Category Archives: Canadian Press

Duterte 'happy to slaughter' drug suspects; mentions Hitler
MANILA, Philippines - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte raised the rhetoric over his bloody anti-crime war to a new level Friday, comparing it to Hitler and the Holocaust and saying he would be ...
Sep 29, 2016
California governor approves gender-neutral restrooms
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Gov. Jerry Brown waded further into the national debate over transgender rights Thursday as he signed a bill requiring that all single-stall toilets in California be designated as...
Sep 29, 2016
Family band Flatt Lonesome wins 3 at Bluegrass Awards
RALEIGH, N.C. - Family band Flatt Lonesome won three awards at the International Bluegrass Music Awards while the Earls of Leicester were named entertainer of the year for the second consecutive year....
Sep 29, 2016
Perreault scores on power play, Jets beat Wild 4-1 for first pre-season victory
WINNIPEG - It’s been so far so good for Winnipeg Jets defenceman Josh Morrissey. The left-shooting rookie wants to improve every time he steps on the ice. He thinks he’s doing that after t...
Sep 29, 2016

Sergachev impresses oin NHL debut, but Hofman leads Sens over Habs
MONTREAL - If Mikhail Sergachev had butterflies in his NHL debut, Montreal Canadiens head coach Michel Therrien didn’t notice. Montreal’s first-round draft pick in 2016 lived up to the hyp...
Sep 29, 2016

Moulson scores shootout winner, Sabres top Leafs 1-0 in pre-season play
ST. CATHARINES, Ont. - The matchup between the Nylander brothers fizzled out as the goalies stole the show. Matt Moulson scored the only goal in a shootout and Anders Nilsson earned the shutout as the...
Sep 29, 2016

Jimenez shines as Orioles blank Blue Jays to pull even in AL wild-card race
TORONTO - Thursday night’s game may have been the last one Jose Bautista played in a Toronto Blue Jays uniform at Rogers Centre. After going 0 for 4 with three strikeouts in a 4-0 loss to the Ba...
Sep 29, 2016

Mother killed in train crash had recently moved from Brazil
HOBOKEN, N.J. - A woman killed when a New Jersey Transit commuter train crashed at a station where she had been waiting had recently moved to the United States from Brazil with her family. Fabiola Bit...
Sep 29, 2016

Police check if man tried to buy gun before mall shooting
SEATTLE - Detectives on Thursday were investigating a tip that the man accused of shooting and killing five people in a mall north of Seattle may have tried unsuccessfully to buy a handgun just hours ...
Sep 29, 2016
Canadian ice dance stars Virtue, Moir make successful return to competition
MONTREAL - Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir were all smiles after their first competitive skate in more than two and half years. The Canadian ice dance duo skated in their first meet since taking silver at...
Sep 29, 2016