Category Archives: Canadian Press
First Saudi female ambassador replaces king's son in US
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Saudi Arabia appointed its first female ambassador early Sunday to serve as its top diplomat in the United States, pulling a son of King Salman back to the kingdom to ser...
Feb 23, 2019
Japan's emperor marks 30th year of reign at Tokyo ceremony
TOKYO - Japan’s Emperor Akihito attended a ceremony on Sunday to mark the 30th year of his reign while calling for the country to embrace openness in a more globalized world. The government-spon...
Feb 23, 2019
UN: Last year saw highest number of Afghan civilian deaths
KABUL - More civilians were killed in Afghanistan last year than in any of the previous nine years of the increasingly bloody conflict, according to a U.N. report released Sunday, which blamed the spi...
Feb 23, 2019
A stern memo about Manafort says he 'brazenly violated' law
WASHINGTON - Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort committed crimes that cut to “the heart of the criminal justice system” and over the years deceived everyone from bookkeepers and ...
Feb 23, 2019
Iran launches cruise missile from submarine during drill
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran launched a cruise missile from a submarine for the first time during an ongoing annual military drill in the Strait of Hormuz, local media reported Sunday. The semi-official Fars n...
Feb 23, 2019
Lawyer says R. Kelly to stay jailed until Monday or Tuesday
CHICAGO - R. Kelly, one of the bestselling music artists of all time, won’t get out of jail until Monday or Tuesday as confidants scramble to arrange to pay the $100,000 bail needed to free him ...
Feb 23, 2019
Saturday's Games
Saturday’s Games NHL Toronto 6 Montreal 3 N.Y. Islanders 4 Vancouver 0 Edmonton 2 Anaheim 1 N.Y. Rangers 5 New Jersey 2 Buffalo 5 Washington 2 St. Louis 2 Boston 1 (SO) Carolina 3 Dallas 0 Flori...
Feb 23, 2019
Scores and Schedule
Sunday’s Games NHL Arizona 4 Winnipeg 1 Calgary 2 Ottawa 1 Washington 6 N.Y. Rangers 5 (OT) San Jose 5 Detroit 3 Dallas 4 Chicago 3 Minnesota 2 St. Louis 1 (OT) — AHL Bridgeport 5 Hershey ...
Feb 23, 2019
Josh Currie scores first NHL goal, Oilers hold on to beat Ducks 2-1
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers proved they hadn’t given up on the season yet on Saturday night, and they did it without their top player. Sam Gagner scored the game winner as the Oilers held on ...
Feb 23, 2019
Islanders blank Canucks 4-0, Lehner posts fourth shutout of the season
VANCOUVER - With hopes of a playoff spot dimming, the Vancouver Canucks are growing frustrated. The Canucks outshot the New York Islanders 36 to 23 on Saturday but couldn’t sneak a single puck p...
Feb 23, 2019