Category Archives: Canadian Press
Newly available drug could boost number of self-administered assisted deaths
OTTAWA - Only a tiny percentage of Canadians who’ve received medical assistance to end their lives has chosen to self-administer a lethal drug cocktail. But that could change now that secobarbit...
Nov 17, 2017
Pine beetles from Jasper National Park moving into commercial forest
EDMONTON - A massive and uncontrollable buildup of mountain pine beetles in Jasper National Park is starting to explode into commercially valuable forests along its boundaries. Foresters along the par...
Nov 17, 2017
'Transparent' co-star alleges impropriety by Jeffrey Tambor
LOS ANGELES - An actress on “Transparent” says the show’s star Jeffrey Tambor pressed his body against hers in a sexually aggressive manner and made inappropriate and unwanted sexual...
Nov 16, 2017
Notorious Mafia 'boss of bosses' Toto Riina dead at 87
ROME - Cosa Nostra’s “boss of bosses,” who was serving 26 life sentences as the convicted mastermind of dozens of murders of rivals for power on his Sicilian turf as well as prominen...
Nov 16, 2017
Mugabe emerges from house arrest amid pressure to exit
HARARE, Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe emerged for the first time Friday from military-imposed house arrest, presiding at a university graduation ceremony in a fragile show of nor...
Nov 16, 2017
Scores and Schedule
Thursday’s Games NHL Toronto 1 New Jersey 0 (OT) Pittsburgh 3 Ottawa 1 Arizona 5 Montreal 4 St. Louis 4 Edmonton 1 Winnipeg 3 Philadelphia 2 (SO) Vegas 5 Vancouver 2 N.Y. Islanders 6 Carolina 4 ...
Nov 16, 2017
Thursday's Games
Thursday’s Games NHL Toronto 1 New Jersey 0 (OT) Pittsburgh 3 Ottawa 1 Arizona 5 Montreal 4 St. Louis 4 Edmonton 1 Winnipeg 3 Philadelphia 2 (SO) Vegas 5 Vancouver 2 N.Y. Islanders 6 Carolina 4 ...
Nov 16, 2017
Haula scores winner, Lagace rebounds with 19 saves as Golden Knights top Canucks
VANCOUVER - Two nights after finally looking like an expansion team, the Vegas Golden Knights got back to what’s made them successful early in their first season - outworking opponents. Erik Hau...
Nov 16, 2017
Alberta triple-murder trial hears details of RCMP undercover operation
RED DEER, Alta. - The trial of a central Alberta man accused of killing his family heard evidence Thursday that was gathered during an elaborate RCMP undercover operation where Mounties posed as membe...
Nov 16, 2017
Roethlisberger throws 4 TDs, Steelers drill Titans 40-17
PITTSBURGH - Another uninspiring half in the books in a season littered with them for a team that expects to play deep into January and beyond, Ben Roethlisberger decided he had seen enough. So the Pi...
Nov 16, 2017