Category Archives: Canadian Press
Karlsson has hat trick, Golden Knights beat Maple Leafs 6-3
LAS VEGAS - The New Year’s Eve party in Sin City started long before midnight. Hours before The Las Vegas Strip was shut down for revelers, a standing room crowd of more than 18,000 watched Will...
Dec 31, 2017
Colts fire coach Chuck Pagano after 4-12 season
INDIANAPOLIS - First, Chuck Pagano lost Andrew Luck. Then the Indianapolis Colts started losing games. And now it has cost him a job. Six years after convincing Jim Irsay he could lead the Colts to a ...
Dec 31, 2017
Trudeau calls on Canadians to work together in 2018 to build a better future
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is calling on Canadians to put the values he says unite the country - openness, compassion, equality and inclusion - into practice heading into the new year. In ...
Dec 31, 2017
Crystal ball drops in frigid Times Square to mark 2018
NEW YORK - The glittering crystal ball dropped with a burst of confetti and dazzling fireworks as revelers rang in 2018 in frigid Times Square - the second-coldest celebration there on record. It was ...
Dec 31, 2017
Calgary Zoo brings penguins indoors because of frigid temperatures
CALGARY - Their black and white coats are built to withstand the cold, but many of the Calgary Zoo’s penguins have been moved inside because of the bone-chilling weather. Zoo curator Malu Celli ...
Dec 31, 2017
Lacrosse, speedskating influence Canada junior hockey star Boris Katchouk
BUFFALO, N.Y. - At only eight years old, Boris Katchouk made an immediate impression on his lacrosse coach Steve MacGregor. It was the summer of 2006 and MacGregor had driven his Kitchener-Waterloo Br...
Dec 31, 2017
Rescuer says snowy owl pulled from SUV grille in Saskatchewan is healing
REGINA - The director of an animal rescue group in Regina says she’s seeing a big increase in the number of injured snowy owls, but last week was the first time she pulled one out of a vehicle&#...
Dec 31, 2017
Families from Florida, NY die in Costa Rica plane crash
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica - Costa Rican investigators said Monday that strong winds or mechanical problems most likely caused a charter aircraft to crash in woods, killing two crewmembers and 10 U.S. citiz...
Dec 31, 2017
BC Hydro still working to restore electricity following ice storms
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Propane torches are among the tools crews are using to help restore power to thousands of customers still in the dark after ice storms swept through British Columbia’s Fraser ...
Dec 31, 2017
Calgary and Edmonton join growing list of cities to cancel New Year's Eve plans
A long-lasting cold snap is leading more cities to cancel or adjust their New Year’s Eve plans, including Edmonton and Calgary. The cities join a growing list of others with adjusted plans, incl...
Dec 31, 2017