Category Archives: Canadian Press
'It changed my life forever:' survivor of 1986 mall coaster crash wants memorial
EDMONTON - It’s been 30 years since Rod Chayko was flung from a flying roller-coaster at West Edmonton Mall, and it bothers him still that there is no memorial at the site to honour the three pe...
Dec 21, 2016
Security agencies must obey letter of law, Trudeau says amid surveillance fears
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau says his government will ensure security and spy agencies follow the “letter and spirit” of the law, amid mounting concerns they have trampled the privacy of journa...
Dec 21, 2016
Aleppo evacuations in heavy snow end brutal war chapter
BEIRUT - Hundreds of rebel fighters and civilians, including small children swaddled in thick blankets, were bused out of war-ravaged Aleppo in heavy snow on Wednesday as the evacuation of former rebe...
Dec 21, 2016
James Taylor cancels Manila concert over Duterte's drug war
MANILA, Philippines - James Taylor has cancelled his February concert in Manila, saying reports of summary executions of suspected drug offenders in the Philippines without judicial proceedings are &#...
Dec 20, 2016
As 'Patriots Day' opens, officer's family seeks recognition
BOSTON - The mayor and others are pressing for recognition for a police officer who died a year after being wounded in a confrontation with the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, because the new Mark W...
Dec 20, 2016
Donskoi has first multi-goal game, Sharks beat Flames 4-1
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Joonas Donskoi forgot the feeling of scoring and once he got it back, he wanted to continue it. Donskoi scored twice and the San Jose Sharks beat the Calgary Flames 4-1 Tuesday nigh...
Dec 20, 2016
Scores and Schedule
Tuesday’s Games NHL N.Y. Islanders 4 Boston 2 Nashville 5 New Jersey 1 Columbus 3 Los Angeles 2 (SO) Pittsburgh 7 N.Y. Rangers 2 Florida 4 Buffalo 3 (SO) Montreal 5 Anaheim 1 Tampa Bay 4 Detroit...
Dec 20, 2016
Tuesday's Games
Tuesday’s Games NHL N.Y. Islanders 4 Boston 2 Nashville 5 New Jersey 1 Columbus 3 Los Angeles 2 (SO) Pittsburgh 7 N.Y. Rangers 2 Florida 4 Buffalo 3 (SO) Montreal 5 Anaheim 1 Tampa Bay 4 Detroit...
Dec 20, 2016
Jannik Hansen scores twice as Vancouver Canucks down Winnipeg Jets 4-1
VANCOUVER - Jannik Hansen’s job is pretty simple once Henrik and Daniel Sedin start buzzing - find an opening and wait for something special. “Whenever they get the puck you let them do th...
Dec 20, 2016
Indonesia police kill 3 suspected militants, defuse bombs
TANGERANG, Indonesia - Indonesian police said three suspected militants who were planning a holiday season suicide bombing were killed in a gunbattle Wednesday on the outskirts of Jakarta in the secon...
Dec 20, 2016