Category Archives: Canadian Press
Saunders retains WBO middleweight title with one-sided win over Lemieux
LAVAL, Que. - Billy Joe Saunders of Britain toyed with frustrated David Lemieux in his hometown for a one-sided victory to retain his World Boxing Organization middleweight title on Saturday night. Sa...
Dec 16, 2017
Don Cherry says he can see Senators leaving Ottawa if attendance doesn't change
Hockey commentator Don Cherry says the Senators will leave Ottawa if the club doesn’t find a way to draw more fans to their games. The “Hockey Night in Canada” personality was speaki...
Dec 16, 2017
'A Prairie Home Companion' name becomes 'Live from Here'
NEW YORK - “A Prairie Home Companion” has been given a new name - “Live from Here” - in the wake of creator Garrison Keillor’s acrimonious split with Minnesota Public Rad...
Dec 16, 2017
Boy, 2, fatally shot at Miami-Dade apartment complex
MIAMI - Police say a 2-year-old boy sitting with his mother in the courtyard of a Florida apartment complex was fatally shot. The Miami Herald reports that the shooting occurred Friday night at the Ar...
Dec 16, 2017
Caldwell-Pope missed game because of travel restrictions
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. - Los Angeles Lakers guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope missed the team’s loss Thursday night in Cleveland because of travel restrictions from his drunken driving arrest last seas...
Dec 16, 2017
Landslide in southern Chile leaves 3 dead, 15 missing
SANTIAGO, Chile - A mudslide fueled by heavy rains swept over a village in southern Chile on Saturday, leaving at least three people dead and 15 missing, officials said. Rain caused a river to overflo...
Dec 16, 2017
Milan Lucic has goal, assist; Oilers hold off Wild 3-2
ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Edmonton Oilers hope Cam Talbot’s return can help stop their roller-coaster December. Talbot made 29 saves after missing seven games with an undisclosed injury, Milan Lucic...
Dec 16, 2017
Railway executive Hunter Harrison dead at 73, CSX Corporation confirms
JACKSONVILLE,, United States - Hunter Harrison, the plain-spoken, gruff American who rewrote the Canadian railroading book during his years heading both of this country’s largest railways, has d...
Dec 16, 2017
Six-year-old boy dead, pregnant woman injured after car crash in Mississauga
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Police say a six-year-old boy has died in hospital after a car crash west of Toronto. Ontario Provincial Police spokesman Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said the incident happened yesterday in...
Dec 16, 2017
Proposed public art installation sparks debate in Victoria
VICTORIA - A new public art installation proposed for Victoria has sparked debate over the merit and interpretation of city-funded artwork. British Columbia artist Luke Ramsey defended the inspiration...
Dec 16, 2017