the ball after coming on in the 58th minute, however far he was from ...
Nov 15, 2018
Mounties arrest two suspects after supermarket reports $1,400 butter caper
COQUITLAM, B.C. - Two Vancouver men are facing charges of theft after RCMP in Coquitlam, B.C., say they arrested the pair for allegedly stealing a shopping cart loaded with $1,400 worth of butter. Pol...
Nov 15, 2018