Category Archives: Canadian Press
Imminent bill to reform election laws may be too late to implement for 2019 vote
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government will finally move Monday on a raft of promised reforms to election laws, but it may already be too late to fully implement them in time for the 2019 federal election. A...
Apr 27, 2018
Scores and Schedule
Sunday’s Games (All times Eastern) NHL Playoffs Second Round Pittsburgh at Washington, 3 p.m. (Pittsburgh leads 1-0) Winnipeg at Nashville, 7 p.m. (Winnipeg leads series 1-0) — AHL Playoff...
Apr 26, 2018
Fleury's 3rd shutout of playoffs helps Vegas beat Sharks 7-0
LAS VEGAS - Marc-Andre Fleury was having such a good time Thursday night, he joined in when the sold-out crowd at T Mobile Arena started doing the wave. And why not? Fleury stopped 33 shots for his th...
Apr 26, 2018
Thursday's Games
Thursday’s Games NHL Playoffs Second Round Pittsburgh 3 Washington 2 (Pittsburgh leads series 1-0) Vegas 7 San Jose 0 (Vegas leads series 1-0) — AHL Playoffs First Round (best of five) Gra...
Apr 26, 2018
Sweden's Hasselborg tops Ottawa's Homan 6-2 in six ends at Champions Cup
CALGARY - Olympic gold medallist Anna Hasselborg of Sweden beat Ottawa’s Rachel Homan 6-2 in six ends on Thursday in the ninth draw of the Champions Cup, the final stop on the Grand Slam of Curl...
Apr 26, 2018
Timeline in Bill Cosby's sexual assault case
Bill Cosby was convicted Thursday of drugging and molesting a woman in 2004 at his home near Philadelphia. The 80-year-old comedian could spend the rest of his life in prison for assaulting former Tem...
Apr 26, 2018
Comparing Cosby's 2 trials: More accusers and a conviction
NORRISTOWN, Pa. - The retrial that led to Bill Cosby’s conviction Thursday on charges he drugged and molested a woman at his suburban Philadelphia mansion played out far differently than one tha...
Apr 26, 2018
Evacuations under way in Kashechewan due to flooding risk
KASHECHEWAN, Ont. - Authorities are evacuating about 120 residents of Kashechewan First Nation on the west shore of James Bay due to ice break-ups and the risk of flooding. The provincial government h...
Apr 26, 2018
Fertilizer giant Nutrien to temporarily lay off up to 1,300 in Saskatchewan
REGINA - Fertilizer giant Nutrien Ltd. says it will temporarily lay off up to 1,300 workers at two of its potash mines in Saskatchewan. The layoffs are to affect staff at the Vanscoy mine this month a...
Apr 26, 2018
Giannis, Bucks beat Celtics 97-86 to force Game 7
MILWAUKEE - Giannis Antetokounmpo asserted himself in the biggest game of his budding career with his team on the brink of playoff elimination. Now it’s on to Game 7 for the Milwaukee Bucks. Ant...
Apr 26, 2018