Category Archives: Canadian Press
Trump shrugs off fuss over Taiwan call
BEIJING - President-elect Donald Trump is unapologetic about roiling diplomatic waters with his decision to speak on the phone with Taiwan’s leader, a breach of long-standing tradition that risk...
Dec 03, 2016
Timeline of China-Taiwan relations
BEIJING - China and Taiwan have been separately ruled since the Chinese civil war of the 1940s, but China claims sovereignty over the island and insists the two sides eventually unify. The status of T...
Dec 03, 2016
Teenager arrested, charged in classmate's decapitation
LAWRENCE, Mass. - A 16-year-old has been arrested and charged with murder in connection with the death of his 16-year-old classmate whose headless body was found near the Merrimack River in Lawrence, ...
Dec 03, 2016
Mike Condon makes 24 saves, Ottawa scores early to blank Florida 2-0
OTTAWA - A solid performance from their goaltender and a quick burst of offence was all the Ottawa Senators needed on Saturday. Erik Karlsson and Derick Brassard scored 19 seconds apart in the first p...
Dec 03, 2016
Laine sets up Little in OT, Jets beat Blues 3-2
ST. LOUIS - Patrik Laine has been a one-man show for the Winnipeg Jets of late, and he capped his performance Saturday night with fitting flash. Laine set up Bryan Little for an overtime goal and also...
Dec 03, 2016
Miller makes 38 saves, plus two more in the shootout, as Canucks down Leafs 3-2
VANCOUVER - The last time Ryan Miller faced the Toronto Maple Leafs his night ended with an ejection following a wild line brawl. The veteran goalie for the Canucks wrapped Saturday’s much-antic...
Dec 03, 2016
Raptors roar to season-best sixth straight win with victory over Hawks
TORONTO - The largest margin of victory in franchise history. The best shooting percentage of the season. The NBA’s longest current win streak, and a place back atop the Eastern Conference stand...
Dec 03, 2016
Carter: US, partners need to stay in Iraq after IS defeat
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. - The American military, along with its international partners, will need to remain in Iraq even after the expected defeat of the Islamic State group, Defence Secretary Ash Carter ...
Dec 03, 2016
Blue Jays Stroman to pitch for the United States at World Baseball Classic
Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Marcus Stroman says he will be pitching for the United States at next year’s World Baseball Classic. The Medford, N.Y., native tweeted the announcement from his ve...
Dec 03, 2016
Warehouse gutted by blaze was home to Bohemian art space
OAKLAND, Calif. - The warehouse gutted by a blaze that killed at least nine people was home to musicians, painters, woodworkers, dancers and other artists who came together to make art and hold dance ...
Dec 03, 2016