Category Archives: Canadian Press
Paris Las Vegas resort crippled by accidental power-line cut
LAS VEGAS - A contractor knocked out power Thursday to a Las Vegas Strip resort, displacing thousands of guests and gamblers, trapping almost a dozen people in elevators for a time, and prompting a ro...
Nov 03, 2016
Condon makes 27 saves, Hoffman scores as Senators shut out Canucks
OTTAWA - Mike Condon showed his new coach he was prepared to debut with the Ottawa Senators despite the circumstances. Condon, who was acquired from Pittsburgh on Wednesday for a 2017 fifth-round pick...
Nov 03, 2016
Ovechkin scores twice, including OT winner as Caps beat Jets
WASHINGTON - Even after Alex Ovechkin bailed the Washington Capitals out of trouble to win their fourth game in a row, all he wanted to talk about was how it almost slipped away. The Capitals blew a t...
Nov 03, 2016
Nash's late goal lifts Rangers to 5-3 win over Oilers
NEW YORK - Kevin Hayes, J.T. Miller and Michael Grabner have formed a very productive line this season and came through with another big night for the high-scoring New York Rangers. Rick Nash scored t...
Nov 03, 2016
Marner scores twice in Leafs' 2-1 win over Sabres
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Mitchell Marner was the latest rookie to lead the Toronto Maple Leafs to victory. Marner scored both goals in a 2-1 defeat of the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night. It was the Maple Lea...
Nov 03, 2016
Turkey detains 11 pro-Kurdish MPs, including party co-chairs
ISTANBUL - Authorities in Turkey detained 11 pro-Kurdish lawmakers early Friday as part of ongoing terror-related investigations, including both party co-chairs and other senior officials, the Interio...
Nov 03, 2016
Military memorial, wildlife at odds in new Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway was a major turning point in World War II’s Pacific theatre. The remote atoll where thousands died is now a delicate sanctuary for millions of seabirds, and a new battle is ...
Nov 03, 2016
Guilty pleas end unlawful hunting case that sparked outrage over treaty rights
YORKTON, Canada - A case that sparked outrage from indigenous leaders over treaty rights has ended with two men from the Pine Creek First Nation in Manitoba pleading guilty to charges of unlawful hunt...
Nov 03, 2016
Susan Faludi wins $50,000 literary prize
NEW YORK - Susan Faludi’s memoir about her father and a fictional saga about a Southern family have won $50,000 prizes. Faludi’s “In the Darkroom” won the Kirkus Prize for nonf...
Nov 03, 2016
Chef Michael Chiarello arrested for DUI, drug possession
YOUNTVILLE, Calif. - Celebrity chef Michael Chiarello has been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol and drug possession in Napa County. The California Highway Patrol says Ch...
Nov 03, 2016