Category Archives: Canadian Press
Phoenix payroll backlog drops as officials scramble to clear emerging cases
OTTAWA - The head of the federal department overseeing the effort to fix the Phoenix civil-servant payroll system says the government isn’t contemplating legal action, even though at least one o...
Oct 05, 2016
Oilers make 19-year-old Connor McDavid youngest captain in NHL history
Oilers coach Todd McLellan knew Connor McDavid was ready to become the youngest captain in NHL history eight months ago. After a long layoff due to a broken collarbone, McDavid returned to Edmonton...
Oct 05, 2016
Exotic animal-assisted therapy could put people and animals at risk: Experts
Dogs and horses have long been used in therapy, but experts are raising concerns about a more recent trend that has some Canadian companies offering exotic animals for therapeutic services in hospital...
Oct 05, 2016
NHL suspends Kings' Pearson for rest of pre-season, two regular-season games
NEW YORK - The NHL has suspended Los Angeles Kings forward Tanner Pearson for the remainder of the pre-season and two regular-season games for an illegal check to the head of Edmonton Oilers defencema...
Oct 05, 2016
The Canadian Press takes a look at five NHL coaches who could be on the hot seat
Three NHL coaches were fired during the 2015-16 regular-season, with three more getting axed once their clubs were eliminated. Add to that Patrick Roy’s resignation from the Colorado Avalanche t...
Oct 05, 2016
The Canadian Press takes a look at 10 NHL players to watch in 2016-17
With the NHL season just around the corner, The Canadian Press takes a look at 10 players to watch in 2016-17. BRENT BURNS SAN JOSE SHARKS A finalist for the Norris Trophy last season as the NHL’...
Oct 05, 2016
Court told Calgary man, 85, charged in wife's death likely to have dementia
CALGARY - Loved ones and friends of an 85-year-old man accused of murdering his wife of 56 years say he had long been suffering from dementia but she did not want to put him in long-term care despite ...
Oct 05, 2016
California water board fears water-saving has been abandoned
FRESNO, Calif. - Californians conserved about a third less water in August than a year earlier, state regulators announced Wednesday, evidence that the decision to ease up on conservation mandates cau...
Oct 05, 2016
Paris climate agreement to take effect Nov. 4
The landmark Paris agreement on climate change will enter into force on Nov. 4, after a coalition of the world’s largest polluters and small island nations threatened by rising seas pushed it pa...
Oct 05, 2016
Russia investigates claims of banned athletes racing
MOSCOW - Russian anti-doping authorities have opened an investigation after two banned athletes were apparently allowed to compete in the country’s biggest marathon. Tamara Shchemerova was liste...
Oct 05, 2016