Category Archives: Canadian Press
Rain tamps down California fire but turns grim search soggy
PARADISE, Calif. - The catastrophic wildfire in Northern California is nearly out after several days of rain, but searchers are still completing the meticulous task of combing through now-muddy ash an...
Nov 24, 2018
US soldier, 2 Afghan troops killed in Afghanistan
KABUL - The U.S. military said Saturday that a service member has been killed in Afghanistan, while in a separate incident two Afghan soldiers died when their helicopter failed to land properly. The b...
Nov 24, 2018
Clarification: Iran-Israel story
TEHRAN, Iran - In a story Nov. 24, The Associated Press reported that Iran frequently condemns Israel and predicts its demise. The story should have made clear that Israeli officials view any such com...
Nov 24, 2018
At least 25 dead as bus falls into canal in southern India
BANGALORE, India - At least 25 people, many of them schoolchildren, were killed when a speeding bus fell into a canal in southern India on Saturday, an official and media reports said. The accident oc...
Nov 24, 2018
Spain to back Brexit deal after UK agrees to Gibraltar terms
BRUSSELS - The European Union removed the last major obstacle to sealing an agreement on Brexit after Spain said it had reached a deal Saturday with Britain over Gibraltar on the eve of a summit where...
Nov 24, 2018
Nigeria's military acknowledges major attack by extremists
LAGOS, Nigeria - Nigeria’s military on Saturday acknowledged a major attack against it by Islamic extremists after opposition lawmakers said 44 soldiers were killed, while public pressure on Pre...
Nov 24, 2018
Friday's Games
Friday’s Games (All times Eastern) NHL Philadelphia 4, N.Y. Rangers 0 Buffalo 3, Montreal 2, OT Minnesota 4, Winnipeg 2 Anaheim 2, Edmonton 1, OT Washington 3, Detroit 1 N.Y. Islanders 4, New Je...
Nov 23, 2018
Scores and Schedule
Friday’s Games (All times Eastern) NHL Philadelphia 4, N.Y. Rangers 0 Buffalo 3, Montreal 2, OT Minnesota 4, Winnipeg 2 Anaheim 2, Edmonton 1, OT Washington 3, Detroit 1 N.Y. Islanders 4, New Je...
Nov 23, 2018
Thornton reaches another milestone, Sharks top Canucks 4-0
SAN JOSE, Calif. - The decision to add Erik Karlsson to an already formidable San Jose Sharks lineup during the off-season looked like a questionable move when the two-time Norris Trophy-winning defen...
Nov 23, 2018
Kyle Lowry, Kawhi Leonard put on a show pushing back against the Wizards
TORONTO - Trailing Toronto 70-62 at the half, the Washington Wizards reeled off a 9-0 run to open the third quarter as the Raptors shot themselves in the foot. Seven missed shots and two turnovers see...
Nov 23, 2018