Category Archives: Canadian Press
Canada loses to Uruguay 20-17 on last-minute play at Americas Rugby Championship
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay - Theo Sauder had a try and kicked two points but Uruguay scored in the final minute of play to beat Canada 20-17 on Saturday to open the 2019 Americas Rugby Championship. Ciaran H...
Feb 02, 2019
Beaulieu-Marchand wins bronze in big air at world freestyle skiing championships
PARK CITY, Utah - Canada’s Alex Beaulieu-Marchand won bronze in the big air event of 2019 freestyle skiing world championships on Saturday. This was the third medal in 10 days for the 24-year-ol...
Feb 02, 2019
Trainer Moreau captures a sixth straight O'Brien award after terrific season
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Another year, another O’Brien award for trainer Richard Moreau. Moreau, of Puslinch, Ont., was named the top trainer for the sixth straight year Saturday night at the O'Brien...
Feb 02, 2019

Hyman has winner, Sparks makes 28 saves as Leafs edge Penguins 3-2
TORONTO - Zach Hyman scored the winner and Garret Sparks made 28 saves as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Pittsburgh Peguins 3-2 on Saturday. Travis Dermott, with a goal and an assist, and Auston...
Feb 02, 2019

Jonathan Bernier perfect as Detroit Red Wings blank Ottawa Senators 2-0
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators played one of their best defensive games of the season, but still felt short. Jonathan Bernier stopped 35 shots for his first shutout of the season as the Detroit Red Wing...
Feb 02, 2019

Jack Roslovic has hat trick as Winnipeg Jets crush Anaheim Ducks 9-3
WINNIPEG - Jack Roslovic is glad he’s a quick healer. The Winnipeg forward had his first NHL career hat trick as the Jets scored a franchise-record six goals in the first period on their way to ...
Feb 02, 2019
Slam dunk: Gonzalez makes Hall, along with Bailey, Reed, Law
ATLANTA - For towering tight end Tony Gonzalez, this was a slam dunk. The 6-foot-5 Gonzalez, who turned the celebratory post-TD dunk over the crossbar into an art form, was voted into the Hall of Fame...
Feb 02, 2019

Auditor General Michael Ferguson remembered as 'passionate fighter for accountability'
OTTAWA - Michael Ferguson, Canada’s auditor general for the past seven years, died of cancer on Saturday at the age of 60. Ferguson passed away in Ottawa surrounded by his wife, Georgina, and so...
Feb 02, 2019
Gates hopes to enlighten Americans about Reconstruction
PASADENA, Calif. - Historian Henry Louis Gates can trace the roots of his upcoming PBS documentary about the Reconstruction to his days in school, when he’d hear about the end of slavery during ...
Feb 02, 2019
Thompson claims skicross gold at world championships, Leman wins silver
SOLITUDE, Utah - Canadian skicross star Marielle Thompson raced to a gold-medal at the freestyle world championships on Saturday while Calgary’s Brady Leman won silver on the men’s side. T...
Feb 02, 2019