Category Archives: Canadian Press
Portuguese minister resigns over 106 wildfire deaths
LISBON, Portugal - The Portuguese minister in charge of emergency services resigned Wednesday after 106 people were killed in unprecedented wildfires this year in the Iberian nation. The European Unio...
Oct 18, 2017
The Latest: Napa Valley school remain closed until Monday
NAPA, Calif. - The Latest on California wildfires (all times local): 5:30 p.m. Schools in Napa County will remain closed until Monday, officials said. The Napa Valley Unified School District had plann...
Oct 18, 2017
Baltimore workers remove "fatberg" of grease from sewer pipe
BALTIMORE - A “fatberg” that may have taken beyond half a century to grow below Baltimore has been removed. News outlets report the city’s Public Works department used a camera, pres...
Oct 18, 2017
Couture scores twice in Sharks' 5-2 victory over Canadiens
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Logan Couture credited a teammate for scoring his second goal. He took credit for the first one. Couture scored a pair of goals and the San Jose Sharks extended their dominance of t...
Oct 18, 2017
Dodgers close in on World Series with 6-1 win over Cubs
CHICAGO - The Los Angeles Dodgers have a tough lineup, a talented pitching staff and a manager making all the right moves. Yup, it’s beginning to look a lot like 1988. Yu Darvish pitched sparkli...
Oct 18, 2017
Oilers continue slow start to season, lose to Hurricanes 5-3
EDMONTON - Milan Lucic wants to stem the tide for the Edmonton Oilers before they rack up too many losses and it becomes a lost season. Teuvo Teravainen had a pair of goals and Jordan Staal a goal and...
Oct 18, 2017
'Young Mario' Matthews continues to reinvent ways to score
WASHINGTON - Auston Matthews is drawing comparisons to Mario Lemieux and getting noticed by Bryce Harper amid a hot start to his second NHL season. Last season’s Calder Trophy winner as rookie o...
Oct 18, 2017
Hayward suffers gruesome injury, Celtics lose opener 102-99
CLEVELAND - Gordon Hayward’s face was etched in pain and shock. Of all the juicy subplots for this hyped homecoming and a season opener between heated rivals, a serious injury to Hayward wasn...
Oct 18, 2017
Jack Johnson helps Blue Jackets keep rolling with 5-2 win over Jets
WINNIPEG - Their coach said the Columbus Blue Jackets kept it simple, checked well and were rewarded with their fourth straight win of the young NHL season. “You could tell we had really good en...
Oct 18, 2017
Thomas Vanek earns 700th career point as Canucks blank Senators 3-0
OTTAWA - Thomas Vanek made the 700th point of his 13-season NHL career sound average. He was much more excited about helping his Vancouver Canucks get a win. Vanek scored in the third period to add so...
Oct 18, 2017