Category Archives: Canadian Press
Prosecutors drop charges against son of NY prison worker
BURLINGTON, Vt. - Court documents say criminal charges against the Vermont son of a New York prison worker who helped two convicted killers escape have been dismissed. The Burlington Free Press report...
Nov 21, 2016
Holocaust jacket found at tag sale leads to a life story
NEW YORK - The blue and grey stripes struck Jillian Eisman like a lightning bolt. She was rummaging through a packed closet during a Long Island tag sale when she immediately recognized the symbol of ...
Nov 21, 2016
Carr helps Raiders rally past Texans 27-20 in Mexico City
MEXICO CITY - The party in the stands started early in the second NFL regular season game ever played in Mexico with loud cheers and chants from before kickoff until the final whistle. The Oakland off...
Nov 21, 2016
Inviting indigenous people into economy means $27.7B economic boost: report
OTTAWA - The National Aboriginal Economic Development Board says Canada’s GDP would get an annual boost of $27.7 billion if barriers were removed to ensure indigenous people can participate in t...
Nov 21, 2016
Vancouver Canucks recall left-winger Joseph Labate from AHL's Utica Comets
VANCOUVER - Left-winger Joseph Labate was recalled by the Vancouver Canucks on Monday night from their minor-league club. Labate has 12 goals and 14 assists in 80 games with the Utica Comets over thre...
Nov 21, 2016
Draisaitl, Talbot lead Oilers to 5-0 win over Western Conference-best Blackhawks
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers hope they are finally out of their funk. Leon Draisaitl had a pair of goals and added an assist and Cam Talbot made 31 saves for his third shutout of the season as the O...
Nov 21, 2016
NBA upholds call on Terrence Ross's final play in Raptors-Kings game
NEW YORK - The NBA upheld a controversial decision from the Toronto Raptors’ 102-99 loss to the Kings in Sacramento on Sunday night. Raptors guard Terrence Ross hit a buzzer-beating three-pointe...
Nov 21, 2016
Third man arrested in slaying of American visitor in Toronto appears in court
TORONTO - A third man arrested in the death of an American who was killed while attending a bachelor party in Toronto appeared in court briefly on Tuesday . Andrew Christopher O’Brien faces a ch...
Nov 21, 2016
Salvage operation wraps, clean-up continues for sunken tug off B.C. coast
BELLA BELLA, B.C. - Efforts to remove a sunken tug from the waters off British Columbia’s central coast have wrapped up, but crews continue to clean-up and survey the damage left behind. The lat...
Nov 21, 2016
DC restaurant apologizes for hosting white nationalist group
WASHINGTON - A popular Italian restaurant in Washington has issued an apology, saying it unintentionally hosted a white nationalist group and the diners performed a Nazi salute while eating there. Mag...
Nov 21, 2016