Category Archives: Canadian Press
Tavares, Matthews, Marleau score in first, Leafs beat Devils
NEWARK, N.J. - The Toronto Maple Leafs put on a show for the New Jersey Devils. They came out fast, got contributions from all four lines, their defence and goaltender, and routed the Devils 7-2 on Tu...
Dec 18, 2018
Uber approved to resume autonomous car tests in Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH - The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has approved Uber’s request to resume testing of autonomous vehicles on public roads in the Pittsburgh area. The approval, effective Mo...
Dec 18, 2018
CBS gives no indication it will release Moonves findings
NEW YORK - CBS offered no indication Tuesday that it would publicly release the findings of the report that led the network to deny a $120 million exit package to Leslie Moonves, the chief executive w...
Dec 18, 2018
Salt Lake City bids for 2nd Olympics in changed climate
SALT LAKE CITY - When Salt Lake City pursued the Winter Olympics more than two decades ago, competition was so fierce that lavishing International Olympic Committee members with gifts and favours seem...
Dec 18, 2018
China mines Canadian curling expertise ahead of 2022 Winter Games
China is serious about winning Olympic curling medals on home ice in 2022, and the country has enlisted a bunch of Canadians to help. China has recruited Canadian expertise before, but the size of cur...
Dec 18, 2018
Wrong woman killed: Gang leader behind botched hit in Saskatoon loses appeal
SASKATOON - The gang leader behind a botched hit that led to the death of a 34-year-old Saskatoon mother of four has lost an appeal of his conviction. A judge found Joshua Petrin guilty in 2016 of fir...
Dec 18, 2018
Astronaut Saint-Jacques fields children's questions on Santa, climate change
LONGUEUIL, Que. - Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques took a break from his scientific responsibilities aboard the International Space Station Tuesday to ponder a more profound question. “Can...
Dec 18, 2018
Two-year-old boy injured in B.C. park after run-in with a cougar
MISSION, B.C. - A two-year-old boy has minor injuries after an encounter with a cougar in a park in Mission, B.C., on Monday. Sgt. Todd Hunter with the B.C. Conservation Officer Service says the boy w...
Dec 18, 2018
Coleman, Moreau finalists for O'Brien Award for trainer of the year
TORONTO - Once again, Casie Coleman and Richard Moreau will battle for the O’Brien award as Canadian harness-racing’s top trainer. Coleman and Moreau are both five-time winners of the hono...
Dec 18, 2018
Miss America may be leaving Atlantic City ... again
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Miss America may be leaving Atlantic City again. The Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News and the Press of Atlantic City report the Miss America Organization is looking for citie...
Dec 18, 2018