Category Archives: Canadian Press
Pheonix Copley earns first career shutout, Capitals blank Senators 4-0
OTTAWA - Pheonix Copley stayed modest after earning his first career shutout. The North Pole, Alaska native made 35 saves as the Washington Capitals beat the Ottawa Senators 4-0 Saturday night. “...
Dec 22, 2018
Red-hot Mitch Marner scores twice to lead Maple Leafs over Rangers 5-3
TORONTO - Mitch Marner was stuck on six goals for nearly a month. Now the red-hot winger can’t stop putting the puck in the net. Marner scored twice in the third period as the Toronto Maple Leaf...
Dec 22, 2018
Danault scores 3, Byron in OT to lift Habs over Vegas
LAS VEGAS - Phillip Danault was 10 years old when Marc-Andre Fleury made his NHL debut. After getting his first career three-goal game against the 15-year veteran goaltender, it’s understandable...
Dec 22, 2018
Convoys in support of oil industry continue in Alberta and Saskatchewan
MEDICINE HAT, Alta. - Convoys of trucks rolled slowly through Alberta and Saskatchewan on Saturday as demonstrations in support of Canada’s ailing oil and gas sector continue. Police in Medicine...
Dec 22, 2018
Flames drop third straight game as Allen, Blues stymie Flames for 3-1 victory
CALGARY - It was a bounce-back effort for St. Louis goaltender Jake Allen. Pulled after allowing four first period goals in a loss to Calgary last Sunday, and after giving up another four goals on Thu...
Dec 22, 2018
Athletic group benching ref who told wrestler to cut dreads
BUENA, N.J. - New Jersey’s athletic association said Saturday that a referee who told a high school wrestler to cut his dreadlocks or forfeit, which drew ire from an Olympian, the state’s ...
Dec 22, 2018
Trudeau visits peacekeepers in Mali, defends decision not to extend mission
GAO, Mali - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau praised the work of hundreds of peacekeepers during a surprise visit here on Saturday even as he defended his government’s refusal to extend their missi...
Dec 22, 2018
Boxer Adonis Stevenson regains consciousness from medically induced coma
QUEBEC - Canadian boxer Adonis Stevenson has regained consciousness after being in a medically induced coma for three weeks following a knockout loss on Dec. 1. Stevenson’s girlfriend, Simone Go...
Dec 22, 2018
Yule wins slalom after Hirscher and Kristoffersen straddle
MADONNA DI CAMPIGLIO, Italy - Swiss skier Daniel Yule claimed his first World Cup victory when first-run leaders Marcel Hirscher and Henrik Kristoffersen straddled gates in the second leg of a night s...
Dec 22, 2018
Shiffrin ties World Cup record with 35th win in slalom
COURCHEVEL, France - Mikaela Shiffrin wrote more World Cup history Saturday, winning a slalom for a women’s record-equalling 35th career victory in the discipline and 50th win overall. Shiffrin ...
Dec 22, 2018