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Jimmy Howard shutout puts Blackhawks on brink
DETROIT (AP) Jakub Kindl scored on a power play in the second period, Daniel Cleary had an empty-net goal and Jimmy Howard made 27 saves to help the Detroit Red Wings hold on for a 2-0 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night, putting the NHL's best team during the regular season on the brink of elimination. After losing Game 1, the seventh-seeded Red Wings have surged into ...
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PQ wants to force federally regulated firms to comply with language charter
The Parti Qubcois government says it plans to compel federally regulated companies to comply with Quebec's French Language Charter, by withholding public contracts from any business or agency that doesn't. That would include companies in the banking, transportation and telecommunications sectors. "The part of our economy which is the responsibility of federal organization is ...
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Albertas Wildrose Party fined $90K for robocalls
Wildrose Party Leader Danielle Smith makes a speech during the election campaign in April 2012. Her party has been fined for automated phone calls made around that time. (Jason Franson/Canadian ...
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City manager asks council to add $30M to pothole budget
The city is looking into a long-term strategy to deal with the thousands of potholes dotting Edmonton roads. Transportation manager Bob Boutilier said more money is needed to do roadway maintenance and rehabilitation. The city budgeted $20 million for pothole repairs this year -- and Boutilier said he would like to see this more than double to $50 million by 2015. A strong maintenance program ...
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Sheldon Kennedy centre for abuse victims opens in Calgary
Former NHLer and sexual abuse victim Sheldon Kennedy opens the Sheldon Kennedy Child Advocacy Centre for children, youth and families affected by child abuse in Calgary Thursday. (Jeff McIntosh/Canadian ...
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Recent spike in traffic fatalities has police frustrated
A recent spike in traffic deaths has Edmonton police frustrated. There have been 12 traffic-related deaths in the city so far this year -- six of which happened within the past month. Edmonton police said Thursday the combination of warm weather and a long weekend -- with associated alcohol consumption -- are likely to blame for the spike. "Our investigative teams have been working ...
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Montreals boil water advisory lifted mayor says
A man crosses a street carrying litres of water as water pours out of a fire hydrant, in Montreal, Wednesday, May 22, 2013. (Paul Chiasson / THE CANADIAN ...
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NHL players react to Tortorella benching Brad Richards
Rangers scratch Brad Richards for must-win game Struggling Rangers centre Brad Richards says he will be a healthy scratch Thursday night as New York faces elimination in Game 4 against the Boston ...
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Rangers beat Bruins in OT stave off elimination
NEW YORK (AP) Chris Kreider steered in a pass from Rick Nash 7:03 into overtime, and the New York Rangers stayed alive in the Stanley Cup playoffs with a 4-3 victory over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night. New York, which erased 2-0 and 3-2 deficits in the critical Game 4 matchup in the Eastern Conference semifinals, still trails the series 3-1. The Rangers will need to win again on Saturday ...
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Blue Jays spoil Kevin Gausmans MLB debut
TORONTO (AP) Edwin Encarnacion hit his fifth career grand slam, J.P. Arencibia homered and drove in four runs and the Toronto Blue Jays beat Baltimore 12-6 on Thursday night, spoiling the debut of Orioles right-hander Kevin Gausman. Brandon Morrow (2-3) allowed six runs and a season-high 10 hits in seven-plus innings. He walked one and struck out five. Brett Cecil and Brad Lincoln each worked ...
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Edmontonians at a loss to explain rising gas prices
CBC's Scott Stevenson spoke with a number of Edmontonians about what they think is causing the recent price spike - and what they are doing about it. ...
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Teens death sparks call for social services information
The investigation into the death of teen in Calgary's northwest community of Citadel is still underway. Police have so far deemed the death as ...
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Porsche abandoned on ferry as driver takes bus home
A sports car enthusiast claimed he couldn't find his car -- a Porsche -- on a B.C. Ferry bound for the Lower Mainland so he left without it and took the ...
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Abbotsford From ‘Homicide Capital of Canada’ to runner-up for ‘most boring city in Canada’
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford may be the Chris Farley of Canadian politics, but that doesn't mean any of us should be laughing at the pratfalls. As the situation at city hall in Canada's largest city grows ...
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Don’t get caught cruising around Traffic jam expected Friday in and around downtown Vancouver
File photo: Vancouver B.C. September 12, 2012. You’ll wish you were setting sail on the seven seas if you get caught in this traffic jam. Those in and around downtown Vancouver are being warned of higher than normal vehicle traffic volumes as 11,400 embarking and disembarking passengers are set to travel through the Canada Place port on Friday between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. Demand for taxis and ...
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Vancouver Aquarium succeeds in breeding endangered frogs
In a Canadian first, the Vancouver Aquarium has successfully bred tadpoles of the Rocky Mountain population of northern leopard frogs, considered one of the most at-risk amphibians in B.C. — Submitted Photo/Vancouver ...
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MLB Toronto 12 Baltimore 6
Edwin Encarnacion hit a grand slam and J.P. Arencibia drove in four runs Thursday in sending Toronto to a 12-6 victory over Baltimore. The win in the opener of a four-game series gave the Blue Jays their third triumph in four contests. Baltimore took a 3-0 lead in the fourth, but by the end of the sixth inning the Orioles had fallen behind 8-3. Arencibia doubled home a run for the Blue Jays ...
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Hockey Night Radio Martin Brodeur talks playoffs
About HNIC Radio on SiriusXM Rob Pizzo and co-hosts Elliotte Friedman, Kelly Hrudey, Craig Simpson, Tim Wharnbsy and Cassie Campbell-Pascall discuss the game of hockey in an entertaining way on Hockey Night in Canada Radio, the flagship of NHL Network radio on SiriusXM. Weekdays from 3-5pm ET on Sirius 207 and XM ...
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Ryan Palmer takes early lead at Colonial
Ryan Palmer is a member of the Colonial Country Club, where his 62 on Thursday tied the first-round record for the club's annual PGA event. (LM Otero/Associated ...
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Alleged Ford crack video seller not responding to calls
Gawker's editor reported last week that he had seen a video of Rob Ford smoking crack cocaine. He says an attempt to purchase the video may have hit a stumbling block. (Canadian Press ...
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Federal Court wont remove MPs over robocall allegations
Voters backed by the Council of Canadians challenged the 2011 election victories by Conservative MPs, clockwise from top-left, Kelly Block, John Duncan, Jay Aspin, Joyce Bateman, Joe Daniel, Lawrence Toet and Ryan Leef. The challenge against Daniel was dropped Oct. 23. The Federal Court says it won't throw six MPs out of seats over allegations of widespread vote suppression through ...
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Judge says there was election fraud in 2011 but cant say who did it
(QMI Agency) A Federal Court judge has ruled a crime was committed in the last general election but the case is still a whodunit. Judge Richard Mosley said voters in at least six ridings across the country were victims of electoral fraud during the 2011 general election, but he stopped short of naming the perpetrators of the fraud. The Council of Canadians had backed an effort by a handful of ...
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Christian Brothers settle with sex abuse victims for $16.5M
Hundreds of victims of sexual abuse by the Christian Brothers reached a financial settlement Thursday. The religious order agreed to pay $16.5 million to 400 claimants, including 90 from Canada, who say they were molested as children by members of the order. The Brothers ran the Mount Cashel Orphanage in St. John's, N.L., for 84 years, until it announced 1989 it would shut down following ...
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Vancouver posties’ motto becomes ‘Beware of dog’
Like clockwork, Canada Post letter carrier Ryan Mayer knows exactly when the two large German shepherd dogs inside the home on Vancouver's King Edward Avenue will start barking.Just moments after he drops the mail into the box at the neighbouring home and walks toward the steps of the residence with the two big dogs, the barking begins and the howling dogs strain up against the living room ...
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UPDATE 2-Canadian businessman goes on trial in Cuba for corruption
Thu May 23, 2013 9:29pm EDT * Importer faces up to 12 years in prison * Trials of more foreign businessmen expected * Corruption arrests unprecedented in Cuba (Updates with end of trial's first day) By Marc Frank HAVANA, May 23 (Reuters) - A Cuban court on Thursday wrapped up the first day of testimony in the graft trial of a Canadian businessman whose prosecution is part of a corruption ...
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