Category Archives: Canadian Press
Oklahoma governor vetoes gun carry bill in defeat for NRA
OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahoma’s Republican Gov. Mary Fallin vetoed a bill late Friday that would have authorized adults to carry firearms without a permit or training, dealing a rare defeat to the Na...
May 11, 2018
National Circus School suspends teacher accused of sex crimes against minor
MONTREAL - The Montreal-based National Circus School announced Friday it has suspended one of its teachers who has been arrested and charged with sexual crimes that allegedly involved a minor. Marcelo...
May 11, 2018
Rogers says average audience of 2.2 million watched Jets beat Preds in 7 games
The seven-game slugfest between the Winnipeg Jets and Nashville Predators drew and average audience of 2.2 million viewers on Sportsnet and CBC, according to Rogers. The broadcaster said viewership pe...
May 11, 2018
Jets ready for quicker series with Vegas after seven-game grind against Predators
WINNIPEG - Blake Wheeler woke up Friday morning feeling a little tired, but the Winnipeg Jets captain quickly got energized. Remembering his team is still in the Stanley Cup playoffs will do that. ...
May 11, 2018
Jury convicts ex-Assembly leader in public corruption trial
NEW YORK - A jury convicted former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver of public corruption charges Friday, dashing the 74-year-old Democrat’s second attempt to avoid years in prison after ...
May 11, 2018
Missouri Democrats oust lawmaker from caucus over radio show
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Democrats in the Missouri House have expelled a St. Louis County lawmaker from their caucus because of calls he made to a radio program whose host frequently makes racist and oth...
May 11, 2018
A look at the Jets and Golden Knights ahead of the Western Conference final
A Western Conference final featuring the Winnipeg Jets and the expansion Vegas Golden Knights isn’t quite what the experts predicted at the start of training camp, but both teams are full value ...
May 11, 2018
The desert versus the Great White North: A look at Las Vegas and Winnipeg
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets are facing the Vegas Golden Knights in the National Hockey League’s Western Conference final. When it comes to NHL cities, you can’t get much different than Wi...
May 11, 2018
Hot weather could cause more flood woes in parts of B.C. as damage assessed
VANCOUVER - An emergency operations official in southern British Columbia says a forecast of warm weather has residents bracing for the possibility of more flooding from melting snow while at least on...
May 11, 2018
Playoff hockey fever in Winnipeg bigger than glory days 40 years ago: alumni
Winnipeg was already in the grip of playoff fever. Now, with the National Hockey League Jets advancing to the Western Conference final - further than they have even been in the NHL - the frenzy has ju...
May 11, 2018