Category Archives: Canadian Press
Edmonton Oilers defenceman Oscar Klefbom ready to return from injury
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have activated defenceman Oscar Klefbom off injured reserve. The 25-year-old native of Sweden has been sidelined since Dec. 11 with a hand injury. At the time of his inj...
Feb 05, 2019
Appeals Court to weigh Planned Parenthood's Texas case
AUSTIN, Texas - The full 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will reconsider whether Texas can eliminate Planned Parenthood from the state Medicaid program. The New Orleans-based court’s decision ...
Feb 05, 2019
Canucks summon Ottawa 67's goalie Mike DiPietro on 'emergency basis'
Vancouver Canucks goalie prospect Mike DiPietro has been called up to the NHL for the first time. The club says in a statement that the 19-year-old is being summoned from the Ontario Hockey LeagueR...
Feb 05, 2019
Suspensions expected Wednesday after wild university hockey brawl
HALIFAX - A decision regarding automatic suspensions stemming from a wild weekend hockey brawl between the Acadia Axemen and St. FX X-Men is expected to be released Wednesday morning. Atlantic Univers...
Feb 05, 2019
Serial killer Bruce McArthur plucked his victims from margins of society
TORONTO - When Bruce McArthur chose to kill, he looked to the margins of society to find his prey. While all eight of the men he admitted murdering had ties to Toronto’s gay community, most of t...
Feb 05, 2019

Toronto Defiant to show Overwatch League season opener at giant sports bar
TORONTO - The NHL and NBA will share the many screens at Real Sports Bar and Grill with esports on Feb. 15 when the Toronto Defiant play their opening game in the Overwatch League. OverActive Media, w...
Feb 05, 2019

Blair says federal officials dealing with backlog of refugee security screens
OTTAWA - Canada’s border-security minister says there is a backlog in the screening of asylum seekers, including those who are considered irregular border-crossers walking into the country from ...
Feb 05, 2019

Man accused of smothering ailing wife with pillow says he knew it would kill her
MONTREAL - Michel Cadotte, on trial for second-degree murder in the death of his ailing wife, said Tuesday he fully understood what he was doing when he smothered her with a pillow. Under cross-examin...
Feb 05, 2019

Canada's Bridget Carleton one of the most complete players in NCAA
TORONTO - Mother-daughter time for the Carletons happened under a hoop in a high school gym. Bridget would shoot. Mom Carrie would rebound. They’d talk about their days. The rhythmic swish and b...
Feb 05, 2019

Venezuelan democracy activists criticize Canadian unions over Maduro stance
OTTAWA - Two major Canadian unions’ support for Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro is rooted in ignorance of the country’s struggle for freedom and the plight of its downtrodden and abused w...
Feb 05, 2019