Category Archives: Canadian Press
Oilers bounce back with 4-0 victory over Ducks
ANAHEIM, Calif. - Edmonton goaltender Cam Talbot knew he needed to be sharp early if the Oilers were going to bounce back Sunday against the skidding Anaheim Ducks. Talbot made a couple of key saves i...
Jan 06, 2019
Carol Burnett gets inaugural Globes prize for TV achievement
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - More than 50 years after Carol Burnett became the first woman to host a variety sketch show, a stint that would last 11 years and make her a household name, the 85-year-old acc...
Jan 06, 2019
Kyle Lowry returns to lead Toronto Raptors to 121-105 victory over Pacers
TORONTO - In the span 60 seconds, Kyle Lowry drilled a three-pointer. He took a charge from six-foot-eight bulldozer Thaddeus Young. And he drew a foul on a basket for a three-point play. And the game...
Jan 06, 2019
Global Affairs acknowledges Quebecer may have been kidnapped: report
Radio-Canada reports that the federal government is not ruling out the possibility that a Quebec woman and her Italian friend may have been abducted in west Africa. Sherbrooke native Edith Blais and h...
Jan 06, 2019
Nedeljkovic makes 34 saves for shutout as Checkers blank Marlies 5-0
TORONTO - Alex Nedeljkovic made 34 saves for the shutout and Martin Necas had a goal and an assist as the Charlotte Checkers blanked the Toronto Marlies 5-0 on Sunday in American Hockey League action....
Jan 06, 2019
'Bohemian Rhapsody' wins at Golden Globes in upset
NEW YORK - In a Golden Globes chock full of upsets, the Freddie Mercury biopic “Bohemian Rhapsody” took best picture, drama, over Bradley Cooper’s heavily favoured “A Star is B...
Jan 06, 2019
Connor snaps 10-game pointless streak as Jets' offence fires up to burn Stars
WINNPEG, Man. - Kyle Connor was happy to be part of an offensive burst that the Winnipeg Jets needed. The winger ended a 10-game pointless streak with a goal that helped the Jets defeat the Dallas Sta...
Jan 06, 2019
Former Alberta MP Myron Thompson, known for cowboy hat and controversy, dies
SUNDRE, Alta. - A former Alberta MP known for his cowboy hat and controversial positions on a number of issues has died. Myron Thompson - who supported the American-led war in Iraq, opposed gun laws a...
Jan 06, 2019
Rhys Duch's six-point performance leads Roughnecks past Mammoth 11-8
DENVER - Rhys Duch scored four times and added two assists to lead the Calgary Roughnecks past the Colorado Mammoth 11-8 on Sunday afternoon in National Lacrosse League action. Dan Taylor had two goal...
Jan 06, 2019
Lowry returns from back injury, Leonard sits against visiting Indiana Pacers
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors finally have Kyle Lowry back in the lineup after the all-star guard missed 10 of the last 11 games. Lowry was scheduled to start against the visiting Indiana Pacers on Su...
Jan 06, 2019