Category Archives: Canadian Press
Barzal's natural hat trick powers Islanders over Tavares, Maple Leafs
TORONTO - John Tavares had a front-row seat for Mathew Barzal’s first-career hat trick a little over a year ago as his friend, teammate and captain. The shifty centre’s second three-goal g...
Dec 29, 2018
Senators keep win streak going with victory over Devils
BELLEVILLE, Ont. - The Belleville Senators extended their win streak to three games with a 3-2 win over the Binghamton Devils on Saturday. Boston Leier, Andrew Sturtz and Rudolfs Balcers scored for th...
Dec 29, 2018
More rallies held to support pipelines; speaker says convoy coming to Ottawa
ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE, Alta. - Speakers at another pro-pipeline rally in Alberta continued their attacks on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Saturday, saying if leaders in Ottawa don’t hear their...
Dec 29, 2018
Canadians Andreescu, Auger-Aliassime reach final round of qualifying
AUCKLAND, New Zealand - Canadians Bianca Andreescu and Felix Auger-Aliassime are one win away from qualifying for their respective main draws in season-opening tennis events. Andreescu, of Mississauga...
Dec 29, 2018
Surging Kurashev leads Switzerland to convincing win over Denmark
VANCOUVER - Sweden just keeps finding ways to win in preliminary-round play at the world junior hockey championship. Adam Boqvist’s goal at 3:51 in overtime gave Sweden a 5-4 win over the United...
Dec 29, 2018
Daycare operator Karen Wang wins Liberal nomination in Burnaby South
BURNABY, B.C. - The federal Liberal party has selected the owner of a daycare business as its challenger against NDP leader Jagmeet Singh in an upcoming byelection in British Columbia. Karen Wang, who...
Dec 29, 2018
Erik Karlsson puts up four points as San Jose Sharks beat Edmonton Oilers
EDMONTON - Erik Karlsson’s two-game suspension didn’t slow him down one bit. The star defenceman had a season-high four points on a goal and three assists in his return as the San Jose Sha...
Dec 29, 2018
Minnesota Wild snap skid with victory over Winnipeg Jets
WINNIPEG - It was a bounce-back game for Devan Dubnyk, but the Minnesota Wild goalie didn’t want to look in the rear-view mirror. Dubnyk made 26 saves as the Wild ended a season-high five-game l...
Dec 29, 2018
Woman hopes to meet recipient of son's heart more than a year after his death
BRAMPTON, Ont. - A Brampton, Ont. woman is hoping to meet the recipient of her son’s heart as she seeks closure more than a year after he died of an accidental fentanyl overdose. Sharon Vandrish...
Dec 29, 2018
Endangered North Atlantic right whale calf spotted off U.S. coast, heading north
The first North Atlantic right whale calf of the winter season has been spotted off the Florida coast heading north with its mother, a known resident of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The Florida Fish and ...
Dec 29, 2018