Category Archives: Canadian Press
Penalty kill shines, Capitals beat Jets to extend win streak
WASHINGTON - Carl Hagelin watched helplessly from the penalty box as the short-handed unit he helped transform got to work. Seconds after stepping out following another successful kill, Hagelin scored...
Mar 10, 2019
Canada's Megan Oldham takes World Cup slopestyle bronze
MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN, Calif. - Canada’s Megan Oldham earned her second straight podium finish on the FIS Freestyle World Cup circuit on Sunday with a bronze medal in slopestyle. The 17-year-old from...
Mar 10, 2019
Canadians Bianca Andreescu, Denis Shapovalov advance at BNP Paribas Open
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. - Canada’s Bianca Andreescu didn’t waste any time on Sunday at the BNP Paribas Open. Andreescu only needed 56 minutes to win her matchup against Stefanie Voegele of Sw...
Mar 10, 2019
Quake hits Alberta, but in different geologic region than one linked to fracking
ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE, Alta. - A second earthquake in less than a week shook central Alberta on Sunday, although a seismologist notes it occurred in a different geologic region than a quake last week t...
Mar 10, 2019
Carleton hammers Calgary to win 14th national basketball title since 2003
HALIFAX - The Carleton Ravens are back on their familiar perch as Canadian university men’s basketball champions, after blowing out the previously undefeated Calgary Dinos 83-49 in Sunday’...
Mar 10, 2019
Vancouver Canucks sign 19-year-old defenceman Quinn Hughes
VANCOUVER - Many of Quinn Hughes’ new teammates on the Vancouver Canucks know all about the giant life transition the young defenceman is about to make. The 19-year-old signed a three-year entry...
Mar 10, 2019
A look at the Canadian victims of the Ethiopian Airlines plane crash
Details are emerging about the 18 Canadian victims of an Ethiopian Airlines plane crash in Addis Ababa that left 157 people dead. Here is what we know so far: Pius Adesanmi: Adesanmi was a Nigerian-bo...
Mar 10, 2019
Raptors tie team record with 21 3s, top Heat 125-104
MIAMI - Kyle Lowry was all alone for what seemed like forever. He was in the corner in front of the Miami bench early in the fourth quarter, no Heat defenders within 10 feet of him, and made as open a...
Mar 10, 2019
Another race and another Penske victory with IndyCar win
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Team Penske’s hot start to the motorsports season continued Sunday with a Josef Newgarden victory in the IndyCar season opener - the fourth win for a Penske car in seven d...
Mar 10, 2019
Shortstop prospect Bichette powers Blue Jays past Twins 10-1 in spring training
FORT MYERS, Fla. - Shortstop Bo Bichette had two home runs and went 3 for 5 as the Toronto Blue Jays routed the Minnesota Twins 10-1 on Sunday afternoon in Grapefruit League action. First baseman Rowd...
Mar 10, 2019