Category Archives: Canadian Press
Dog named Scarface attacks family for dressing it in sweater
TAMPA, Fla. - Police in Florida say a dog named Scarface attacked a family who tried to put a sweater on it. Tampa police say the pit bull mix bit a 52-year-old woman who was trying to dress it Friday...
Jan 02, 2017
Matthews, Kreider, Fleury named NHL three stars of the week
NEW YORK - Toronto Maple Leafs centre Auston Matthews, New York Rangers left-wing Chris Kreider and Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury are the NHL’s three stars of the week. Matthe...
Jan 02, 2017
Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski takes leave to have back surgery
DURHAM, N.C. - Hall of Fame Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski is stepping away from the team to have lower back surgery. The school announced Monday that the procedure is scheduled for Friday, with an antici...
Jan 02, 2017
Auston Matthews on track for one of the best rookie seasons in NHL history
If he keeps this up Auston Matthews will finish with one of the best rookie seasons the NHL has ever seen. The Toronto Maple Leafs 19-year-old sensation scored twice, including the overtime winner, in...
Jan 02, 2017
For Trump, the 1980s still hold relevance
NEW YORK - Bobby Knight. Don King. Sylvester Stallone. Many of President-elect Donald Trump’s cultural touchstones, which he’d frequently name-drop at campaign rallies and on Twitter, were...
Jan 02, 2017
Katie Couric returns to 'Today' show as guest co-anchor
NEW YORK - Longtime “Today” show viewers are being treated to a familiar sight this week as Katie Couric returns to the co-anchor chair for the first time in more than a decade. Couric rej...
Jan 02, 2017
University of Wisconsin-Madison student was on missing plane
CLEVELAND - A University of Wisconsin-Madison freshman and her father were among six people aboard a plane that disappeared over Lake Erie as the group was returning from a Cleveland Cavaliers game, t...
Jan 02, 2017
A look at some of the 39 people killed in Istanbul attack
ISTANBUL - At least 39 people were killed and nearly 70 injured in the mass shooting that took place in front of and inside a popular Istanbul nightclub in the first hours of New Year’s Day. The...
Jan 02, 2017
Malkin's greatness shouldn't be forgotten; sophomore leaps; Subban on life in Nashville
Playing with Sidney Crosby his entire career, Evgeni Malkin’s greatness is often forgotten. The 30-year-old Russian is reminding the hockey world again this season even as Crosby continues his r...
Jan 02, 2017
Conservationists concerned about free entry to Canada's national parks in 2017
EDMONTON - Parks Canada is preparing for an increase in visitors this year as people across the country and around the world request free annual passes to explore the nation’s natural treasures ...
Jan 02, 2017