Category Archives: Canadian Press
Libraries fight digital divide by loaning internet access via Wi-Fi hotspots
TORONTO - Two years after running a pilot project to assess whether there was a demand for letting library users “borrow” internet access, the Toronto Public Library has decided the answer...
Apr 17, 2018
Trudeau addresses France's National Assembly, touts progressive common ground
PARIS - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ventured into the heart of French democracy Tuesday in hopes of enlisting his hosts as progressive, like-minded defenders against the onslaught of global perils l...
Apr 17, 2018
Headless doll triggers major police operation in Germany
BERLIN - An apparent headless body that prompted a major police operation in southern Germany has turned out to be a doll. Police in Baden-Wuerttemberg state say a passer-by spotted what appeared to b...
Apr 17, 2018
Sharks use 2nd period barrage to beat Ducks 8-1 for 3-0 lead
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Joonas Donskoi scored one goal and set up another to start a four-goal barrage in the second period and the San Jose Sharks raced past Anaheim for the third straight game, beating t...
Apr 17, 2018
Scores and Schedule
Monday’s Games NHL Playoffs First Round Toronto 4 Boston 2 (Boston leads series 2-1) New Jersey 5 Tampa Bay 2 (Tampa Bay leads series 2-1) Colorado 5 Nashville 3 (Nashville leads series 2-1) San...
Apr 17, 2018
MacKinnon scores twice, Avs beat Predators 5-3 in Game 3
DENVER - Nathan MacKinnon and the Colorado Avalanche leaned on their speed to get off to another flying start. This time, it held up. MacKinnon scored twice, including one as part of a three-goal firs...
Apr 16, 2018
Medicine Hat, Alta., to be home to new cannabis operation
EDMONTON - Aurora Cannabis Inc. says it is acquiring about 29 hectares of land in Medicine Hat, Alta., to build a new high-tech cannabis facility. The company says a memorandum of understanding with t...
Apr 16, 2018
Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy says officials "guessed" on penalty leading to goal
TORONTO - Boston Bruins head coach Bruce Cassidy says NHL officials can’t be making penalty calls based on a hunch. Early in Boston’s 4-2 loss in Game 3 to the Toronto Maple Leafs at Air C...
Apr 16, 2018
Hall has goal, 2 assists as Devils rally past Lightning, 5-2
NEWARK, N.J. - With the New Jersey Devils’ first playoff appearance since 2012 starting to look like an early exit, Taylor Hall came up big - just like he has done all season. Hall had a goal an...
Apr 16, 2018
Leafs down Bruins 4-2 in Game 3 to cut Boston's series lead to 2-1
TORONTO - Embarrassed and desperate after getting steamrolled by the Boston Bruins through six ugly playoff periods, the Toronto Maple Leafs had a point to prove Monday. His name sitting comfortably a...
Apr 16, 2018