Category Archives: Canadian Press
Weber power-play goal lifts Canadiens 2-1 over Leafs for seventh straight win
MONTREAL - Another big goal from Shea Weber and another strong start by Carey Price has kept the Montreal Canadiens winning streak alive. Weber scored on a third-period power play and Price made 37 sa...
Oct 29, 2016
Allison Flaxey wins three draws to reach Masters final, will face Rachel Homan
OKOTOKS, Alta. - Allison Flaxey took the longest way possible into the finals at the Masters Grand Slam of Curling tournament. Flaxey, from Caledon, Ont., won three straight draws Saturday to reach th...
Oct 29, 2016
Pipeline protesters urge unity after days of confrontations
CANNON BALL, N.D. - Protesters trying to block the Dakota Access oil pipeline urged unity on Saturday as they prayed together near burned-out construction vehicles that served as a barricade between a...
Oct 29, 2016
Bissonette earns first ever Para-bobsled title, Humphries wins women's
CALGARY - Lonnie Bissonnette became the first ever Canadian Para-bobsled champion on Saturday, while Kaillie Humphries and Justin Kripps piloted their respective sleds to national titles. Bissonnette,...
Oct 29, 2016
Vaughn excited to cheer on Cubs in Game 4 of World Series
CHICAGO - Actor Vince Vaughn is keeping the faith with his beloved Chicago Cubs. Vaughn is the guest conductor for “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” during the seventh-inning stretch for Game...
Oct 29, 2016
US orders families of consulate workers in Istanbul to leave
WASHINGTON - The State Department is ordering family members of employees posted to the U.S. Consulate General in Istanbul to leave because of security concerns. In a statement issued Saturday, the St...
Oct 29, 2016
Redblacks down Blue Bombers 23-10 to clinch CFL East Division
WINNIPEG - It was the kind of game Henry Burris wanted the Ottawa Redblacks to play with first place on the line. After losing three of their last four games heading into Saturday’s match agains...
Oct 29, 2016
No verdict Saturday at Jacques Corriveau fraud trial in Montreal
MONTREAL - The jury at Jacques Corriveau’s fraud trial will be back at work Sunday after no verdict was reached on the second full day of deliberations. The 83-year-old former federal Liberal or...
Oct 29, 2016
Victory for Chan, Virtue & Moir, and Duhamel & Radford at Skate Canada
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Patrick Chan knows he needs the big jumps to keep pace with the world’s best skaters. But on one night at least, it was his artistry and overall skating skills that earned hi...
Oct 29, 2016
Four-goal Man City, Arsenal, Liverpool leading way in EPL
LONDON - Manchester City, Arsenal, and Liverpool matched each other with four-goal wins and only goal difference separated them at the top of the English Premier League on Saturday. It’s shaping...
Oct 29, 2016