Category Archives: Canadian Press
Canada downs Slovakia 4-2 for second straight win at Hlinka Gretzky Cup
EDMONTON - With a resounding win on opening night already in the books at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup, the Canadians expected a tougher test against Slovakia at Rogers Place on Tuesday. They got it, and th...
Aug 07, 2018
'There was panic, there was praying': Two men rescued from flooded elevator
TORONTO - Two co-workers stranded in their office elevator while floodwaters from an intense rainstorm rose steadily to their necks used their fists and heads to force open a ceiling panel to call for...
Aug 07, 2018
Ferguson councilman ousts prosecutor McCulloch in primary
ST. LOUIS - A seven-term prosecuting attorney in St. Louis County who gained national attention in his handling of the investigation of the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson lost a pr...
Aug 07, 2018
Zach Bauchou holds 36-hole lead at Canadian men's amateur championship
DUNCAN, B.C. - Defending champion Zach Bauchou is halfway to repeating at the Canadian men’s amateur championship. The American shot a 3-under 68 on Tuesday in the second round at Pheasant Glen ...
Aug 07, 2018
Airbnb host tips police to alleged identity theft after finding IDs
REGINA - An Quebec man faces charges of identity theft after police say an Airbnb host in Regina found several pieces of identification with the same photo, but with different names and addresses. Pol...
Aug 07, 2018
Canadian under-20 rugby women beat U.S. 36-12 at the Tri-Nations Cup
WOLFVILLE, N.S. - Captain Sophie de Goede scored four tries to lead the Canadian women’s under-20 rugby team to a 36-12 victory over the U.S. at the Tri-Nations Cup on Tuesday. Madison Gold and ...
Aug 07, 2018
Canada downs Slovakia 4-2 for second straight win at Hlinka Gretzky Cup
EDMONTON - With a resounding win on opening night already in the books at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup, the Canadians expected a tougher test against Slovakia at Rogers Place on Tuesday. They got it, and th...
Aug 07, 2018
Mitch Moreland lifts Red Sox over Blue Jays 10-7 in 10th inning
TORONTO - A blister issue kept Marcus Stroman from staying in the game on Tuesday, and it likely cost his team a win. Stroman threw a two-hitter over seven innings of work and allowed no earned runs. ...
Aug 07, 2018
Final suspect arrested in slaying of rapper XXXTentacion
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - The fourth suspect in the shooting death of emerging South Florida rap star XXXTentacion has turned himself in to authorities. The Broward County Sheriff’s Office said in...
Aug 07, 2018
Venezuela ruling party cracks down on opposition lawmakers
CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuela’s pro-government constitutional assembly stripped two opposition lawmakers of their immunity from prosecution on Wednesday, accusing them of having roles in a dron...
Aug 07, 2018