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CP NewsAlert: Hurricanes will match offer sheet Aho signed with Canadiens
RALIEGH, N.C. - The Carolina Hurricanes say they will match the offer sheet tendered to restricted free agent Sebastian Aho by the Montreal Canadiens. Montreal signed the centre a front-loaded, b...
Jul 2, 2019
House committee files lawsuit over Trump tax returns
WASHINGTON - A House committee has filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking President Donald Trump's tax returns. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday by the Ways and Means Committee against the Treasury Dep...
Jul 2, 2019
Sentencing hearing for Winnipeg man who stabbed woman, dumped her body
WINNIPEG - The family of a Manitoba woman who was stabbed numerous times and died in her killer's basement says she didn't deserve to be left in a shallow grave like garbage. Brett Ronald Overby was f...
Jul 2, 2019
Verstappen wins Austrian GP to end Mercedes' unbeaten streak
SPIELBERG, Austria - Max Verstappen showed off his risky racing style Sunday to win the Austrian Grand Prix for a second straight year and end Mercedes' unbeaten streak this season. Chasing the leadin...
Jul 2, 2019
New Supreme Court ruling on sexual-history evidence delays Joshua Boyle trial
OTTAWA - The sexual-assault trial of former Afghanistan hostage Joshua Boyle is held up this morning while lawyers consider how a new Supreme Court ruling affects the case. Boyle, 35, has pleaded not ...
Jul 2, 2019
Blue Jays rookie phenom Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to compete in Home Run Derby
TORONTO - Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is looking forward to Major League Baseball's all-star break. Not for the potential money he could earn, but to showcase his skills as a slugger. The Toronto Blue ...
Jul 2, 2019
Grande Prairie product wins Gold at Ball Hockey World Championship
A Grande Prairie ball hockey player has won gold on the World stage.Kjelt Sandboe and the rest of Team Canada claimed the Gold medal at the World U16 Ball Hockey Championships in Czech Republic.In 5 g...
Jul 2, 2019 (photo credit to CNG Ball Hockey Facebook page)
14 killed in fire on Russian navy submersible
MOSCOW - A fire has erupted on one of the Russian navy's deep-sea submersibles, killing 14 sailors, the Russian Defence Ministry said Tuesday. The ministry said that the blaze broke out Monday while t...
Jul 2, 2019
Court case seeks details of how Nova Scotia man wrongfully convicted of murder
HALIFAX - A court case is underway today over the release of key evidence explaining what led to the wrongful murder conviction and imprisonment of a Nova Scotia man who spent almost 17 years in jail....
Jul 2, 2019
Mets pick up win at home on Canada Day
It was a defensive duel out in Manning on Canada Day as the Mets played host to the Peace Rive Stampeders.The hometown Mets would score a pair of runs in the opening inning to take an early lead and t...
Jul 2, 2019