Category Archives: Canadian Press
DeRozan has 25 points, Raptors beat Hawks 111-98 for 11th straight win at ACC
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have turned the Air Canada Centre into one of the most inhospitable arenas in the NBA this season. They were thrilled to be back home Friday night. DeMar DeRozan had 25 p...
Dec 29, 2017
Molson Coors recalling collectible NHL beer glasses; 8 injuries reported
TORONTO - Molson Coors Canada is recalling approximately 215,000 limited edition NHL beer glasses after eight people were reported injured while washing the glasses. Health Canada says that as of Dec....
Dec 29, 2017
Brazilians honour sea goddess in Rio de Janeiro.
RIO DE JANEIRO - Hundreds of practitioners of Brazil’s Afro-Brazilian Candomble and Umbanda faiths have gathered at Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana beach to honour the sea goddess Yemanja in a...
Dec 29, 2017
2 dead, 1 hurt in shooting at Southern California law firm
LOS ANGELES - A man walked into the Southern California law firm where he worked and shot two men Friday before turning the gun on himself, police said. Police arrived to find the gunman and one victi...
Dec 29, 2017
History Repeats: Bellows, Tkachuk help U.S. to 4-3 shootout win over Canada
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. - After penalties cost Canada a shootout to the rival United States - again - head coach Dominique Ducharme didn’t mince words about discipline and if it would be a factor for...
Dec 29, 2017
Anger, dejection grows as only half of Puerto Rico has power
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - The revelation that more than 660,000 power customers across Puerto Rico still lack electricity more than three months after Hurricane Maria has sparked outrage, surprise and r...
Dec 29, 2017
Child rep collects documents after sisters' deaths, no decision on investigation
VANCOUVER - British Columbia’s child and youth representative says his office has begun to collect information about two young sisters whose bodies were found in a Victoria-area home on Christma...
Dec 29, 2017
B.C. police investigate third deadly 'targeted' shooting within days
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - A 24-year-old man is dead in what British Columbia police say is the third such targeted shooting within a week. Abbotsford police responded to a suspected shooting Thursday in a ru...
Dec 29, 2017
Raptors suspend forward Ibaka for one game for altercation with staff member
Toronto Raptors forward Serge Ibaka was suspended one game for an altercation with a team staff member. Ibaka was to serve the suspension Friday, when the Raptors hosted the Atlanta Hawks. The alterca...
Dec 29, 2017
Daly says NHL in no rush to discuss Winter Olympic plans
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. - The NHL isn’t going to get drawn into any discussions about participating in future Winter Olympics until after the Pyeongchang Games are complete. Deputy Commissioner Bill ...
Dec 29, 2017