Category Archives: Canadian Press
Leafs goaltending takes a hit after McElhinney, Pickard claimed off waivers
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs’ goaltending depth took a hit Tuesday after they lost Curtis McElhinney and Calvin Pickard to the waiver wire. McElhinney was claimed by the Carolina Hurricanes...
Oct 02, 2018
Garrison Keillor's Vermont appearance cancelled after outcry
BURLINGTON, Vt. - An appearance by Garrison Keillor, former host of “A Prairie Home Companion,” at a Vermont book festival has been cancelled after public outcry. Burlington Book Festival ...
Oct 02, 2018
LNG project boosts gas industry confidence but not short-term gas prices
CALGARY - The approval of Canada’s first LNG export terminal is expected to boost investor confidence in Western Canada’s natural gas sector. But the LNG Canada project’s ability to ...
Oct 02, 2018
CP Exclusive: Nobel laureate Donna Strickland on her win and her work
A Canadian professor has become the third woman to be awarded the prestigious Nobel Prize for Physics. The Canadian Press spoke with Donna Strickland about winning the prize, her work in the field of ...
Oct 02, 2018
Tesla 3Q production numbers up but can they be sustained?
Tesla Motors successfully ramped up production of its pivotal Model 3 sedan during the summer, fulfilling CEO Elon Musk’s pledge to work out the manufacturing problems that had raised questions ...
Oct 02, 2018
In The Rings: Case can be made Homan deserves a Team Canada spot at Scotties
An exemption cleared the way for Jennifer Jones and her team to return to the Scotties Tournament of Hearts as Team Canada next year. A case can be made that Rachel Homan’s rink should have the ...
Oct 02, 2018
Case of truck driver charged in Humboldt Broncos bus crash back in three weeks
MELFORT, Sask. - The case of a truck driver charged in the fatal Humboldt Broncos bus crash has been adjourned until later this month. Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, who is 29, is charged with 16 counts of dan...
Oct 02, 2018
Hands off: Canada to sign international moratorium on High Arctic fishing
Canada is to join more than a dozen countries Wednesday in signing a deal that would block commercial fishing in the High Arctic for 16 years and begin unravelling ecological mysteries at the top of t...
Oct 02, 2018
FBI agent shot by booby-trapped wheelchair in Oregon home
PORTLAND, Ore. - A former southern Oregon property owner has been charged with assault on a federal officer after authorities say an FBI agent sent to the property was shot from a booby-trapped wheelc...
Oct 02, 2018
Young woman asked about kissing British sailor before alleged sex assault
HALIFAX - A defence lawyer questioned a young Halifax woman Tuesday about her decision to sleep in a room with four British sailors in the barracks of a military base, and a kiss she gave one of the m...
Oct 02, 2018