Category Archives: Canadian Press
Bad timing: Shutdown spoils Trump's 1-year festivities
WASHINGTON - Talk about lousy timing. President Donald Trump had hoped to spend the weekend celebrating the one-year anniversary of his inauguration amid friends at his opulent Palm Beach, Florida, es...
Jan 19, 2018
John 'Chick' Webster, believed to be the oldest living former NHL player, dies
John ‘Chick’ Webster, believed to be the oldest living former NHL player, has died. He was 97. Webster died Thursday at his home in Mattawa, Ont., where he had resided since 1969. He playe...
Jan 19, 2018
Canada's Olivier Rochon finished third at Lake Placid freestyle skiing aerials
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. - Canada’s Olivier Rochon finished third on Friday night at a World Cup freestyle skiing aerials event. Rochon of Gatineau, Que., finished with 120.24 points after landing his ...
Jan 19, 2018
Pacioretty's 2 goals lead Canadiens over Capitals, 3-2
WASHINGTON - Two nights after Montreal Canadiens coach Claude Julien criticized his team’s effort, the Canadiens made sure that didn’t happen again. On Wednesday, Montreal lost 4-1 in Juli...
Jan 19, 2018
Kyle Lowry has 24 points as Raptors hold on for 86-83 win over Spurs
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors played such stifling defence that even a two-year-old could see it was the San Antonio Spurs’ undoing. Kyle Lowry scored 24 and added three assists as the Raptors h...
Jan 19, 2018
Last Slam standing: Kerber beats Sharapova in 3rd round
MELBOURNE, Australia - Angelique Kerber is on her own in an elite club at the Australian Open. The 2016 champion routed Maria Sharapova 6-1, 6-3 in a third-round win that showcased her credentials as ...
Jan 19, 2018
Autopsy: Roy Halladay had amphetamine, morphine in system
NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. - An autopsy report says retired star pitcher Roy Halladay had evidence of amphetamine, morphine and an insomnia drug in his system when he died in a small plane crash in Florida...
Jan 19, 2018
Autopsy: Tom Petty died of accidental drug overdose
LOS ANGELES - Tom Petty’s family says his death last year was due to an accidental drug overdose. His wife and daughter released the results of Petty’s autopsy via a statement Friday on hi...
Jan 19, 2018
Judge sides with Florida House instead of Emeril TV producer
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - A federal judge is refusing to step into an ongoing tussle between a television producer for one of chef Emeril Lagasse’s cooking shows and the Florida House of Representativ...
Jan 19, 2018
Tabloid held porn star's 2011 interview after Trump threat
NEW YORK - A tabloid magazine held back from publishing an adult film star’s 2011 account of an alleged affair with Donald Trump after the future president’s personal lawyer threatened to ...
Jan 19, 2018