Category Archives: Canadian Press
Death of the password? New web standard trades passcodes for biometrics
The death of the password could be upon us. A new security standard recently endorsed by the World Wide Web Consortium has experts excited about the prospect of making logins “unphishable”...
Apr 16, 2018
Chunks of ice fall from CN Tower in Toronto lead to baseball game cancellation
Chunks of ice crashing down from the CN Tower following a weekend of freezing rain forced the closure of the Toronto landmark and damaged the roof of a nearby baseball stadium, prompting the Toronto B...
Apr 16, 2018
Austrian drag queen Conchita Wurst says she's HIV-positive
BERLIN - Bearded diva Conchita Wurst says she’s HIV-positive and has been living with the virus for many years. The Austrian drag queen, who won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2014, said on Inst...
Apr 16, 2018
3 of a kind: Vegas tips Kings 3-2, closes in on series sweep
LOS ANGELES - James Neal has been scoring big goals in pressure-packed playoff hockey games since way before the Vegas Golden Knights were even a gleam in owner Bill Foley’s eye. When this most ...
Apr 15, 2018
Scores and Schedule
Sunday’s Games NHL Playoffs First Round Minnesota 6 Winnipeg 2 (Jets lead series 2-1) Columbus 5 Washington 4 (OT) (Blue Jackets lead series 2-0) Pittsburgh 5 Philadelphia 1 (Penguins lead 2-1) ...
Apr 15, 2018
Monday's Games
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 15, 2018
Samsung denies Pyeongchang Olympic lobbying allegation
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Samsung has denied a media report it launched illicit lobbying to help bring the 2018 Winter Olympics to Pyeongchang, South Korea. The Seoul-based SBS television network re...
Apr 15, 2018
Harden scores 44 points, Rockets beat Wolves 104-101
HOUSTON - Trailing by 1 in the fourth quarter against the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Houston Rockets needed someone to step up. No surprise that it was James Harden who came through. Harden scored 44...
Apr 15, 2018
Engaged wrestlers John Cena and Nikki Bella break up
NEW YORK - John Cena and Nikki Bella are no longer getting ready to say “I do.” Bella tweeted Sunday that the professional wrestlers have ended their relationship and asked for privacy. Th...
Apr 15, 2018
Calvert scores in OT, Blue Jackets up 2-0 on Caps in series
WASHINGTON - Sergei Bobrovsky looked as poised facing 58 shots as he did before the game when he calmly walked down the hallway in a buttoned-up beige trenchcoat. On the ice, Bobrovsky stood out even ...
Apr 15, 2018