Category Archives: Canadian Press
2 Indian athletes barred for breaching "no-needles" policy
GOLD COAST, Australia - Two Indian athletes were banned from the Commonwealth Games on Friday and ordered to leave Australia “on the first flight available” after needles were discovered i...
Apr 12, 2018
Cherry doesn't agree with one-game suspension for Kings defenceman Doughty
Don Cherry doesn’t agree with the one-game suspension that was handed down to Los Angeles Kings defenceman Drew Doughty on Thursday. Doughty was suspended for one game for an illegal check to th...
Apr 12, 2018
Hamilton's Kia Nurse picked 10th in WNBA draft by New York Liberty
NEW YORK - Canadian Kia Nurse was selected 10th overall by the New York Liberty at the WNBA draft Thursday night while A’ja Wilson was the top pick of the Las Vegas Aces. Nurse, a Hamilton nativ...
Apr 12, 2018
Kings' Doughty suspended 1 game for hit on Knights' Carrier
LAS VEGAS - Los Angeles Kings defenceman Drew Doughty was suspended for one game Thursday for an illegal check to the head of Vegas Golden Knights forward William Carrier during Game 1 of the first-ro...
Apr 12, 2018
Brooke Henderson takes Lotte Championship lead
KAPOLEI, Hawaii - Canada’s Brooke Henderson remained bogey-free Thursday to take the second-round lead in the Lotte Championship. Henderson, the 20-year-old from Smiths Falls, Ont., ranked 14th ...
Apr 12, 2018
Penguins defence quietly doing its job against Flyers
PITTSBURGH - Lost amid Sidney Crosby’s latest attempt to win the NHL batting title and Evgeni Malkin’s one-on-three brilliance during the Pittsburgh Penguins’ clinical dismantling of...
Apr 12, 2018
Muslim activist from Australia denied entry into US
MINNEAPOLIS - A Muslim activist from Australia has been denied entry into the U.S., where she was scheduled to speak at a literary festival. Yassmin Abdel-Magied tweeted that she was turned away at th...
Apr 12, 2018
Jets believe resiliency that led to big regular season will continue in playoffs
WINNIPEG - For a young team, the Winnipeg Jets showed a resiliency and ability to adjust this regular season worthy of a veteran squad. Those qualities are being put to the test again early in the pla...
Apr 12, 2018
Backpage.com, CEO plead guilty to state, US charges
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The chief executive of a website that authorities have dubbed a lucrative nationwide “online brothel” pleaded guilty Thursday to state and federal charges including co...
Apr 12, 2018
B.C. police officer dies 30 years after car crash put him in unresponsive state
Victoria police Const. Ian Jordan died in hospital Wednesday after spending 30 years in a mostly unresponsive state caused when his cruiser crashed into another police vehicle racing towards the same ...
Apr 12, 2018