Category Archives: Canadian Press
Cricket Australia to probe ball-tampering, no action yet
Cricket fans hoping for a swift resolution to the Australian test team’s ball-tampering scandal won’t get it. Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland said an investigative team ...
Mar 24, 2018
'Disruptive' passengers force plane from U.K. to Las Vegas to divert to Winnipeg
WINNIPEG - Five men were removed from a plane that was forced to divert to Winnipeg on its way from the United Kingdom to Las Vegas. A spokesman with Thomas Cook Airlines says the Airbus A330 was trav...
Mar 24, 2018
Stars affected by violence join students' gun-reform rallies
LOS ANGELES - Paul McCartney, Common, Miley Cyrus, Amy Schumer and other stars played supporting roles at nationwide gun-reform rallies dominated by teenage survivors’ emotional speeches. Still,...
Mar 24, 2018
Final 4 bound: No. 11 Loyola beats Kansas State 78-62
ATLANTA - Porter Moser stood in front of the scarf-clad Loyola cheering section, a bit dazed but beaming from ear to ear. “Are you kidding me! Are you kidding me!” the Ramblers coach screa...
Mar 24, 2018
"He is nuts to even stay there:" Cherry throws support behind embattled Sens owner
Some Ottawa Senators fans have voiced their displeasure with the direction of the team by putting up billboards calling for the ouster of Eugene Melnyk. Don Cherry agrees that the Senators owner shoul...
Mar 24, 2018
NYC firefighter killed on movie set promoted posthumously
NEW YORK - A firefighter who was killed battling a fire on a New York City movie set has been posthumously promoted to lieutenant. Mayor Bill de Blasio and Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro announced fir...
Mar 24, 2018
Canada's Shapovalov beats Dzumhur in second round of Miami Open
MIAMI - Denis Shapovalov advanced to the third round of the Miami Open tennis tournament with a 6-1, 7-5 win over Damir Dzumhur on Saturday. Shapovalov fired eight aces past his opponent from Bosnia a...
Mar 24, 2018
Premier suggests payment to Metis group could delay flood control projects
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister has written a newspaper editorial where he suggests a payout to the province’s Metis federation could lead to delays in future flood control measures....
Mar 24, 2018
Kane scores twice to lead streaking Sharks past Flames 5-1
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Evander Kane has done a good job tormenting the Calgary Flames with his goal-scoring prowess and physical play. Kane scored twice to give him six goals in his past two games against...
Mar 24, 2018
Canada's Dara Howell wins World Cup big air finale; Cressey, Harle claim bronze
QUEBEC - Dara Howell topped the podium in her first ever big air competition Saturday at the final World Cup stop of the season. Howell, from Huntsville, Ont., finished with 175 points, one more than ...
Mar 24, 2018