Category Archives: Canadian Press
Venezuela: Canada bans expat voters from casting ballots
CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuela says Canada is blocking its citizens living there from voting in the South American nation’s weekend presidential election. Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza on Wedne...
May 16, 2018
Wednesday's Games
Wednesday’s Games NHL Playoffs Vegas 4 Winnipeg 2 (Golden Knights lead series 2-1) — NBA Playoffs Houston 127 Golden State 105 (Series tied 1-1) — MLB American League Cleveland 6 Det...
May 16, 2018
Yordy Reyna's two-point night helps Whitecaps to 2-2 draw against Earthquakes
VANCOUVER - Head coach Carl Robinson likes his team’s character, he’s just frustrated over how the Vancouver Whitecaps are being forced to show it. Forward Yordy Reyna tied the game in the...
May 16, 2018
When lava flows, a Hawaiian goddess' name is invoked
HONOLULU - In rural Hawaii neighbourhoods where lava from Kilauea volcano has burned down or threatened to consume the homes, a name often comes up: Pele (peh-leh). “You can’t really predi...
May 16, 2018
Golden Knights ground Jets 4-2 for series lead in NHL Western Conference final
LAS VEGAS - Gerard Gallant wasn’t a believer in October, but the Vegas Golden Knights head coach was confident by January his expansion team had what it took to go deep in the playoffs. The...
May 16, 2018
Rockets rout Warriors 127-105 to tie series at 1-all
HOUSTON - The Houston Rockets were the best team in the NBA in the regular season. They played like it Wednesday night, using a balanced scoring attack to rout the Golden State Warriors 127-105 and ev...
May 16, 2018
911 call: Guard felt 'threatened' before T.I.'s arrest
ATLANTA - A security guard said he felt threatened during an argument with the rapper T.I. that led to the Grammy-winning hip-hop artist’s arrest outside his gated community near Atlanta. In a 1...
May 16, 2018
Alberta passes bill that could cut oil to B.C. in Trans Mountain pipeline fight
EDMONTON - Alberta has passed landmark legislation giving it sweeping power to intervene in oil and gas exports that could result in punitive price spikes in British Columbia in the dispute over ...
May 16, 2018
Dwane Casey nominated for NBA coach of the year five days after Raptors fire him
NEW YORK - Dwane Casey has been named one of three finalists for the NBA’s coach of the year award. Too bad the nomination came five days after he was fired by the Toronto Raptors. Casey wa...
May 16, 2018
Harden, James, Davis finalists for NBA MVP award
NEW YORK - Houston’s James Harden, Cleveland’s LeBron James and Anthony Davis of New Orleans are the finalists for the NBA’s MVP award. Harden, who led the league in scoring, has twi...
May 16, 2018