Category Archives: Canadian Press
Flames land goalie Smith from Coyotes for Johnson, Hickey and conditional pick
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames acquired veteran goaltender Mike Smith from the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday for a conditional 2018 third-round pick, defensive prospect Brandon Hickey and the rights to un...
Jun 17, 2017
Journalist scammed for almost $1,000 for cab ride in Moscow
MOSCOW - A Chilean journalist was taken for a very expensive taxi ride during the Confederations Cup soccer tournament in Moscow. Diego Saez, a 38-year old journalist from Radio ADN in Chile, was scam...
Jun 17, 2017
Canadiens send defenceman Nathan Beaulieu to Sabres for third-round pick
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens traded defenceman Nathan Beaulieu to the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. Beaulieu had 28 points (4-24) in 7...
Jun 17, 2017
Trump goes from regal to rustic this weekend at Camp David
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump chose simple over swanky this Father’s Day weekend. Nearly five months into his presidency, Trump flew for the first time Saturday to Camp David, the governme...
Jun 17, 2017
The charges against Bill Cosby and their potential sentences
Prosecutors have vowed to try Bill Cosby again, declaring the woman who accuses the comedian of drugging and molesting her at his Philadelphia-area home in 2004 is “entitled to a verdict.”...
Jun 17, 2017
Jury questions posed during Bill Cosby's sex assault trial
Bill Cosby’s sexual assault trial ended Saturday in a mistrial after jurors said they were hopelessly deadlocked. The sequestered jury of seven men and five women paused deliberations many times...
Jun 17, 2017
Special teams ace Jason Arakgi stuns B.C. Lions by announcing retirement
VANCOUVER - The roar coming from inside the B.C. Lions’ locker-room after a meaningless exhibition victory was the first clue. By the time the media was allowed through the door, the reason for ...
Jun 17, 2017
Fight to free Raif Badawi goes on, five years after his imprisonment
MONTREAL - Raif Badawi’s supporters say they haven’t given up the fight to free him as they mark the five-year anniversary of his imprisonment. Badawi was arrested on June 17, 2012, and la...
Jun 17, 2017
Babysitter, 20, pulled from pool unresponsive after four-year-old calls 911
NEWMARKET, Ont. - Police north of Toronto are praising a four-year-old girl who called 911 when her babysitter fell into a backyard pool Friday afternoon. York Regional Police say the 20-year-old woma...
Jun 17, 2017
US Open filled with limitless possibilities, few stars
ERIN, Wis. - The U.S. Open is wide open going into the weekend. Paul Casey, Brooks Koepka, Brian Harman and Tommy Fleetwood share the 36-hole lead at Erin Hills. And if that’s not enough of a tr...
Jun 17, 2017