Category Archives: Canadian Press
Campbell makes 40 saves, Carter has two points as Kings blank Canadiens
MONTREAL - On a night when the Montreal Canadiens honoured the franchise’s last Stanley Cup winning team, this year’s Habs hardly played like champions. With most of the 1993 title-winning...
Oct 11, 2018
Matthews scores 2 and helps Maple Leafs beat Red Wings 5-3
DETROIT - Auston Matthews heard the short list of NHL greats he joined by scoring nine times in the first five games of the season. Alex Ovechkin, Patrick Marleau, Mario Lemieux and Mike Bossy are the...
Oct 11, 2018
Marchand, Nordstrom score in 36-second span, Bruins win
BOSTON - The Boston Bruins couldn’t stop Edmonton star Connor McDavid. They did shut down the rest of the Oilers. The Bruins answered McDavid’s early goal by scoring three straight in the ...
Oct 11, 2018
Canucks score 4 goals in 3rd, beat Lightning 4-1
TAMPA, Fla. - Anders Nilsson had a busy and productive first start of the season for the Vancouver Canucks. Nilsson stopped 16 of 17 shots in the first period and finished with 33 in the Canucks’...
Oct 11, 2018
Canada's Ethan McClymont takes bronze in taekwondo at Youth Olympic Games
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Ethan McClymont captured bronze in the men’s 73-kilogram taekwondo event at the Youth Olympic Games on Thursday. McClymont of Winnipeg lost his semifinal matchup to Tai...
Oct 11, 2018
Evacuation alert in Fort St. John, B.C., as nearby hillside continues to move
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - A slumping hillside that is threatening dozens of homes in northeastern British Columbia has prompted a further evacuation order just days after residents in the community of Old...
Oct 11, 2018
Army expelled 500 immigrant recruits in 1 year
Over the course of 12 months, the U.S. Army discharged more than 500 immigrant enlistees who were recruited across the globe for their language or medical skills and promised a fast track to citizensh...
Oct 11, 2018
Watson's domestic abuse suspension reduced to 18 games
NEW YORK - Nashville Predators forward Austin Watson’s suspension for domestic abuse has been reduced from 27 to 18 games by an arbitrator. The NHL and the NHL Players’ Association announc...
Oct 11, 2018
California train agency fined $650,000 for 2 worker deaths
SAN FRANCISCO - Regulators fined the San Francisco Bay Area’s transit agency $650,000 on Thursday for safety failures that led a commuter train to strike and kill two workers inspecting track fi...
Oct 11, 2018
Receiver Terrell Sinkfield Jr. re-signs with CFL's Hamilton Tiger-Cats
HAMILTON - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats re-signed American receiver Terrell Sinkfield Jr. on Thursday. Sinkfield Jr., 27, played defensive back with the NFL’s Oakland Raiders (2018), New York Jets (2...
Oct 11, 2018