Category Archives: Canadian Press
Sunday's Games
Sunday’s Games NHL Playoffs Second Round Edmonton 7 Anaheim 1 (Series tied 3-3) Nashville 3 St. Louis 1 (Predators win series 4-2) — IIHF World Hockey Championship Canada 7 Slovenia 2 Russ...
May 08, 2017
1 million children refugees from South Sudan's civil war
NAIROBI, Kenya - More than 1 million children have fled South Sudan’s civil war, two United Nations agencies said Monday, part of the world’s fastest growing refugee crisis. Another 1 mill...
May 08, 2017
Canada's 'Come From Away' wins 5 Outer Critics Circle Awards, including best musical
NEW YORK - Canadian theatrical production “Come From Away” has won five Outer Critics Circle Awards, including outstanding new Broadway musical. Married Canadian co-creators Irene Sankoff ...
May 07, 2017
New opioid prescribing guidelines aim to cut use of potent narcotics
TORONTO - Updated opioid-prescribing guidelines released Monday encourage doctors to avoid giving the powerful narcotics as a first-line treatment to patients with chronic, non-cancer pain and instead...
May 07, 2017
Harden, Rockets rout Spurs 125-104 to tie series
HOUSTON - After fighting through a terrible chest cold for the last few days, James Harden finally felt like himself on Sunday night. “I can finally breathe,” Harden said. And the Houston ...
May 07, 2017
Bad first period start hurts Ducks in loss to Oilers to force Game 7
EDMONTON - Ryan Getzlaf pointed out exactly to when things started to go wrong in the Anaheim Ducks’ 7-1 loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday in Game 6 of their Western Conference semifinal ser...
May 07, 2017
Southern California hit by drenching rains, cool weather
LOS ANGELES - A spring storm hit Southern California on Sunday with gusty winds, thunderstorms and pea-size hail stones, prompting everything from the postponement of a baseball game to the sight of c...
May 07, 2017
Wizards use 26-0 run to rout Celtics in Game 4, tie series
WASHINGTON - It wasn’t enough for the Washington Wizards to force turnover after another and make baskets every time down the floor to take a lead over the Boston Celtics. They wanted to blow th...
May 07, 2017
Edmonton Oilers force Anaheim Ducks to a Game 7 with a 7-1 victory
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers are forcing the Anaheim Ducks to face their Game 7 playoff demons. Their Western Conference semifinal is going the distance after Edmonton’s decisive 7-1 victory S...
May 07, 2017
Grudge match: Sharapova to play Bouchard in Madrid
MADRID - Maria Sharapova’s reward for advancing to the second round of the Madrid Open on Sunday is a match against Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard, one of the most outspoken players against the...
May 07, 2017