Category Archives: Canadian Press

Finland's centre-right government resigns
COPENHAGEN - Finnish Prime Minister Juha Sipila’s centre-right government resigned Friday after the governing coalition failed to agree on and push through a planned social and health reform. ...
Mar 08, 2019
Thursday's Games
Thursday’s Games NHL Boston 4 Florida 3 Pittsburgh 3 Columbus 0 Detroit 3 N.Y. Rangers 2 (SO) N.Y. Islanders 4 Ottawa 2 Minnesota 3 Tampa Bay 0 Dallas 4 Colorado 0 Chicago 5 Buffalo 4 (SO) Edmon...
Mar 07, 2019
Scores and Schedule
Thursday’s Games NHL Boston 4 Florida 3 Pittsburgh 3 Columbus 0 Detroit 3 N.Y. Rangers 2 (SO) N.Y. Islanders 4 Ottawa 2 Minnesota 3 Tampa Bay 0 Dallas 4 Colorado 0 Chicago 5 Buffalo 4 (SO) Edmon...
Mar 07, 2019
Hertl's 30th goal leads Sharks past Canadiens 5-2
SAN JOSE, Calif. - With several players dealing with the flu, the San Jose Sharks managed to find a way to pull out a win that moved them closer to Calgary in the race for first place. Tomas Hertl sco...
Mar 07, 2019

Correction: Dan Jenkins, sports writing great, dies at 90
FORT WORTH, Texas - In a story March 7 and 8 about Dan Jenkins’ death, The Associated Press erroneously reported that he was 89. He was 90. A corrected version of the story is below: Dan Jenkins...
Mar 07, 2019

Chicago police looking for source of leaks in Smollett case
Chicago police say they are conducting an internal investigation to determine the source of information leaked anonymously to media during the probe into “Empire” actor Jussie SmollettR...
Mar 07, 2019

McDavid, Oilers beat Canucks 3-2 for fourth straight win
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers haven’t given up yet. Connor McDavid had a pair of assists and Mikko Koskinen made 35 saves as the Oilers continued to make a late playoff push with a 3-2 victory ...
Mar 07, 2019
Kuemper shuts out West leaders, Coyotes top Flames 2-0
GLENDALE, Ariz. - With a hot goaltender and a nice run of winning, the Arizona Coyotes have tightened the race for a wild-card playoff spot in the Western Conference. Darcy Kuemper’s play in net...
Mar 07, 2019

Valtteri Filppula scores twice, Islanders double up Senators 4-2
OTTAWA - Valtteri Filppula made sure his club took both games in a home-and-home set with the league’s last-place team. Filppula scored twice to lead the New York Islanders to a 4-2 win over the...
Mar 07, 2019
Award-winning poet and novelist Patrick Lane dies at 79, publisher says
TORONTO - Award-winning poet and novelist Patrick Lane has died at age 79. Publisher McClelland & Stewart made the announcement Thursday evening, calling Lane “one of Canada’s most ren...
Mar 07, 2019