Category Archives: Canadian Press
Forward Johnny Gaudreau signs six-year deal with Calgary Flames
CALGARY - Forward Johnny Gaudreau has a new contract in time to start the NHL regular season. The Calgary Flames and Gaudreau agreed to a six-year contract extension on Monday worth US$40.5 million - ...
Oct 10, 2016
Eskimos Maas, Reilly prepared to live with consequences of refusal to wear TV mics
MONTREAL - Edmonton Eskimos coach Jason Maas and quarterback Mike Reilly refused to wear television microphones during their victory over Montreal on Monday because they didn’t want any distract...
Oct 10, 2016
Sophie Gregoire Trudeau to open TSX to mark International Day of the Girl
TORONTO - Sophie Gregoire Trudeau will open the trading day at the Toronto Stock Exchange on Tuesday to mark International Day of the Girl. She is collaborating with three charitable organizations - G...
Oct 10, 2016
Republican party on the precipice of civil war, 29 days before election
WASHINGTON - The Republican party inched toward civil war less than a month before election day, as spiralling poll numbers and controversies lit the fuse Monday for a potentially explosive conflict b...
Oct 10, 2016
Nancy O'Dell: Even the locker room no excuse for Trump
LOS ANGELES - “Entertainment Tonight” host Nancy O’Dell says women shouldn’t be objectified, even in the locker room. On the entertainment news show Monday, O’Dell addres...
Oct 10, 2016
Fed up with Trump and Clinton, some voters weigh options
NEW YORK - Enough, already. In a campaign in which the size of a candidate’s genitalia has been publicly discussed, in a week in which shockingly sexual video has been unearthed and after a deba...
Oct 10, 2016
Correction: Campaign 2016-Matthew story
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - In a story Oct. 10 about voter registration, The Associated Press reported erroneously that North Carolina has same-day registration on Election Day. The state has same-day registr...
Oct 10, 2016
Dad squashes son's giant pumpkin record with 2,261-pounder
WARREN, R.I. - A Rhode Island man has squashed a record set by his son by taking first prize in a pumpkin contest with a 2,261.5-pound gourd. WJAR-TV reports (http://bit.ly/2e3L0Ob) Richard Wallace...
Oct 10, 2016
U.S. preparing to emulate Canada's private refugee-sponsor system
WASHINGTON - The United States appears to be working toward a system for privately sponsoring refugees, potentially making it the latest country to emulate the program Canada has deployed during the S...
Oct 10, 2016
Belgium scores fastest goal in WCup qualifying: 7 seconds
BRUSSELS - Belgium scored the fastest goal in World Cup qualifying history when Christian Benteke slotted home against Gibraltar after only seven seconds Monday. The previous record since detailed tim...
Oct 10, 2016