Category Archives: Canadian Press
Kainoa Llyod scores three first-half tries as Canada beats Chile 56-0 at ARC
LANGFORD, B.C. - Kainoa Llyod had three first-half tries and Andrew Coe added three more after the break as Canada easily defeated Chile 56-0 on Friday in the Americas Rugby Championship. After losses...
Feb 22, 2019
Andrew Mangiapane scores late to lift Flames over Ducks 2-1
CALGARY - Flames rookie Andrew Mangiapane got a lucky bounce and took full advantage. On a broken 2-on-1, Mangiapane fired home the go-ahead goal at 16:31 of the third period on Friday as Calgary beat...
Feb 22, 2019
Leonard comes up big against old team, scoring 25 points in 120-117 win
TORONTO - Kawhi Leonard played spoiler on DeMar DeRozan’s emotional return to Toronto on Friday. And exacted a measure a revenge against his former team a few weeks after he was furiously jeered...
Feb 22, 2019
Matt Duchene, Blue Jackets beat Senators in Ottawa hours after trade
OTTAWA - Matt Duchene was appreciative of how short the walk was to join his new team Friday afternoon. Sergei Bobrovsky made 22 saves as the Blue Jackets blanked the Senators 3-0 in the nation’...
Feb 22, 2019
Turtle disaster? 100-pound tortoise missing in New Mexico
ROSWELL, N.M. - A New Mexico woman is on a desperate hunt for her disappearing pet that can’t run fast and can’t be missed - a 100-pound tortoise. KOB-TV reports Dusty the Turtle went miss...
Feb 22, 2019
Canada's Auger-Aliassime beats Munar to advance to Rio Open semifinal
RIO DE JANEIRO - Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime defeated Jaume Munar of Spain 6-4, 6-3 in the quarterfinals of the Rio Open on Friday to reach the semis at an ATP tournament for the first time i...
Feb 22, 2019
Canada's Mirela Rahvela wins skeleton World Cup race, Maier third
CALGARY - Canada’s Mirela Rahneva won a World Cup women’s skeleton race on home ice Friday, posting the fastest time in both heats to prevail by about a half-second over Germany’s Ti...
Feb 22, 2019
Now 10 cases of measles diagnosed in B.C. outbreak, vaccinations way up
VANCOUVER - Two new cases of measles have been diagnosed in the Vancouver area for a total of 10 illnesses as health officials say they’re concerned they can’t find the source of one of th...
Feb 22, 2019
Simmering issues appear to have elite curling approaching a crossroads
SYDNEY, N.S. - With several simmering issues steadily moving to the front burner, the Canadian curling scene appears headed for a crossroads at the elite level. Pick the subject. Residency. Merchandis...
Feb 22, 2019
Closure but no win for DeMar DeRozan in his return to Toronto as a Spur
TORONTO - DeMar DeRozan called it his “last little piece of closure.” Unfortunately his return to Toronto did not come with a win. The former Raptor hero finished with 23 points and eight ...
Feb 22, 2019