Category Archives: Canadian Press
'We play for them:' Bronco to return to ice for his first game since bus crash
HUMBOLDT, Sask. - Humboldt Broncos player Tyler Smith had a broken collarbone, a broken shoulder blade and nerve damage down his left arm. He was on the junior hockey team’s bus when it collided...
Nov 01, 2018
Case of Toronto van attack suspect Alek Minassian heading straight to trial
TORONTO - The case of a man accused of killing 10 people in a van attack in north Toronto will skip a preliminary hearing and head straight to trial. Alek Minassian, of Richmond Hill, Ont., faces 10 c...
Nov 01, 2018
Canada Post workers join rotating strikes in Hamilton, Ont., La Mauricie, Que.
OTTAWA - More than 1,800 Canada Post workers have walked off the job in Hamilton, Ont., and La Mauricie, Que., as the union’s overtime ban takes effect across the country. The Canadian Union of ...
Nov 01, 2018
Wednesday's Games
Wednesday’s Games NHL Vancouver 4 Chicago 2 — AHL Belleville 2 Laval 1 Stockton 4 Bakersfield 3 — NBA Brooklyn 120 Detroit 119 (OT) Denver 108 Chicago 107 (OT) Indiana 107 New York 1...
Nov 01, 2018
Sri Lanka president summons Parliament after PM turmoil
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka’s president has summoned Parliament to meet next week as pressure grows for him to resolve the turmoil set off when he sacked the Cabinet last week, his chosen pri...
Nov 01, 2018
Scores and Schedule
Wednesday’s Games NHL Vancouver 4 Chicago 2 — AHL Belleville 2 Laval 1 Stockton 4 Bakersfield 3 — NBA Brooklyn 120 Detroit 119 (OT) Denver 108 Chicago 107 (OT) Indiana 107 New York 1...
Nov 01, 2018
Jake Virtanen scores twice, leads Canucks to 4-2 win over Chicago Blackhawks
VANCOUVER - Before the Vancouver Canucks kicked off their season, head coach Travis Green said he wanted his team to “score by committee.” They did just that on Wednesday when they beat th...
Oct 31, 2018
S. Korea's Moon: N. Korean leader Kim to visit Seoul 'soon'
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Thursday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will “soon” visit Seoul as part of a series of high-profile diplomatic eff...
Oct 31, 2018
Japan resumes work at disputed site for US base relocation
TOKYO - Japan’s central government resumed work at a disputed U.S. military base relocation site on Thursday even though Okinawa residents overwhelmingly see the project as an undemocratic impos...
Oct 31, 2018
Giants Hall of Famer Willie McCovey dies at 80
SAN FRANCISCO - Willie McCovey, the sweet-swinging Hall of Famer nicknamed “Stretch” for his 6-foot-4 height and those long arms, died Wednesday. He was 80. The San Francisco Giants announ...
Oct 31, 2018