Category Archives: Canadian Press
Five thins to know about Johnny Bower's Hall of Fame pro hockey career
TORONTO - Legendary goalie Johnny Bower, who helped the Toronto Maple Leafs win four Stanley Cups in the 1960s, died Tuesday at the age of 93. Here’s a look at five things to know about Bower...
Dec 27, 2017
Cherry still can't understand why it took NHL so long to recognize Bower's quality
TORONTO - Don Cherry still finds it hard to understand why it took Johnny Bower so long to become an NHL regular. Bower spent 13 seasons in the American Hockey League before earning a permanent spot w...
Dec 27, 2017
Decision reveals N.S. judges divided on use of sexual history in Garnier case
HALIFAX - Two Nova Scotia judges were split on whether the sexual history of police officer Catherine Campbell could be used as evidence in the case of the man who killed her, a newly released court r...
Dec 27, 2017
Federal leaders reading populist tea leaves to figure out what's brewing in 2018
OTTAWA - A year after Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election, it’s not just the pollsters and pundits continuing to mull over whether a similar populist upheaval could ev...
Dec 27, 2017
Police seek owner of Pepsi machine abandoned in New Brunswick potato field
ST. LEONARD, N.B. - It was an unusual find in an unlikely place: A Pepsi machine in a New Brunswick potato field. Now, after attempts to solve the mystery fizzled out, the Mounties are appealing for t...
Dec 27, 2017
Young sisters found dead in Oak Bay, B.C., remembered as being 'full of energy'
OAK BAY, B.C. - Two young sisters found dead in a Victoria-area home on Christmas Day are being remembered as beautiful and energetic children. A family member and a friend have identified the girls a...
Dec 27, 2017
Environment Canada says long-lasting cold wave unusual for this time of year
Environment Canada says it’s not about how cold it is, but how long this wave of frigid air will stay around that’s unusual. Meteorologist Alexandre Parent said Wednesday the big chill is ...
Dec 27, 2017
Police to investigate emergency medical response in Good Samaritan's death
A criminal investigation has been launched into the emergency medical care provided to a Good Samaritan who police have said was killed after trying to intervene in an altercation earlier this month i...
Dec 27, 2017
Second Alberta teen dies after being found unconscious in idling car
EDMONTON - A second teenager has died after he and his girlfriend were found unconscious in an idling vehicle in central Alberta. Mounties found the two teens early last Thursday in Drayton Valley whi...
Dec 27, 2017
Putin says St. Petersburg explosion was terror attack
MOSCOW - The explosion at a supermarket in Russia’s second-largest city was a terror attack, President Vladimir Putin said Thursday, adding that he has ordered security agencies to kill terror s...
Dec 27, 2017