Category Archives: Canadian Press
Expensive APEC summit sows division in host Papua New Guinea
PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea - After three decades of promoting free trade as a panacea to poverty, the APEC grouping of nations that includes the U.S. and China is holding its lavish annual leaders...
Nov 13, 2018
Kuhnhackl scores 2 goals, Islanders beat Canucks 5-2
NEW YORK - Coming off three straight losses, the New York Islanders fell behind early. They took the lead with two quick goals and then pulled away in the third period for a confidence-building win. T...
Nov 13, 2018
Democrat Harder upsets California GOP US Rep. Denham
LOS ANGELES - First-time candidate Josh Harder defeated four-term Republican U.S. Rep. Jeff Denham Tuesday in California’s farm belt, giving Democrats their fourth pickup of a GOP House seat in ...
Nov 13, 2018
Oakland's Melvin, Atlanta's Snitker voted top managers
NEW YORK - Bob Melvin’s job was a lot different as a rookie manager with Seattle in 2002, and even when he was voted Manager of the Year with Arizona in 2007 and Oakland in 2012. “Organiza...
Nov 13, 2018
Chancellor sorry for media storm over porn star visit
LA CROSSE, Wis. - The chancellor at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse is apologizing for the attention he generated by inviting a porn star to speak on campus. Chancellor Joe Gow invited adult fil...
Nov 13, 2018
NHL general managers discuss goalie concerns regarding smaller equipment
TORONTO - Certain members of the NHL’s goalie fraternity have voiced their displeasure with the league’s move to shrink chest protectors this season. Safety - more than a few netminders ha...
Nov 13, 2018
Gov: Amazon 'largest jobs commitment' in Tennessee history
NASHVILLE - Gov. Bill Haslam said Tuesday that an Amazon operations hub expected to create 5,000 jobs in Tennessee will be “the single largest jobs commitment made by a company in Tennessee̵...
Nov 13, 2018
Government spoke too soon on CHL employment issue, says players' lawyer
TORONTO - A law firm representing major junior hockey players in a class-action lawsuit against the Canadian Hockey League says it wasn’t given an opportunity to present its side before the Onta...
Nov 13, 2018
Nigerian ISP's configuration error disrupted Google services
BOSTON - A Nigerian internet service provider said Tuesday that a configuration error it made during a network upgrade caused a disruption of key Google services, routing traffic to China and Russia. ...
Nov 13, 2018
Pink diamond sells for more than $50M, setting world record
GENEVA - Christie’s sold the “Pink Legacy” diamond at auction Tuesday for more than $50 million including fees, saying it’s a new world record price per carat for a pink diamon...
Nov 13, 2018