Category Archives: Canadian Press
Bruins announce fundraising plans for Humboldt Broncos ahead of NHL playoffs
BOSTON - The Boston Bruins and the Boston Bruins Foundation have announced two fundraising initiatives to help support those affected by the Humboldt Broncos tragedy. The Boston Bruins Foundation will...
Apr 9, 2018
Spike Lee's 'BlacKkKlansman' to open in August
NEW YORK - Spike Lee’s “BlacKkKlansman” will open in theatres on the one-year anniversary of the violent protests in Charlottesville, Virginia, where white nationalists marched and a...
Apr 9, 2018
Top-100 tennis pro sues WTA, ITF on blood testing procedure
American professional tennis player Madison Brengle sued the WTA and International Tennis Federation in Florida state court on Monday, seeking unspecified damages for “physical and emotional con...
Apr 9, 2018
Le Sommer leads France past Canada 1-0 in women's international friendly
RENNES, France - Eugenie Le Sommer scored on a penalty kick in the 10th minute and France beat Canada 1-0 on Monday in an international friendly. Le Sommer’s goal was one of two penalties in the...
Apr 9, 2018
Naked and unafraid: Nude man jogs through Baltimore streets
BALTIMORE - With Baltimore temperatures hovering around 40 degrees Fahrenheit, a naked jogger may have pruned, but he certainly proved to be no prude. The Baltimore Sun reports that the sight of the n...
Apr 9, 2018
Drummond out for Detroit's home finale against Raptors
DETROIT - Andre Drummond is out for Monday night’s game between the Detroit Pistons and Toronto Raptors with a sore Achilles tendon. With the Pistons out of playoff contention and Toronto having...
Apr 9, 2018
Nova Scotia cannabis legislation to move ahead without amendments
HALIFAX - Legislation governing legalized cannabis in Nova Scotia is moving ahead, despite calls from several health groups for the Liberal government to strengthen provisions governing where the drug...
Apr 9, 2018
Electoral boundaries bill deferred after objections by N.S. Acadian groups
HALIFAX - Representatives of Nova Scotia’s Acadian community voiced strong objections Monday that resulted in the temporary deferment of a bill proposing changes to how the province’s elec...
Apr 9, 2018
Box office Top 20: 'A Quiet Place' makes noise with $50.2M
NEW YORK - John Krasinski’s “A Quiet Place” blasted past expectations to notch the second-best debut of the year, opening with $50.2 million in ticket sales, according to final studi...
Apr 9, 2018
Friends to foes: Jets' Hellebuyck, Wild's Dubnyk ready for playoff goaltending duel
WINNIPEG - Connor Hellebuyck is going to try to make sure his golfing buddy Devan Dubnyk hits the links before he does this spring. The goaltenders became friends while training and playing golf toget...
Apr 9, 2018