Category Archives: Canadian Press
McDavid leads Oilers past Blue Jackets to keep Edmonton's playoff hopes alive
EDMONTON - Faint hope remains for the Edmonton Oilers’ playoff hopes. Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist and Leon Draisaitl had three assists as the Oilers emerged with a 4-1 victory over t...
Mar 21, 2019
Price perfect as Canadiens blank Islanders 4-0; Montreal stays in playoff hunt
MONTREAL - Jonathan Drouin could not have picked a better time to break out of his lengthy scoring slump. Drouin scored and added an assist and Carey Price made 28 saves as the Montreal Canadiens blan...
Mar 21, 2019
Janes brand chicken nuggets recalled over possible salmonella contamination
OTTAWA - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has announced a recall of a frozen breaded chicken product over fears of salmonella contamination. The agency says Sofina Foods Inc. is recalling Janes bra...
Mar 21, 2019
Broken-hearted but not broken: New Zealand prays together
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - New Zealanders observed the Muslim call to prayer Friday in reflecting on the moment one week ago when 50 worshippers at two Christchurch mosques were slain - an act that a...
Mar 21, 2019
Mike Mussina's HOF visit a reminder of his excellence
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. - Two months after he was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, Mike Mussina still had a hard time believing his good fortune. “Gratifying is a good word,” Mussina said T...
Mar 21, 2019
Trump blames Fed for holding back economic growth in 2018
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump says the economy would have grown much faster last year if the Federal Reserve had not been tightening credit last year. In a broadcast interview, Trump said withou...
Mar 21, 2019
NHL suspends Ottawa Senators forward Pageau one game for boarding
NEW YORK - The NHL has suspended Ottawa Senators forward Jean-Gabriel Pageau for one game for boarding Vancouver Canucks defenceman Ashton Sautner. The incident occurred at 16:23 of the second period ...
Mar 21, 2019
Duke Energy CEO's pay dropped to $14M after big 2017 bounty
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Duke Energy Corp. CEO Lynn Good’s reported compensation is down to $14 million after a big raise in 2017 put her at more than $21 million. The Charlotte-based electricity and g...
Mar 21, 2019
'Thrones' actress Emilia Clarke says she's had 2 aneurysms
NEW YORK - “Game of Thrones” actress Emilia Clarke revealed Thursday that she has had two life-threatening aneurysms, and two brain surgeries, since the show began. An unknown actress befo...
Mar 21, 2019
B.C. to start measles 'catch-up' campaign, offering shots at schools, clinics
VICTORIA - British Columbia is starting a measles immunization catch-up drive next month in a bid to vaccinate 95 per cent of the province’s youth amid an outbreak of 19 confirmed measles cases....
Mar 21, 2019