Category Archives: Canadian Press
Afghan official says insurgents stormed checkpoint, 7 killed
KABUL - An Afghan official says at least seven border police officers were killed when their checkpoint came under attack by insurgents in southern Kandahar province. Aziz Ahmad Azizi, spokesman for t...
Jan 05, 2019
Democrats take power in House; impeachment talk flares
WASHINGTON - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had only been in office for a few hours when a handful of Democrats defied her persistent calls not to begin the new Congress by talking about impeachment. Just...
Jan 05, 2019
3 killed, 4 injured in California bowling alley shooting
TORRANCE, Calif. - Three men were fatally shot late Friday and four injured when a brawl at a popular Los Angeles-area bowling alley and karaoke bar erupted into gunfire that had terrified patrons, so...
Jan 05, 2019
US sends troops for possible 'violent' Congo vote protests
KINSHASA, Congo - On the eve of the first expected results of Congo’s long-delayed presidential election, President Donald Trump said military personnel had deployed to Central Africa to protect...
Jan 05, 2019
No winning ticket for Friday night's $10 million Lotto Max jackpot
TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $10 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw. The jackpot for the next Lotto Max draw on Jan. 11 will be approximately $18 million. The Canad...
Jan 05, 2019
Friday's Games
Friday’s Games World Junior Hockey Championship Semifinals at Vancouver United States 2 Russia 1 Finland 6 Switzerland 1 – Relegation Game at Vancouver Kazakhstan 4 Denmark 0 (Kazakhstan w...
Jan 04, 2019
Scores and Schedule
Friday’s Games World Junior Hockey Championship Semifinals at Vancouver United States 2 Russia 1 Finland 6 Switzerland 1 – Relegation Game at Vancouver Kazakhstan 4 Denmark 0 (Kazakhstan w...
Jan 04, 2019
Canadian teenager Bianca Andreescu reaches her first WTA final at ASB Classic
AUCKLAND, New Zealand - Canadian teenager Bianca Andreescu is heading to her first WTA Tour event final. The 18-year-old cruised past 28th-ranked Hsieh Su-Wei of Taiwan on Saturday 6-3, 6-3 in the sem...
Jan 04, 2019
Penguins top Jets 4-0 to run winning streak to 8
PITTSBURGH - Olli Maatta and Matt Cullen scored 11 seconds apart in the first period, Matt Murray stopped 33 shots and the surging Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Winnipeg Jets 4-0 on Friday night for th...
Jan 04, 2019
Aarne Talvitie scores twice, Finland beats Switzerland 6-1 to play for gold
VANCOUVER - Being an underdog hasn’t prevented Finland from reaching the gold-medal game at the 2019 IIHF World Junior Championship. The Finns scored four goals on their first eight shots and we...
Jan 04, 2019