Category Archives: Canadian Press
Nigerian refugees into Canada fleeing murderous northern herdsman: asylum seeker
MONTREAL - Eric, an asylum seeker from southern Nigeria, crossed illegally into Quebec last February from the United States after leaving Africa to escape the threat of armed herdsmen. He says the her...
Jun 03, 2018
Four people wounded in shooting at Pickering, Ont., Ribfest event
PICKERING, Ont. - A crowded family event in a community east of Toronto was turned into a scene of chaos when shots rang out Saturday night, wounding four. Durham Regional Police Staff Sgt. Paul Cummi...
Jun 03, 2018
System for enforcing legalized recreational marijuana remains hazy
VANCOUVER - Marijuana businesses are growing in size and scope as Canada moves toward legalization of recreational pot, creating an increasingly daunting job for those tasked with enforcing the rules....
Jun 03, 2018
Scores and Schedule
Saturday’s Games NHL Playoffs Stanley Cup Final Washington 3 Vegas 1 (Washington leads series 3-1) — AHL Playoffs Calder Cup Final Toronto 6 Texas 5 (Toronto leads series 1-0) — MLB ...
Jun 02, 2018
Canadian Olympic star Oleksiak wins 100 butterfly at Mel Zajac swim meet
VANCOUVER - Canadian Olympic star Penny Oleksiak breezed to victory in the women’s 100-metre butterfly on Saturday at the Mel Zajac Jr. International swim meet. The 17-year-old Oleksiak, swimmin...
Jun 02, 2018
Capitals beat Golden Knights in Game 3 to grab 2-1 lead in Stanley Cup final
WASHINGTON - Evgeny Kuznetsov stayed on the ice until the very end of Saturday’s warmup, shooting at an empty net to test the injury that had become one of the main talking points of the Stanley...
Jun 02, 2018
Vinc backstops Knighthawks to 13-8 win over Rush; NLL title series tied 1-1
ROCHESTER, N.Y. - With three National Lacrosse League championships to his name, it seems like Matt Vinc is trying to singlehandedly add a fourth to his collection. The Rochester Knighthawks goaltende...
Jun 02, 2018
Crew score 3 late goals, salvage 3-3 draw with Toronto FC
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Federico Higuain converted a penalty kick in the 90th minute to cap a thrilling comeback by Columbus to rally from a 3-0 deficit to earn a 3-3 draw with Toronto FC on Saturday night. ...
Jun 02, 2018
Nurse, Charles lead New York past Fever in 87-81 OT win
INDIANAPOLIS - Canadian Kia Nurse scored a career-high 34 points and Tina Charles added 23 and grabbed 10 rebounds and New York held off a late Indiana rally with an 87-81 overtime win Saturday night....
Jun 02, 2018
Vargas finally ends Impact's scoring drought as Montreal tops Dynamo 1-0
MONTREAL - When Jeisson Vargas found the back of the net, ending the Montreal Impact’s 425-minute scoreless drought, his teammates and coach breathed a collective sigh of relief. Vargas scored M...
Jun 02, 2018