Category Archives: Canadian Press
Saints' D puts clamps on Newton in 12-9 win over Panthers
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints still have one of the league’s top-scoring offences, but lately it’s the defence that’s been carrying the NFL’s most com...
Dec 17, 2018
Chicago police: 2 officers die after being struck by train
CHICAGO - Two Chicago police officers were fatally struck by a train as they investigated a report of gunshots on the city’s far South Side. Eduardo Marmolejo, 37, and Conrad Gary, 31, were purs...
Dec 17, 2018
Chabot scores overtime winner to lift Senators over Predators 4-3
OTTAWA - Thomas Chabot saw an opening and he took it. And he salvaged two points for his team in the process. Chabot scored 21 seconds into overtime as the Ottawa Senators recovered from blowing a thr...
Dec 17, 2018
Canada's ambassador meets with second detainee, Michael Spavor, in China
OTTAWA - China has now granted Canada access to both of its recently arrested citizens - a move one former Canadian consular official sees as an encouraging sign. In a statement, Global Affairs Canada...
Dec 17, 2018
Halak stops 22 shots for third shutout, Bruins top Canadiens 4-0
MONTREAL - Carey Price didn’t want to make excuses after an uninspiring performance by the Montreal Canadiens against a division rival. The Boston Bruins blanked Montreal 4-0 on Monday night on ...
Dec 17, 2018
'Tonight Show' to air episode in Puerto Rico with 'Hamilton'
LOS ANGELES - Jimmy Fallon’s “Tonight Show” will air an episode next year from Puerto Rico including an exclusive performance with Lin-Manuel Miranda reprising his role in “Ham...
Dec 17, 2018
'Fresh Prince' star sues maker of video games over his dance
LOS ANGELES - “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” star Alfonso Ribeiro is suing the creators of Fortnite and NBA 2K for using his famous dance on the popular video games. In separate lawsuits fi...
Dec 17, 2018
General Dynamics says cancelling Saudi Arabian contract would cost billions
OTTAWA - The Ontario-based company that is selling $15-billion worth of armoured vehicles to Saudi Arabia is warning the Liberal government that cancelling the deal will it cost billions of dollars in...
Dec 17, 2018
CBS denies former CEO Les Moonves $120 million severance
NEW YORK - CBS announced Monday that former CEO Les Moonves will not receive his $120 million severance package after the board of directors concluded he violated company policy and was unco-operative...
Dec 17, 2018
Saskatchewan premier to apologize in January to survivors of '60s Scoop
REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says he will apologize to survivors of the ’60s Scoop in January. About 20,000 Indigenous children were seized from their birth families and relocated to ...
Dec 17, 2018