Category Archives: Canadian Press
Sens players Borowiecki, Ceci disappointed by Ottawa downtown arena setback
OTTAWA - Mark Borowiecki hopes Ottawa will one day have a downtown arena. As an Ottawa native and a defenceman for the NHL’s Senators, he said a new facility in the city’s core would be a ...
Dec 20, 2018
B.C. voters reject switch to proportional representation for third time
VICTORIA - Voters in British Columbia have rejected a proposal to switch to a system of proportional representation to elect members of the legislature for a third time, prompting all three parties to...
Dec 20, 2018
Brazil Judge suspends Boeing-Embraer deal for second time
RIO DE JANEIRO - A Brazilian judge has for the second time in a month stalled a US$5.26 billion deal between airplane manufacturers Boeing and Embraer. The temporary injunction issued Wednesday by Jud...
Dec 20, 2018
Ex-Senators executive pleads guilty to harassing driver
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Former Ottawa Senators assistant general manager Randy Lee pleaded guilty Thursday to harassing a 19-year-old male hotel shuttle driver. The 57-year-old Lee entered the plea in Buffalo...
Dec 20, 2018
CHL takes holiday break with Prince Albert Raiders still holding No. 1 ranking
TORONTO - The Canadian Hockey League began its holiday break on Monday with half the season already in the books. Some teams have already played themselves out of contention and have started trading a...
Dec 20, 2018
Pediatrician admits to assaulting dozens of young patients
Nearly two decades after Pennsylvania state regulators let him off the hook, a former pediatrician admitted in court Thursday that he sexually assaulted 31 children, most of them patients. Dr. Johnnie...
Dec 20, 2018
Hells Angels re-establish East Coast presence: 'They have a good footprint'
HALIFAX - The Hells Angels have re-established an evolving presence in Atlantic Canada, although experts say they have not expanded their roster of full-patch members since first reappearing in the re...
Dec 20, 2018
House vote sends major criminal justice overhaul to Trump
WASHINGTON - The House passed a wide-ranging criminal justice bill on Thursday that will reduce some of the harshest sentences for federal drug offenders and boost prison rehabilitation programs, hand...
Dec 20, 2018
Matthews, Marner reflect on 'The Nutcracker' cameo: 'It was nerve-wracking'
TORONTO - Auston Matthews isn’t one to get nervous. The star centre for the Toronto Maple Leafs is used to suiting up in front of packed arenas under the bright lights with 20,000 sets of eyes t...
Dec 20, 2018
Health Canada releases draft regulations for edible cannabis products
OTTAWA - Canadians won’t be allowed to buy cannabis-infused booze when other marijuana-laced “edibles” become legal next fall, under new rules the federal government proposed Thursda...
Dec 20, 2018