Category Archives: Canadian Press
Capitals trying not to get ahead of themselves with first Stanley Cup in sight
LAS VEGAS - One win from hoisting the Stanley Cup, the Washington Capitals are trying not to think beyond the next shift or the next period. Unfortunately that’s far easier said than d...
Jun 06, 2018

Police capture opossum that wasn't happy to leave shower in B.C. home
DELTA, B.C. - Police won’t say how an opossum ended up in a shower at a home in the community of Ladner, B.C., but one thing is clear: the long-tailed animal wasn’t happy when an...
Jun 06, 2018

Humboldt Broncos player released from Saskatoon hospital, plans to graduate
SASKATOON - One of the Humboldt Broncos hockey players injured in a bus crash that killed 16 people has been released from a Saskatoon hospital and plans to graduate from high school la...
Jun 06, 2018
Trudeau names pollster, former judge to Senate for Ontario and Quebec
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has named pollster Donna Dasko and former judge Pierre Dalphond to the Senate. Dasko will represent Ontario and Dalphond will take a Quebec seat, both as in...
Jun 06, 2018

Hehr won't return to cabinet but will stay in Liberal caucus after investigation
OTTAWA - Former cabinet minister Kent Hehr says he will remain a member of the Liberal caucus following an investigation into allegations of inappropriate conduct with women - although ...
Jun 06, 2018

Oh Baby! Veteran hockey broadcaster Bob Cole open to return to booth
Veteran hockey broadcaster Bob Cole turns 85 later this month and still has no plans to retire. He’s not calling as many regular-season games as he’d like, and the disappointment of b...
Jun 06, 2018
Canadian women beat Costa Rica, advance to CONCACAF U-17 soccer semifinals
BRADENTON, Fla. - Calgary forward Andersen Williams scored twice and Canada hung on to beat Costa Rica 2-1 Wednesday at the CONCACAF Women’s Under-17 Championship. The victory moved Ca...
Jun 06, 2018
Man in Quebec charged with armed assault after throwing ball at referee
SHERBROOKE, Que. - A Quebec soccer player has been found guilty of assault after he injured a referee by throwing a ball that struck his head. The incident occurred during a particularly heated m...
Jun 06, 2018
Kicker Ronnie Pfeffer not on bubble heading into Argos's final exhibition game
TORONTO - There will be many Toronto Argonauts and Ottawa Redblacks playing for jobs Thursday night, but Canadian kicker Ronnie Pfeffer won’t be one of them. The 25-year-old native of Kitchener,...
Jun 06, 2018

Quebec judge tosses insider trading trial against former Amaya CEO
MONTREAL - A Quebec court judge ended an insider trading case on Wednesday against the former CEO of online gaming company Amaya and his co-accused. Salvatore Mascia granted the defence...
Jun 06, 2018