Category Archives: Canadian Press
Ovechkin has goal and assist, Capitals beat Lightning 4-2
TAMPA, Fla. - There was no letdown for the Washington Capitals. Just more winning hockey. Putting an emotional second-round victory over playoff nemesis and two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Pit...
May 11, 2018
Michigan police department picks "Pawfficer"
TROY, Mich. - A suburban Detroit police department is giving another cat a chance to take the law into her own paws. A cat named “Pawfficer Donut” was sworn in Friday by a judge, a day aft...
May 11, 2018
Fallin vetoes bill keeping no-parole sentences for juveniles
OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin vetoed a bill Friday evening that would have permitted the state to continue sending juvenile offenders to prison with no chance for parole. The veto came des...
May 11, 2018
Stevie Wonder says Kanye slavery comments are 'foolishness'
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. - Stevie Wonder has called out Kanye West for saying slavery is a choice, calling the idea “foolishness” and likening it to Holocaust denial. Wonder brought up West ...
May 11, 2018
Oklahoma governor vetoes gun carry bill in defeat for NRA
OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahoma’s Republican Gov. Mary Fallin vetoed a bill late Friday that would have authorized adults to carry firearms without a permit or training, dealing a rare defeat to the Na...
May 11, 2018
National Circus School suspends teacher accused of sex crimes against minor
MONTREAL - The Montreal-based National Circus School announced Friday it has suspended one of its teachers who has been arrested and charged with sexual crimes that allegedly involved a minor. Marcelo...
May 11, 2018
Rogers says average audience of 2.2 million watched Jets beat Preds in 7 games
The seven-game slugfest between the Winnipeg Jets and Nashville Predators drew and average audience of 2.2 million viewers on Sportsnet and CBC, according to Rogers. The broadcaster said viewership pe...
May 11, 2018
Jets ready for quicker series with Vegas after seven-game grind against Predators
WINNIPEG - Blake Wheeler woke up Friday morning feeling a little tired, but the Winnipeg Jets captain quickly got energized. Remembering his team is still in the Stanley Cup playoffs will do that. ...
May 11, 2018
Jury convicts ex-Assembly leader in public corruption trial
NEW YORK - A jury convicted former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver of public corruption charges Friday, dashing the 74-year-old Democrat’s second attempt to avoid years in prison after ...
May 11, 2018
Missouri Democrats oust lawmaker from caucus over radio show
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Democrats in the Missouri House have expelled a St. Louis County lawmaker from their caucus because of calls he made to a radio program whose host frequently makes racist and oth...
May 11, 2018