Category Archives: Canadian Press
Caps drop Penguins in OT to advance to conference finals
PITTSBURGH - A cathartic celebration 20 years in the making began with a poke of Evgeny Kuznetsov’s stick. It built as the puck that Kuznetsov tapped away from Sidney Crosby made its way to Wash...
May 07, 2018
'Rise' star Rosie Perez believes in the power of the arts
LOS ANGELES - Rosie Perez has found a TV series close to her heart with “Rise,” about a high school theatre program that’s more than song and dance. The Oscar-nominated actress (R...
May 07, 2018
New York AG's fall: From women's defender to alleged abuser
NEW YORK - Less than three months ago, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman went before the news cameras to announce a lawsuit accusing movie mogul Harvey Weinstein and his former studio of abu...
May 07, 2018
Cleveland's Lue speaks out in support of Raptors counterpart Dwane Casey
Cleveland Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue says the idea that Raptors coach Dwane Casey’s job might be in jeopardy is absurd. Lue was asked prior to Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinal about Ca...
May 07, 2018
Hawaiian volcanic eruption leaves former Vancouver resident shaken
MAUNA LOA, Hawaii - A former Vancouver resident who owns a tea farm near the Kilauea volcano says her small Hawaiian community has been traumatized since molten lava began spewing several days ago. El...
May 07, 2018
Horses and soccer to converge at Calgary's Spruce Meadows in 2019
CALGARY - Combining horses with soccer isn’t a stretch at Spruce Meadows, according to the equestrian facility’s senior vice-president. Calgary’s team in the new Canadian Premier Lea...
May 07, 2018
B.C. sets new greenhouse reduction targets to 60 per cent by 2040
VICTORIA - British Columbia’s government is counting on businesses, communities and residents to help fight climate change over the coming decades, the province’s environment minister said...
May 07, 2018
B.C. police make arrest 7 years after newlywed shot following minor crash
SURREY, B.C. - A man has been charged with second-degree murder in the death seven years ago of a newlywed husband in what police say was an apparent case of road rage. Samandeep Singh Gill of Surrey,...
May 07, 2018
Adult film star Stormy Daniels to visit Windsor, Ont., in June for two events
WINDSOR, Ont. - The porn star at the centre of legal wrangling involving U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to appear in Windsor, Ont., next month. Stormy Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie C...
May 07, 2018
Quebec man is dead after falling into manure pit on agricultural land
MONTREAL - A 39-year-old man died Monday after falling into a manure pit on agricultural land in Sainte-Helene-de-Bagot, about 80 kilometres east of Montreal. Firefighters and first responders extract...
May 07, 2018