Category Archives: Canadian Press
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Monday’s Games NHL N.Y. Islanders 5 Montreal 4 (OT) Dallas 3 Boston 2 (OT) Colorado 3 Anaheim 1 San Jose 4 Los Angeles 1 — AHL Syracuse 3 Binghamton 0 Springfield 5 Hartford 1 Utica 2 Roch...
Jan 15, 2018

NAFTA's Chapter 11 dispute mechanism too costly for Canada at $314M, says report
A progressive group says it’s baffled that the Canadian government has worked at the NAFTA negotiating table to protect a dispute resolution system that allows companies to sue governments, esti...
Jan 15, 2018
Cult movie 'Heathers' gets TV makeover, Doherty cameos
PASADENA, Calif. - The 1988 cult movie “Heathers” and the title characters get makeovers in a new TV series. In the big-screen dark comedy, the queen bees who shared the name Heather were ...
Jan 15, 2018

Reports: veteran outfielder Curtis Granderson signs with Toronto Blue Jays
TORONTO - Veteran outfielder Curtis Granderson signed a one-year deal with the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday night according to several media reports. Granderson reportedly agreed to a US$5 million cont...
Jan 15, 2018

Canada's Shapovalov falls to Tsonga in second round of Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia - Playing a five-set match for just the third time in his career, Canadian Denis Shapovalov couldn’t hold off a late rally from his opponent in the second round of the Austr...
Jan 15, 2018
John Tavares overtime hero as New York Islanders top Montreal Canadiens 5-4
MONTREAL - John Tavares got a second chance in overtime and made the most of it. The Islanders captain was robbed on a spectacular save by Carey Price but got the puck back and made no mistake to give...
Jan 15, 2018
China's GAC to scrap Trump-sounding brand for US market
DETROIT - Chinese automaker GAC Motor will scrap the brand name it uses in China when it enters the U.S. market next year because it could be confused with President Donald Trump’s surname. For ...
Jan 15, 2018

Shiver me timbers! New signs pirates liked booty - and books
RALEIGH, N.C. - Dead men tell no tales, but there’s new evidence that somebody aboard the pirate Blackbeard’s flagship harboured books among the booty. In an unusual find, researchers have...
Jan 15, 2018

Wallaby hops across Sydney Harbor Bridge, captured uninjured
SYDNEY, Australia - A wayward wallaby disrupted downtown traffic by bounding across the Sydney Harbor Bridge on Tuesday with police in pursuit. The adult male was captured without any apparent serious...
Jan 15, 2018
Venezuela president orders probe of priests for hate speech
CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has called for an investigation into Roman Catholic priests he says have made comments critical of the government. Maduro said in an address Mo...
Jan 15, 2018