Category Archives: Canadian Press
Finland fires head coach after relegation round appearance at world juniors
MONTREAL - Finland’s under-20 national team has fired its world junior hockey championship head coach after failing to make the tournament’s quarter-finals. A team spokesperson confirmed i...
Dec 30, 2016
Sloboda, Roman score goal, assist each as Slovakia beats Latvia at world juniors
TORONTO - Marek Sloboda and Milos Roman had a goal and an assist each as Slovakia doubled up Latvia 4-2 on Friday night in preliminary round play at the world junior hockey championship. Filip Lestan ...
Dec 30, 2016
Entangled deer gets helping hand from B.C. Mountie
COLWOOD, B.C. - A British Columbia Mountie who usually handles dogs, found himself wrangling a deer this week. RCMP in the West Shore detachment on southern Vancouver Island received a call from a Col...
Dec 30, 2016
Newfoundland town hit by hurricane force winds that destroy house, damage others
LARK HARBOUR, N.L. - A town on Newfoundland’s west coast has suffered considerable damage after being hit by hurricane force winds Friday. RCMP say one house in Lark Harbour has been destroyed a...
Dec 30, 2016
Striker Masato Kudo and Whitecaps mutually agree to terminate contract
VANCOUVER - Striker Masato Kudo and the Vancouver Whitecaps mutually agreed to a contract termination on Friday. The 26-year-old Kudo joined the Whitecaps last December from Japan’s Kashiwa Reys...
Dec 30, 2016
Swiss edge Denmark in SO to force Finland into relegation round at world juniors
MONTREAL - Marco Miranda scored the only goal of the shootout as Switzerland edged Denmark 5-4 on Friday in preliminary round action at the world junior hockey championship. The result means that Finl...
Dec 30, 2016
Steph Curry sneakers raise $45,201 for Oakland fire victims
OAKLAND, Calif. - Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry has raised $45,201 for victims of the Oakland warehouse fire by auctioning off two pairs of sneakers. The Warriors said Friday that the shoes...
Dec 30, 2016
Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher to be buried together
LOS ANGELES - Debbie Reynolds’ son said Friday his mother and sister, actress Carrie Fisher, will have a joint funeral and will be buried together. Todd Fisher said the actresses will be buried ...
Dec 30, 2016
Barkley equalizer gives Everton 2-2 draw at Hull in EPL
HULL, England - Ross Barkley headed a late equalizer to earn Everton a 2-2 draw with struggling Hull in the English Premier League on Friday. Hull captain Michael Dawson gave his side a sixth-minute l...
Dec 30, 2016
Mark Rylance, Victoria Beckham on Queen's list for honours
LONDON - Queen Elizabeth II’s New Year honours list focuses on sports stars, some luminaries from the world of fashion and entertainment, and a heavy helping of researchers, doctors and voluntee...
Dec 30, 2016