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Five skaters using Memorial Cup to influence upcoming NHL Draft
HALIFAX - The majority of draft-eligible skaters in the Canadian Hockey League have run out of time to showcase their skills ahead of this summer's NHL draft with playoffs finished and three league ch...
May 17, 2019
Newfoundland and Labrador wakes up to rare minority government after Liberal win
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador woke up to its first minority government in nearly 50 years Friday morning, with acrimonious election night comments from party leaders leaving voters...
May 17, 2019
Ralph Krueger returns to NHL as Sabres coach
Ralph Krueger bar-hopped around Buffalo, watching a period of NHL playoff hockey at each spot and talking to Sabres fans along the way. He had already decided to return to the NHL, and the experience ...
May 17, 2019
Canadian teenager Jordyn Huitema joins Paris Saint-Germain on four-year deal.
TORONTO - Canadian teenage forward Jordyn Huitema has joined Paris Saint-Germain on a four-year deal. The French club ended months of speculation when it tweeted "Welcome, Jordyn Huitema." T...
May 17, 2019
Report: Ohio State team doctor abused 177, leaders knew
COLUMBUS, Ohio - At least 177 men were sexually abused by an Ohio State team doctor who died years ago, the university said Friday as it released findings from a law firm that investigated the accusat...
May 17, 2019
Asylum claims have more than tripled since 2015, Statistics Canada says
OTTAWA - New figures out this morning from the national statistics office says the number of asylum claims in Canada more than tripled between 2015 and 2018. Statistics Canada says that in 2015, the y...
May 17, 2019
Investigators: Late Ohio State team doctor abused 177 men
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Investigators say at least 177 male students were sexually abused by an Ohio State University team doctor who died in 2005. The university released findings Friday from a law firm tha...
May 17, 2019
Retail sales in 2019 are a wild ride, slip 0.2% in April
WASHINGTON - U.S. retail sales declined last month as Americans cut back their spending on clothes, appliances, and home and garden supplies. Sales dropped 0.2% in April, the Commerce Department said ...
May 17, 2019
Poland's church leader says sex abuse reports not an attack
WARSAW, Poland - Contradicting claims by Poland's ruling party leader, the head of Poland's Catholic church says recent revelations about priests abusing minors are not attacks on the church but will ...
May 17, 2019
Trudeau offers Canadian lumber, steel to help rebuild Notre Dame Cathedral
PARIS - Canada is offering softwood lumber and steel to help with the reconstruction of Paris's famed Notre Dame Cathedral, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday after touring the iconic m...
May 17, 2019