Category Archives: Canadian Press
Afghan security service suffers heavy toll in Taliban attack
KABUL - Dozens of people killed in a brazen Taliban attack on a military base were members of Afghanistan’s intelligence agency, officials said Tuesday, in a severe blow to the government that a...
Jan 21, 2019
Oilers sign goalie Mikko Koskinen to three-year contract extension
The Edmonton Oilers have signed goaltender Mikko Koskinen to a three-year contract extension with an average annual salary of US$4.5 million, the club announced Monday. The deal runs through the 2021-...
Jan 21, 2019
Police: 1 person killed at Illinois mall, shooter at large
ORLAND PARK, Ill. - Authorities say a man was shot and killed at a suburban Chicago mall and the suspect remains at large. Orland Park police say the 19-year-old was shot in the centre of Orland Squar...
Jan 21, 2019
Elizabeth Brubaker suspended as coach by Gymnastics Canada pending investigation
OTTAWA - Elizabeth Brubaker was provisionally suspended as a coach by Gymnastics Canada on Monday, following a number of written complaints to the national governing body about her conduct. Her husban...
Jan 21, 2019
Yellow vests in Canada bear no resemblance to protesters in France: ambassador
OTTAWA - Canada’s ambassador to France says this country’s yellow-vest protest movement bears little resemblance to the “gilets jaunes” who started it all in France. Isabelle H...
Jan 21, 2019
Matthews and Marner paired together as struggling Leafs search for answers
TORONTO - Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner are the last players off the ice at the conclusion of every Toronto Maple Leafs’ pre-game warmup. As the in-arena music blares and fans press against t...
Jan 21, 2019
Canada's Adam Hadwin hungry for more after tie for second at Desert Classic
Adam Hadwin’s tie for second at the Desert Classic this past weekend gave him his third top-10 result of the young 2018-19 season, helped him break US$1 million in earnings on the campaign and m...
Jan 21, 2019
UN forecasts global economic growth around 3 per cent in 2019
The global economy will grow around 3 per cent annually in 2019 and 2020, but waning support for multilateralism, escalating trade disputes, increasing debt and rising climate risks are clouding prosp...
Jan 21, 2019
Power-play improvement fuels rise of Calgary Flames to conference penthouse
CALGARY - A propellant in the Calgary Flames’ surge to the top of the NHL’s Western Conference is a power play with pop. Calgary’s man advantage was not a strength last season, when ...
Jan 21, 2019
Overspending on luxury trips cited as part of RCMP's probe of government in B.C.
VICTORIA - The Speaker of the British Columbia legislature alleges in a report that the clerk and sergeant-at-arms engaged in flagrant overspending, questionable expenses and inappropriate payouts of ...
Jan 21, 2019