Category Archives: Canadian Press
China's 2017 movie ticket sales rise 13.5 per cent
BEIJING - Domestic movie ticket sales rose 13.5 per cent in 2017 in China, the world’s second-biggest global film market. The Xinhua News Agency, citing data from China’s film regulator, s...
Jan 1, 2018
2018 starts with record cold in parts of the Midwest
MILWAUKEE - Bone-chilling cold gripped much of the central U.S. as 2018 began Monday, breaking century-old records, icing over some New Year’s celebrations and leading to at least two deaths att...
Dec 31, 2017
Giordano scores OT winner, Tkachuk strikes twice to lift Flames past Blackhawks
CALGARY - The recent promotion of Matthew Tkachuk onto Calgary’s No. 1 power-play unit is paying off. Tkachuk scored twice Sunday, both on the man advantage, and Mark Giordano had the winner 52 ...
Dec 31, 2017
Scores and Schedule
Sunday’s Games World Junior Hockey Championship At Buffalo N.Y. Czech Republic 6 Switzerland 3 United States 5 Finland 4 Slovakia 5 Denmark 1 Sweden 4 Russia 3 (SO) — Spengler Cup At Davos...
Dec 31, 2017
Power surge traps 120 on B.C. ski lift; all safe after 3-hour rescue operation
AGASSIZ, B.C. - A power surge brought a chairlift at a British Columbia ski resort to a halt Sunday leaving 120 people trapped, some for up to three hours. Sasquatch Mountain Resort general manager Sa...
Dec 31, 2017
Connor Hellebuyck stops 35 shots to help Jets shut out Oilers 5-0
EDMONTON - The Winnipeg Jets are on a roll heading into the new year. Connor Hellebuyck made 35 saves to record his third shutout of the season on Sunday as the Jets blanked the Edmonton Oilers 5-0 fo...
Dec 31, 2017
Toronto Polar Bear Club's New Year's Day dip cancelled for 1st time in 13 years
TORONTO - The cold snap gripping much of Canada is even keeping the polar bear dippers out of the water. The Toronto Polar Bear Club has cancelled its New Year’s Day polar bear dip for the first...
Dec 31, 2017
Bills end 17-year playoff drought with win and help
MIAMI - Amid the dancing and screaming and hugs and high-fives in the Buffalo Bills’ locker room , defensive tackle Kyle Williams watched his two young sons climbing around in his stall. “...
Dec 31, 2017
Kim says US should know North Korean nuclear force a reality
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Monday that the United States should be aware that his country’s nuclear forces are now a reality, not a threat. But he also stru...
Dec 31, 2017
As temperatures drop and shelters fill up, concern mounts for Toronto's homeless
TORONTO - As much of Ontario faces extreme cold weather, concern is mounting for the well-being of Toronto’s homeless population, which numbers in the thousands. The city has set a target rate o...
Dec 31, 2017