Category Archives: Canadian Press
Local news cut in half, not-for-profit funding models emerging, reports say
OTTAWA - The number of articles generated by community newspapers in Canada has declined by almost half over the last decade, and many news organizations are trending toward not-for-profit business mo...
Sep 24, 2018
Nikolaj Ehlers scores twice, including winner, as Jets beat Flames in OT
CALGARY - The odds are stacked against Sami Niku when it comes to cracking an experienced Winnipeg Jets blueline this year. But the 21-year-old Finn is showing that he’s not far away. Niku and N...
Sep 24, 2018
Judge appears likely to toss Stormy Daniels' defamation suit
LOS ANGELES - A federal judge appeared poised Monday to toss out a defamation lawsuit against President Donald Trump by porn actress Stormy Daniels. Judge S. James Otero said in U.S. District Court th...
Sep 24, 2018
Athletics clinch playoff berth with Rays' loss to Yankees
SEATTLE - The Oakland Athletics clinched their first playoff berth in four years Monday night, earning at least an American League wild card when the Tampa Bay Rays lost to the New York Yankees. Follo...
Sep 24, 2018
Republicans are digging in on Kavanaugh. Here's why.
WASHINGTON - The first allegation against Brett Kavanaugh left Republicans rattled and nervous. The second left them angry and ready to fight back. The GOP punched back hard Monday, seeming to cast as...
Sep 24, 2018
AP Interview: Brazil's Temer denies graft, defends legacy
NEW YORK - Brazilian President Michel Temer said Monday that corruption charges against him were the result of his administration’s attempts to reform the country’s pension system, an expl...
Sep 24, 2018
Venezuela says diplomats may be tied to assassination try
CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuela’s government said Monday that diplomats from three Latin American countries may have played a role in an attempt to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro, and it de...
Sep 24, 2018
Trump leads aggressive, all-out GOP drive to save Kavanaugh
WASHINGTON - Republicans mounted a combative, co-ordinated drive Monday to salvage Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination as they fought to keep a second woman’s allegation of long-ago...
Sep 24, 2018
Astros beat Blue Jays, Osuna earns save in return to Rogers Centre
TORONTO - If Monday’s game marked the last for Marco Estrada in a Blue Jays uniform, he wasn’t pleased with how it ended. Estrada, who’ll become a free agent at the end of the season...
Sep 24, 2018
Kotkaniemi impresses again as Canadiens down Maple Leafs 5-1 in pre-season play
TORONTO - Jesperi Kotkaniemi continues to make life difficult for the Montreal Canadiens - in a good way. The rookie centre put up another solid performance in his bid to make the team as the Canadien...
Sep 24, 2018