Category Archives: Canadian Press
Andersen makes 42 saves as Maple Leafs down Bruins 4-3 to force Game 6
BOSTON - Frederik Andersen finished off an energy drink as he prepared to speak with reporters. Then he paused to take a sip of water in the middle of his first answer. The exhausted Toronto goalie ha...
Apr 21, 2018
Wolves top Rockets 121-105 in Game 3, cut series lead to 2-1
MINNEAPOLIS - Minnesota’s slow-to-develop, up-and-down defence has finally started to shine, against this high-octane Houston team no less. There’s been no wait quite like the one for a wi...
Apr 21, 2018
Missouri lawmaker accused of calling into racist radio show
ST. LOUIS - Fellow Democrats are calling for a Missouri lawmaker to resign after they say he repeatedly called into a St. Louis-area radio program in which the host is known for making racist and othe...
Apr 21, 2018
NBA fines Wizards' Markieff Morris, Celtics' Marcus Morris
NEW YORK - The NBA has fined Washington Wizards forward Markieff Morris and twin brother Marcus Morris of the Boston Celtics for their roles in separate incidents during playoff games. Markieff Morris...
Apr 21, 2018
Mike Harris Jr., son of former premier, will run for Tories in Ont. election
TORONTO - Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford has appointed candidates in nearly a dozen ridings ahead of the upcoming provincial election, and they include the son of a former premier. ...
Apr 21, 2018
Child's body found in river downstream from where boy went missing during flood
Ontario Provincial Police say a fisherman has found the body of a child in the Grand River, 13 kilometres downstream from where a three-year-old boy went missing during a flood in February. Police say...
Apr 21, 2018
World's oldest person dies in Japan at age of 117
TOKYO - The world’s oldest person, a 117-year-old Japanese woman, has died. Nabi Tajima died in a hospital Saturday evening in the town of Kikai in southern Japan, town official Susumu Yoshiyuki...
Apr 21, 2018
Davis' 47 points leads Pelicans to sweep of Trail Blazers
NEW ORLEANS - Anthony Davis sat on the court, a scowl on his face and his biceps flexed on each side of his head. The Pelicans All-Star had just converted a layup as he fell to the court after a hard ...
Apr 21, 2018
Amir Khan stuns Canada's Phil Lo Greco to win first fight in 2 years
LIVERPOOL, England - Former world champion Amir Khan won his first fight in two years by stopping Phil Lo Greco in 39 seconds on Saturday. Fighting in a British home ring for the first time in five ye...
Apr 21, 2018
Short-handed Toronto FC fall to Houston Dynamo 5-1
HOUSTON - With its top stars sidelined in preparation of the second leg of Toronto FC’s CONCACAF Champions League final against Chivas Guadalaraja in Mexico next week, head coach Greg Vanney sti...
Apr 21, 2018