Category Archives: Canadian Press
Lauded rocker Chris Cornell killed himself by hanging
DETROIT - Chris Cornell, one of the most lauded and respected contemporary lead singers in rock music with his bands Soundgarden and Audioslave, hanged himself Wednesday in a Detroit hotel room, accor...
May 18, 2017
Scooter enthusiast's round-the-world trip comes to crashing halt near Calgary
CALGARY - A Polish man’s effort to circumnavigate the globe on two wheels came to a screeching halt when his scooter was struck by a car on the TransCanada Highway east of Calgary. Piotr Glowack...
May 18, 2017
Scores and Schedule
Wednesday’s Games NHL Playoffs Third Round Ottawa 5 Pittsburgh 1 (Senators lead series 2-1) — AHL Playoffs Division Finals Syracuse 6 Toronto 3 (Crunch wins series 4-3) Providence 4 Hershe...
May 17, 2017
Wednesday's Games
Wednesday’s Games NHL Playoffs Third Round Ottawa 5 Pittsburgh 1 (Senators lead series 2-1) — AHL Playoffs Division Finals Syracuse 6 Toronto 3 (Crunch wins series 4-3) Providence 4 Hershe...
May 17, 2017
"No excuses:" Penguins say they need to do better against Senators in Game 4
OTTAWA - Matt Cullen could hardly find the words to describe the Pittsburgh Penguins’ performance Wednesday night in a 5-1 loss to the Ottawa Senators. With the win the Senators took a 2-1 serie...
May 17, 2017
LeBron, Love help Cavs rout Celtics 117-104 in Game 1
BOSTON - So much for the Cavaliers being rusty. LeBron James embarrassed every defender Boston threw at him and Cleveland picked up where it left off following a long layoff, rolling to a 117-104 vict...
May 17, 2017
Unicorn drinks, rabbit pizza and lobster poutine on offer at Calgary Stampede
CALGARY - The annual reveal of new foods coming to the Calgary Stampede has been released, and the list includes both the sickeningly sweet and the simply weird. The Unicorn White Hot Chocolate offers...
May 17, 2017
Reality TV star won't help pick next Honolulu police chief
HONOLULU - The wife of “Dog the Bounty Hunter” reality TV star Duane “Dog” Chapman won’t have a role in helping select the next chief of the Honolulu Police Department. T...
May 17, 2017
Montreal police take to the streets to protest three-year wait for new contract
MONTREAL - Several thousand police officers held a march in Montreal during the city’s 375 birth celebrations on Wednesday to draw attention to the fact they’ve been without a contract for...
May 17, 2017
Freeman injured, Bautista bat flips and Braves beat Jays
ATLANTA - The Atlanta Braves scored six runs before making an out, and things turned ugly in the late innings after a bat flip by Jose Bautista. All of it was overshadowed by an injury to Freddie Free...
May 17, 2017