Category Archives: Canadian Press
Forward Nick Paul signs one-year deal with Ottawa Senators
OTTAWA - Forward Nick Paul has signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Ottawa Senators. The contract is worth US$650,000 in the NHL and $80,000 in the AHL. The 23-year-old Paul had one goal in 11...
Jul 16, 2018
Canadian Adam Hadwin feels better the second time around at British Open
In a recent video posted to Instagram, Adam Hadwin was preparing for this week’s British Open by hitting balls in his backyard in Phoenix. It may seem counterproductive, climate-wise, except it ...
Jul 16, 2018
Hungry headache: German city seeks to evict big catfish
BERLIN - A German city is looking for a way to get rid of a giant catfish that is believed to have developed a taste for ducklings after eating all of its fellow fish in the municipal pond. The roughl...
Jul 16, 2018
Cemented into a Senators-Sabres rivalry, Biron says Emery a respected opponent
TORONTO - A decade after an infamous line brawl that included both goaltenders dropping the gloves at centre ice, Martin Biron gave Ray Emery a chance to take one final blow. Emery declined. A Buffalo...
Jul 16, 2018
First-round pick Rasmus Sandin signs with Toronto Maple Leafs
TORONTO - First-round pick Rasmus Sandin has signed a three-year, entry-level deal with the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Leafs picked the 18-year-old Swedish defenceman 29th overall in the NHL draft last ...
Jul 16, 2018
Judge sets aside decision to refer Abdoul Abdi case to deportation hearing
HALIFAX - A Federal Court judge has set aside a decision to refer the case of Abdoul Abdi to a deportation hearing, saying Ottawa “blatantly” ignored the Somali child refugee’s chart...
Jul 16, 2018
CREA reports June home sales down 10.7% from year ago, but up from May
TORONTO - Canadian housing activity appears to be climbing out of its slump, but is still far from a rebound. The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) said Monday sales in June were up 4.1 per cent...
Jul 16, 2018
Rapper buys every seat in house, takes strangers to movies
PORTLAND, Maine - A Maine rapper surprised moviegoers with free tickets to a sci-fi satire movie. Rory Ferreira, who goes by the stage name Milo, bought all 129 seats to the 4:20 p.m. showing of the m...
Jul 16, 2018
Soulpepper pauses training program amid 'culture change' at theatre
TORONTO - Normally, the Soulpepper Academy would be ramping up for a nation-wide audition process to find the finest thespians, directors and playwrights to join its prestigious paid training residenc...
Jul 16, 2018
Toronto board of health to urge federal government to decriminalize drug use
TORONTO - The board of health in Canada’s most populous city decided Monday to push the federal government to decriminalize all drugs and is calling on Canadians to turn their recommendation int...
Jul 16, 2018