Category Archives: Canadian Press
Church gunman insists to jury that he is not mentally ill
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Dylann Roof spoke Wednesday for the first time to the jurors who will decide whether he should be executed for fatally shooting nine black parishioners during a Bible study, insisti...
Jan 04, 2017
German man's front door walled up overnight
BERLIN - Police say a man in western Germany ran into a wall, literally, as he opened his front door to leave the house earlier this week. The man was heading out of his house in Mainhausen, near Fran...
Jan 04, 2017
Turkey extends post-coup state of emergency by 3 months
ANKARA, Turkey - Turkey’s parliament has voted to extend by a further three months a state of emergency that was declared in the aftermath of the failed July 15 coup. Parliament late Tuesday app...
Jan 03, 2017
Istanbul on alert as hunt for gunman reaches 4th day
ISTANBUL - Police increased security around Istanbul on Wednesday and detained some 20 people with suspected links to the deadly New Year’s Eve night club attack as the hunt for the gunman stret...
Jan 03, 2017
Scores and Schedule
Tuesday’s Games 2017 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship Relegation Round at Montreal Finland 4 Latvia 1 — NHL Washington 6 Toronto 5 (OT) Columbus 3 Edmonton 1 Winnipeg 6 Tampa Bay 4 Mo...
Jan 03, 2017
Tuesday's Games
Tuesday’s Games 2017 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship Relegation Round at Montreal Finland 4 Latvia 1 — NHL Washington 6 Toronto 5 (OT) Columbus 3 Edmonton 1 Winnipeg 6 Tampa Bay 4 Mo...
Jan 03, 2017
Brendan Bottcher opens Canadian Open with a 7-4 win over Steve Laycock
NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask. - Edmonton’s Brendan Bottcher beat Saskatoon’s Steve Laycock 7-4 on Tuesday in the first draw of the Grand Slam of Curling’s Canadian Open. The event features...
Jan 03, 2017
Leonard scores 25 as Spurs throttle Raptors, 110-82
SAN ANTONIO - The Toronto Raptors offered no excuses at the end of a two-week road trip, and the San Antonio Spurs didn’t show any pity. Kawhi Leonard had 25 points, LaMarcus Aldridge added 23 a...
Jan 03, 2017
Weber leaves winner as Canadiens beat Predators 2-1 in OT
NASHVILLE - The Montreal Canadiens knew just how much it meant to Shea Weber and Alexander Radulov to return to Music City. Leaving with a victory is so much sweeter. Weber scored in the third period ...
Jan 03, 2017
NewLeaf president says flights cancelled after competitor copied plan
WINNIPEG - Discount air carrier NewLeaf Travel says it is cancelling plans to offer flights between Alberta and the Phoenix-Mesa airport in Arizona this year because another airline copied the idea. J...
Jan 03, 2017