Category Archives: Canadian Press
Wednesday's Games
Wednesday’s Games NHL Ottawa 5 Toronto 4 (OT) Edmonton 7 Calgary 4 St. Louis 5 Chicago 2 San Jose 2 Los Angeles 1 — MLS Houston 0 Seattle 0 — NBA Pre-season Houston 116 New Orleans 1...
Oct 12, 2016
McDavid leads Oilers to 7-4 win over Flames in Edmonton's new arena
EDMONTON - Connor McDavid wanted to start things right at Rogers Place, the new home of the Edmonton Oilers. McDavid scored two goals and added an assist as Edmonton defeated the rival Calgary Flames ...
Oct 12, 2016
Deal means former Nortel employees and pensioners closer to getting paid
TORONTO - A nearly eight-year legal battle over how to divide what remains of Nortel Networks Corp. has ended in a deal that will put a stop to legal fees eating away at the remaining US$7.3 billion p...
Oct 12, 2016
Victoria top city for women in Canada, while Windsor, Ont., places last: report
TORONTO - A new study ranks Victoria as the best city to be a woman in Canada, while Windsor, Ont., rated last of the country’s 25 largest metropolitan areas. The study by Canadian Centre for Po...
Oct 12, 2016
Cops: Man who shot 2 Boston officers didn't have gun license
BOSTON - A man who shot and wounded two police officers responding to a report of a domestic disturbance was armed with a tactical shotgun and wearing body armour but didn’t have a gun license, ...
Oct 12, 2016
Oilers link up with stars of past as they launch era of new downtown arena
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers launched the new era of their shiny, silver curvilinear rink Wednesday by linking it to their glittering past. Past greats Wayne Gretzky and Mark Messier - from the team...
Oct 12, 2016
Senators need to work on defence despite 5-4 overtime win over Maple Leafs
OTTAWA - New Ottawa Senators head coach Guy Boucher has been telling everyone that his team is going to be solid defensively, more so than they were last season. Judging from Ottawa’s 5-4 overti...
Oct 12, 2016
The Latest: Nicole strengthens into Category 4 hurricane
MIAMI - The Latest on Hurricane Nicole (all times local): 11 p.m. Forecasters say an “extremely dangerous” Hurricane Nicole has strengthened into a Category 4 storm headed for Bermuda. The...
Oct 12, 2016
Private autopsy: Man killed by police shot in back, abdomen
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A black man shot and killed by a North Carolina police officer last month suffered fatal gunshot wounds to the back and abdomen, according to results released Wednesday from an indep...
Oct 12, 2016
Activists clash with Portland police as council OKs contract
PORTLAND, Ore. - Police used pepper spray and arrested 10 people as demonstrators stormed City Hall in Portland, Oregon, Wednesday trying to stop the City Council from voting on a new police contract ...
Oct 12, 2016