Category Archives: Canadian Press
Jets place Pavelec on waivers, turn to young tandem of Hutchison and Hellebuyck
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets have placed veteran goaltender Ondrej Pavelec on waivers with the intent on sending him to the Manitoba Moose of the American Hockey League. Pavelec is entering the final ...
Oct 10, 2016
Overhauled Edmonton Oilers hopeful 2016-17 ends the decade-long playoff drought
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have a new arena, a new captain, an overhauled defence, and even a new mascot. But a lot of things still have to break right for the orange and blue in 2016-17 if this o...
Oct 10, 2016
Death toll rises to 22 in eastern China building collapse
BEIJING - The death toll has risen to at least 22 in the collapse of a group of decrepit homes in eastern China, state media reported Tuesday. There were six survivors pulled from the rubble on the ou...
Oct 10, 2016
'Hell broke out:' South African police, students clash
JOHANNESBURG - One of South Africa’s top universities descended into violence on Monday, with police firing tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannon at stone-throwing students who are locked in...
Oct 10, 2016
Medics plead for access to Syria's embattled Aleppo
BEIRUT - Doctors Without Borders pleaded on Monday for access to treat the wounded in the rebel-held part of Syria’s Aleppo as government forces pressed ahead with an offensive that has killed h...
Oct 10, 2016
Ethiopia blames Egypt for forcing new state of emergency
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Ethiopia’s government on Monday blamed Egypt for supporting outlawed rebels and forcing the declaration of the country’s first state of emergency in a quarter-centu...
Oct 10, 2016
Rail service resumes at New Jersey station after fatal crash
HOBOKEN, N.J. - Rail service resumed Monday at a transit station damaged when a train travelling more than twice the speed limit crashed, killing a woman on the platform and injuring more than 100 oth...
Oct 10, 2016
Twitter: 17M-plus tweets sent about the debate, most ever
ST. LOUIS - Twitter says Sunday’s presidential debate was the most tweeted ever, with more than 17 million tweets related to the forum sent. The social media platform says the question of Republ...
Oct 10, 2016
The Latest: No evidence German bomb suspect had firm target
BERLIN - The Latest on the arrest of a suspect in an alleged bomb attack thwarted in Germany: 2:40 p.m. (all times local): Federal prosecutors in Germany say there is no evidence a young Syrian man ar...
Oct 10, 2016
Jays use power game to sweep Rangers, get break before start of ALCS against Indians
TORONTO - September was a month the Toronto Blue Jays would like to forget. If they keep up their current level of play, October could very well be a month they remember. The Blue Jays defeated Texas ...
Oct 10, 2016