Category Archives: Canadian Press
Max Pacioretty scores twice as Golden Knights best Vancouver Canucks 4-3
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks dropped another game on Thursday night, but head coach Travis Green says his squad’s performance was one of their best so far this year. “You’re pla...
Nov 29, 2018
Kevin Durant puts up a dazzling 51 points in losing cause in Toronto
TORONTO - Drake got his jersey at the end of the night. But Golden State star Kevin Durant offered up plenty of other memories for the 20,073 on hand in Toronto and a national TV audience on both side...
Nov 29, 2018
Oscar Klefbom spoils Jonathan Quick's return, Oilers beat Kings 3-2
EDMONTON - Oscar Klefbom has gone from a massive drought to pouring in game-winning goals. Klefbom scored his second straight game winner and added an assist as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Los An...
Nov 29, 2018
Kawhi Leonard leads Raptors 131-128 over Warriors in thrilling overtime victory
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors had tried to downplay the game’s significance. But they were all business on a night billed as an NBA Finals preview. Kawhi Leonard poured in 37 points - his best a...
Nov 29, 2018
Laine's two-goal night takes him to 100-goal milestone as Jets down Blackhawks
WINNIPEG - Patrik Laine is just doing what feels right. The Winnipeg Jets forward became the fourth-youngest player in NHL history to score 100 career goals when he recorded a pair in Winnipeg’s...
Nov 29, 2018
China's Uighurs told to share beds, meals with party members
ISTANBUL - The two women in the photograph were smiling, but Halmurat Idris knew something was terribly wrong. One was his 39-year-old sister; standing at her side was an elderly woman Idris did not k...
Nov 29, 2018
Immigrant deported after seeking refuge in N Carolina church
DURHAM, N.C. - A Mexican immigrant who sought refuge in a North Carolina church for nearly a year was deported Thursday, federal authorities said. Samuel Oliver-Bruno, 47, was removed from the U.S. an...
Nov 29, 2018
Craig Anderson earns 27-save shutout as Senators blank Rangers 3-0
OTTAWA - Craig Anderson is not one to show his emotions, but you could hardly blame the Ottawa Senators goaltender for wanting to celebrate Thursday night. Anderson raised his arms and pumped his fist...
Nov 29, 2018
CNN fires analyst Marc Lamont Hill after UN speech on Israel
NEW YORK - CNN on Thursday parted ways with contributor Marc Lamont Hill after a speech the college professor made on Israel and Palestine at the United Nations. A CNN spokesperson confirmed Hill is n...
Nov 29, 2018
Raptors coach Nick Nurse digs deep into wardrobe to honour the late Craig Sager
TORONTO - Nick Nurse looked sharp Thursday night - and very blue. The Toronto Raptors coach donned an electric blue jacket to promote Sager Strong night in honour of late NBA sideline reporter Craig S...
Nov 29, 2018