Category Archives: Canadian Press
Pediatrician group wants government to protect youth when recreational pot legalized
TORONTO - The Canadian Paediatric Society is urging the federal government to take steps to protect children and youth should it follow through on its plan to legalize recreational marijuana next year...
Nov 23, 2016
Death toll in construction accident in China rises to 74
BEIJING - The death toll from the collapse of scaffolding at a construction site in eastern China rose to 74, state media said Friday, in the country’s worst work-safety accident in over two yea...
Nov 23, 2016
NewsAlert: 22 reported dead in Chinese construction site collapse
BEIJING - Chinese state media say at least 22 people have been killed and others are trapped in a collapse at a construction site. More to come. The Canadian Press
Nov 23, 2016
DeRozan's big third helps Raptors over Rockets 115-102
HOUSTON - High-scoring DeMar DeRozan knows he’s going to start getting some new looks and will have to find ways to make an impact when defences are focusing on him. On Wednesday night, he found...
Nov 23, 2016
Cammalleri has 4 points in return, Devils edge Leafs in SO
NEWARK, N.J. - After taking care of his family and seriously ill daughter for almost two weeks, Mike Cammalleri returned to the New Jersey Devils and took care of them, too. Cammalleri had a goal and ...
Nov 23, 2016
Johnson gets another shutout, Flames beat Jackets 2-0
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Journeyman goalie Chad Johnson, in his first season with Calgary, is beginning to show he can be a source of stability for the up-and-down Flames. Johnson made 34 saves for his second...
Nov 23, 2016
Opposition says billion-dollar Saskatchewan deficit can be blamed on government
REGINA - The Saskatchewan economy has dominated debate in the Saskatchewan legislature for a second day. Opposition critic Warren McCall said Wednesday the billion-dollar deficit is due to mismanageme...
Nov 23, 2016
Dubnyk makes 15 saves, Wild beat road-weary Jets 3-1
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Devan Dubnyk has been one of the best goalies in the NHL lately. Good thing for the Minnesota Wild, too, because they haven’t provided him with much offence. Dubnyk got a littl...
Nov 23, 2016
Grassley mulls subpoenas for Mylan, DOJ over EpiPen
WASHINGTON - The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee said Wednesday he is considering a subpoena or another method of compelling testimony from the pharmaceutical company Mylan, the Justice Dep...
Nov 23, 2016
Obama makes final Thanksgiving turkey pardon
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama got the holiday mood started at the White House on Wednesday with the traditional pardoning of the national Thanksgiving turkey, this time with his nephews standing...
Nov 23, 2016