Category Archives: Canadian Press
In the news today, Dec. 20
Four stories in the news for Thursday, Dec. 20 --- WOMEN’S HOCKEY TEAM ADDS VOICE TO SEATBELT PUSH Players with the University of Alberta Pandas women’s hockey team are adding their voices...
Dec 20, 2018
'First thing you think about is Humboldt:' Women hockey players recall crash
EDMONTON - For the first couple of minutes after the crash, no one on the University of Alberta Pandas hockey team bus knew what had happened. Captain Cayle Dillon heard a big boom and felt the cold. ...
Dec 20, 2018
World Juniors: Finland crushes Denmark 7-0 in pre-tournament tune-up
LANGLEY, B.C. - Filip Lindberg and Lassi Lehtinen combined for a nine-save shutout as Finland crushed Denmark 7-0 on Wednesday in pre-competition action ahead of the world junior hockey championship. ...
Dec 19, 2018
Scores and Schedule
Wednesday’s Games NHL Colorado 2 Montreal 1 Pittsburgh 2 Washington 1 — AHL Cleveland 3 Grand Rapids 1 Hartford 3 Providence 0 Toronto 3 Binghamton 1 Belleville 5 Rochester 4 Lehigh Valley...
Dec 19, 2018
Judge declines to throw out Harvey Weinstein criminal case
NEW YORK - A New York judge declined to dismiss sexual assault charges against Harvey Weinstein Thursday, rejecting the latest push from the disgraced film producer’s lawyers to have his indictm...
Dec 19, 2018
N. Korea insists US act first before it gives up nukes
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea said it will never unilaterally give up its nuclear weapons unless the United States first removes what Pyongyang called a nuclear threat. The surprisingly blun...
Dec 19, 2018
Japan court denies more detention of Nissan's ex-chair Ghosn
TOKYO - A Japanese court denied prosecutors’ request Thursday to extend the detention of former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn, who has been charged with underreporting his pay. The Tokyo District...
Dec 19, 2018
Landeskog, Grubauer lead Avalanche to 2-1 win over Canadiens
DENVER - Gabriel Landeskog got the chance to celebrate his goal a second time - after a big sigh of relief. He thought his score would count despite a challenge for goaltender interference. But really...
Dec 19, 2018
Rapper Juelz Santana sentenced to prison for gun in airport
NEWARK, N.J. - Rapper Juelz Santana has been sentenced to more than two years in prison for trying to get a loaded gun onto a plane at a New York-area airport. Santana, whose real name is LaRon James,...
Dec 19, 2018
Canada juniors down Swiss 5-3 in world junior pre-tournament tune-up
VICTORIA - Maxime Comtois, the lone veteran on Canada’s world junior hockey team, hopes his teammates learn from Wednesday’s victory. Comtois had two goals and two assists in Canada’...
Dec 19, 2018