Category Archives: Canadian Press
Lawmakers release Russia-linked Facebook ads
WASHINGTON - Lawmakers on Wednesday released a trove of Facebook ads linked to a Russian effort to disrupt the American political process and whip up tensions around divisive social issues. The ads, d...
Nov 01, 2017
UK town to burn Harvey Weinstein in effigy on Bonfire Night
LONDON - A British town plans to burn a 36-foot (11-meter) effigy of Harvey Weinstein at its annual Bonfire Night celebrations. Each year the Edenbridge Bonfire Society chooses a well-known figure to ...
Nov 01, 2017
2 women, 2 decisions: Going public on Harvey Weinstein
NEW YORK - Day by day, the accusations pile up, as scores of women come forward to say they were victims of Harvey Weinstein. But others with stories to tell have not. For some of these women who̵...
Nov 01, 2017
Stamkos, Kucherov and Schwartz named NHL's three stars for October
NEW YORK - Tampa Bay centre Steven Stamkos, Lightning winger Nikita Kucherov and St. Louis Blues left-wing Jaden Schwartz have been named the NHL’s three stars for the month of October. Stamkos ...
Nov 01, 2017
Devils forward Brian Boyle to make season debut six weeks after cancer diagnosis
VANCOUVER - Brian Boyle says he wakes up every day thinking about hockey. After a difficult six weeks, the New Jersey Devils forward will be back playing the game he loves on Wednesday night. Boyle, w...
Nov 01, 2017
Team Canada continues search for hockey talent ahead of February Olympics
TORONTO - Team Canada coach Willie Desjardins had hoped to go to the Karjala Cup next week with a more settled roster to be able to do some team-building. “But it just didn’t happen. There...
Nov 01, 2017
Keeping it fun off the ice has Sarnia Sting rolling with 13 straight wins
Putting on equipment in the Sarnia Sting’s locker-room can be a hazardous business. Any piece of padding could be booby trapped, ready to leave you soaked. “I don’t want to give away...
Nov 01, 2017
Highway crash highlights emotional risks for first responders combing through wreckage
TORONTO - As first responders searched for bodies in the wreckage of more than a dozen vehicles involved in a deadly Ontario crash, experts warned that such traumatic experiences place them at an incr...
Nov 01, 2017
Parti Quebecois members celebrate Rene Levesque on 30th anniversary of his death
QUEBEC - Parti Quebecois caucus members have paid tribute to party co-founder Rene Levesque on the 30th anniversary of his death. Levesque became premier in 1976 and was re-elected in 1981 before step...
Nov 01, 2017
Quebec premier leaning toward forming committee to monitor anti-corruption unit
QUEBEC - The stormy debate over the arrest of a member of Quebec’s legislature continued Wednesday as Premier Philippe Couillard said he is leaning toward the creation of an independent committe...
Nov 01, 2017