Category Archives: Canadian Press
Early third-period goal lifts Senators over Rangers, snapping five-game skid
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators are happy to be home. Coming off a disastrous seven-game, 15-day road trip, the Senators made the most of home ice as they snapped a five-game losing streak Wednesday nigh...
Dec 13, 2017
Plane crashes in northern Saskatchewan with 25 people on board, no fatalities
FOND DU LAC, Sask. - A relative of two people who were hurt in a plane crash in northern Saskatchewan Wednesday night said he is praying for their recovery and thankful for the efforts of first respon...
Dec 13, 2017
Kentucky lawmaker facing assault allegations kills himself
FRANKFORT, Ky. - A Republican lawmaker in Kentucky facing sexual assault allegations has killed himself. Bullitt County Sheriff Donnie Tinnell says Rep. Dan Johnson shot himself Wednesday on a bridge ...
Dec 13, 2017
Point, Hart combine for shutout as U Sports all-stars blank Canada juniors 3-0
ST. CATHARINES, Ont. - You could do a lot worse than Colton Point and Carter Hart as rent-a-goalies. The pair combined for a 32-save shutout as a U Sport all-star team beat Canada 3-0 on Wednesday in ...
Dec 13, 2017
AP Sportlight
1920 - Jack Dempsey knocks out Bill Brennan in the 12th round at Madison Square Garden to retain his world heavyweight title. 1965 - Rookie Rick Barry of the San Francisco Warriors scores 57 points in...
Dec 13, 2017
Accused bank robber gets bail in Alberta, but also faces charges in Saskatchewan
MEDICINE HAT, Alta. - A former Winnipeg television news director accused of robbing banks in Alberta has been granted bail. But Stephen Vogelsang remains in custody in Medicine Hat, Alta., because he ...
Dec 13, 2017
Fox News host Jeanine Pirro sued for defamation
NEW YORK - A civil rights activist is suing Fox News host Jeanine Pirro, claiming she defamed him while discussing a lawsuit against the Black Lives Matter movement that was later dismissed. The lawsu...
Dec 13, 2017
A timeline look at the Argos' sometimes messy, sometimes amusing ownership saga
TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts’ ownership situation has gone from eight decades of stability under the Argonaut Rowing Club following the team’s founding in 1873 to a circus that required...
Dec 13, 2017
Former UC Davis professor, conductor accused of sex assault
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A former conductor of the University of California, Davis, Symphony Orchestra gave up his professor titles amid allegations he sexually assaulted a former student who now works at...
Dec 13, 2017
National clean fuels strategy will affect all forms of fuels in Canada
OTTAWA - Canada’s national clean fuels strategy will apply to every kind of fuel - be it liquid, solid or gas, Environment Minister Catherine McKenna said Wednesday. McKenna released the broad b...
Dec 13, 2017