Category Archives: Canadian Press
May says postponed Brexit vote to be held week of Jan 14
LONDON - Prime Minister Theresa May said Monday that the postponed vote in Parliament on Britain’s Brexit agreement with the European Union will be held the week of Jan. 14 - more than a month a...
Dec 17, 2018
GOP waits on Trump as clock ticks toward partial shutdown
WASHINGTON - The fight over President Donald Trump’s $5 billion wall funds deepened Monday, threatening a partial government shutdown in a standoff that has become increasingly common in Washing...
Dec 17, 2018
Saudi Arabia rejects US Senate's 'interference' in kingdom
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia issued an unusually strong rebuke of the U.S. Senate on Monday, rejecting a bipartisan resolution that put the blame for the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khash...
Dec 17, 2018
In the news today, Dec. 17
Four stories in the news for Monday, Dec. 17 --- CANADA GETS ACCESS TO SECOND CHINA DETAINEE China has now granted Canada access to both of its recently arrested citizens. Global Affairs says John McC...
Dec 17, 2018
'Are we going to play?' Alberta boy with rare illness no big deal for classmates
ONOWAY, Alta. - Four-year-old Porter Stanley has some new pals at preschool. Russ stands beside him as they manoeuvre toy cars down and around a plastic parking garage. The newest kid in class, Mimi, ...
Dec 17, 2018
Cost of ebooks, audiobooks 'not a sustainable model,' library council says
EDMONTON - If your holiday plans include downloading an audiobook of Margaret Atwood’s “A Handmaid’s Tale” from a public library collection, or unwinding with an electronic cop...
Dec 17, 2018
Sunday's Games
Sunday’s Games NHL Vancouver 4 Edmonton 2 Calgary 7 St. Louis 2 Winnipeg 5 Tampa Bay 4 (OT) Vegas 4 N.Y. Rangers 3 (OT) Carolina 3 Arizona 0 Buffalo 4 Boston 2 San Jose 7 Chicago 3 — AHL C...
Dec 16, 2018
Scores and Schedule
Sunday’s Games NHL Vancouver 4 Edmonton 2 Calgary 7 St. Louis 2 Winnipeg 5 Tampa Bay 4 (OT) Vegas 4 N.Y. Rangers 3 (OT) Carolina 3 Arizona 0 Buffalo 4 Boston 2 San Jose 7 Chicago 3 — AHL C...
Dec 16, 2018
Trio of power-play goals lifts Canucks to 4-2 victory over Oilers
VANCOUVER - Brock Boeser put up a trio of power-play points to lead the Vancouver Canucks to a 4-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday. The right-winger had a goal and helped set up both Alex Edler...
Dec 16, 2018
Nuggets beat Raptors 95-86 in matchup of conference leaders
DENVER - Nikola Jokic scored 26 points, Jamal Murray had 15 of his 19 in the fourth quarter and the banged-up Denver Nuggets rallied past the equally banged-up Toronto Raptors 95-86 on Sunday night in...
Dec 16, 2018