Category Archives: Canadian Press
He's No. 2: Jagr moves into second on NHL points list
SUNRISE, Fla. - Florida Panthers forward Jaromir Jagr has moved into outright No. 2 spot on the NHL career scoring list. Jagr got career point No. 1,888 on Thursday night, breaking a tie with Mark Mes...
Dec 22, 2016
AP source: Indians, Encarnacion agree to $60M, 3-year deal
CLEVELAND - The Cleveland Indians swung for the free-agent fences and connected: Edwin Encarnacion is joining the AL champions. Capping a year in which they came within one victory of winning the Worl...
Dec 22, 2016
Police identify man, 4 children killed in fire on Ontario First Nation
ONEIDA NATION OF THE THAMES, Ont. - Ontario Provincial Police have identified five people who died in a fire that destroyed their home and ripped apart a First Nation community south of London, Ont. P...
Dec 22, 2016
Russia loses biathlon, skating events over doping
MUNICH - Russia has lost biathlon and speedskating events it was due to host this winter following allegations it ran a vast state-sponsored doping scheme. World Anti-Doping Agency investigator Richar...
Dec 22, 2016
Excavator uses bucket to stop alleged drunk driver on Prince Edward Island
BRACKLEY, P.E.I. - An alleged drunk driver messed with the wrong excavator operator on Prince Edward Island. RCMP in Brackley say the motorist confronted the operator with a concern about his work at ...
Dec 22, 2016
Man who tied lawn chair to 120 balloons, flew over Stampede, facing hefty fine
CALGARY - A Calgary man is facing a hefty fine for strapping 120 helium balloons to a lawn chair and soaring high into the air above the Stampede grounds in 2015. Daniel Boria admitted to dangerous op...
Dec 22, 2016
Australia police: Christmas Day bomb plot foiled, 5 detained
CANBERRA, Australia - Police in Australia have detained five men suspected of planning a series of Christmas Day bomb attacks in the heart of the country’s second-largest city, officials said Fr...
Dec 22, 2016
Wisconsin officials file charges in lottery fixing scheme
DES MOINES, Iowa - A former lottery computer administrator from Iowa and a friend from Texas were charged Thursday in Wisconsin with racketeering and theft by fraud for allegedly rigging a 2007 Megabu...
Dec 22, 2016
Mall of America to close theatres; new entertainment planned
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. - The Mall of America plans to close its movie theatres next week and revamp the space for a new entertainment venue. Mall spokesman Dan Jasper says the 14 theatre screens will go d...
Dec 22, 2016
A by-the-numbers look at the new child benefit's impact on local poverty rates
OTTAWA - In June, the federal government released estimates about local impacts on child poverty rates in some of Canada’s biggest cities. Documents obtained by The Canadian Press under the Acce...
Dec 22, 2016