Category Archives: Canadian Press
Quebec ticket claims Friday night's $37.5 million Lotto Max jackpot
TORONTO - There is one winning ticket for Friday night’s $37.5 million Lotto Max jackpot, and it was sold somewhere in Quebec. The grand prize for the next Lotto Max draw on Oct. 7 will be $10 m...
Sep 30, 2016
CIS Roundup: O'Connor and Pinto combine for three TDs in 53-50 win
VANCOUVER - Michael O’Connor hit Trivel Pinto for a 35-yard touchdown pass in the fourth overtime on Friday as the UBC Thunderbirds beat the Manitoba Bisons 53-50 in CIS football action. O’...
Sep 30, 2016
John White runs in two TDs, Edmonton beats Winnipeg 40-26
WINNIPEG - John White didn’t think he’d be busy on Friday night. That all changed when the Edmonton Eskimos tailback got his starting job back after Shakir Bell was injured late in Wednesd...
Sep 30, 2016
Brouwer with a goal and an assist, Flames beat Canucks 2-1 in pre-season play
CALGARY - Brought in over the summer from St. Louis, veterans Brian Elliott and Troy Brouwer have come as advertised for the Flames. Brouwer had a goal and an assist Friday night and Elliott was solid...
Sep 30, 2016
Ortiz delivers another HR, Red Sox beat Blue Jays 5-3
BOSTON - Opening his final weekend with yet another game-winning homer, David Ortiz lined a two-run shot into the right-field stands to break a seventh-inning tie and help the Boston Red Sox beat the ...
Sep 30, 2016
Hunwick, Holland each score twice, Maple Leafs rout Sabres
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Matt Hunwick and Peter Holland each scored twice to help the Toronto Maple Leafs rout the Buffalo Sabres 8-1 on Friday night in exhibition play. William Nylander, Kasperi Kapanen, Rich...
Sep 30, 2016
Scheifele with four points, Jets beat Oilers 5-1 in pre-season play
WINNIPEG - Jets captain Blake Wheeler came away with some optimism after seeing Winnipeg’s power play connect so many times on Friday night. Wheeler finished the game with three assists and Winn...
Sep 30, 2016
Penny Oleksiak, Aurelie Rivard among national swimming award winners
Toronto’s Penny Oleksiak was recognized for her breakthrough performance at the Rio Olympics on Friday by being named the female swimmer of the year by Swimming Canada. The 16-year-old Oleksiak ...
Sep 30, 2016
Winnipeg's human rights museum wins prestigious international award
WINNIPEG - The Canadian Museum for Human Rights has won a prestigious award at a ceremony in London, England. The Winnipeg museum was given a top prize Friday at the 2016 Leading Culture Destination A...
Sep 30, 2016
Breakdown of video in police killing of man in California
EL CAJON, Calif. - A moment-by-moment breakdown of events shown in two videos released Friday showing an El Cajon, California, police officer shooting and killing Alfred Olango, an unarmed black man. ...
Sep 30, 2016