Category Archives: Canadian Press
Family of missing Quebec woman found in Saskatchewan asks Crown for leniency
MONTREAL - The family of a Quebec woman who was found safe in Saskatchewan earlier this week is pleading with authorities not to lay charges. They held a news conference Saturday to say that when Kari...
May 20, 2017
Piatti scores twice, Fisher gets career first as Impact down 10-man Portland 4-1
Montreal Impact coach Mauro Biello said young defender Kyle Fisher had a “Gordie Howe game,” even if he didn’t have an assist or a fight to go with his first career MLS goal. But Fis...
May 20, 2017
Blue Jays starter Aaron Sanchez goes on 10-day DL with finger problem
BALTIMORE - The Toronto Blue Jays placed right-hander Aaron Sanchez on the 10-day disabled list Saturday with a right middle finger laceration. Sanchez allowed three earned runs and six hits over six ...
May 20, 2017
Letters show Hernandez asked to move, share cell in prison
BOSTON - Five letters authenticated by state officials show Aaron Hernandez asked prison officials to share a cell with inmates he described as close friends. In a June 2015 letter, Hernandez asks to ...
May 20, 2017
Ducks captain Getzlaf fined for apparent homophobic slur
ANAHEIM, Calif. - Anaheim Ducks captain Ryan Getzlaf was fined $10,000 on Saturday for apparently using a homophobic slur during Game 4 of the Western Conference finals. The NHL announced the fine sev...
May 20, 2017
NBA player Kanter heading to US after detained in Romania
Oklahoma City Thunder centre Enes Kanter is returning to the United States after being detained in a Romanian airport. Romanian Border Police spokesman Fabian Badila confirmed to The Associated Press ...
May 20, 2017
Saturday's Games
Saturday’s Games NHL Playoffs Third Round Nashville 3 Anaheim 1 (Predators lead series 3-2) — World Hockey Championship Semifinals at Cologne, Germany Canada 4 Russia 2 Sweden 4 Finland 1 ...
May 20, 2017
Peru organizes 2019 Pan Am Games in wake of deadly flooding
Construction for the 2019 Pan American Games is way behind schedule. But that’s a secondary problem. The quadrennial event in Lima, Peru, has no sponsors, no marketing and is relying on a $1.2 b...
May 20, 2017
Sens try to find their way against Crosby: 'He'll twist you and he's just gone'
OTTAWA - Guy Boucher was there to witness Sidney Crosby’s greatness in person before the future Penguins captain began terrorizing the NHL. The now-Ottawa Senators head coach was an assistant fo...
May 20, 2017
Maud Lewis painting found in thrift store sells for $45,000 in auction
A painting recently discovered at an Ontario thrift store by renowned folk artist Maud Lewis sold in auction for almost three times its estimated price. The online auction ended Friday night and the p...
May 20, 2017