Category Archives: Canadian Press
QuickSketch: P.E.I. Progressive Conservative Leader Dennis King
CHARLOTTETOWN - A look at Dennis King, leader of Prince Edward Island’s Progressive Conservative party. Age: 47. Early years: Grew up in Georgetown, P.E.I. Education: Graduated from Montague Reg...
Mar 26, 2019
QuickSketch: P.E.I. Liberal Premier Wade MacLauchlan
CHARLOTTETOWN - A look at Wade MacLauchlan, Liberal Premier of Prince Edward Island. Age: 64. Early years: Born in Stanhope, P.E.I. By the age of 10 MacLauchlan had a newspaper route, selling more tha...
Mar 26, 2019
Judge dismisses some of Levine's claims against Met Opera
NEW YORK - A New York judge has dismissed portions of a lawsuit filed by former Metropolitan Opera music director James Levine against the company last year. Levine was the Met’s music or artist...
Mar 26, 2019
Cardi B responds to backlash over her drugging, robbing men
LOS ANGELES - Cardi B is trying to clarify herself after a video resurfaced online where the rapper said she drugged and robbed men for money. The Grammy winner posted a statement Tuesday on Instagram...
Mar 26, 2019
Southwest 737 Max makes emergency landing in Orlando
ORLANDO, Fla. - A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 Max made a safe emergency landing Tuesday in Orlando, Florida, after experiencing an engine problem, the Federal Aviation Administration said. The crew ...
Mar 26, 2019
Apple tries to take a bite out of credit card industry
Apple is rolling out a credit card that it says is designed to do things no other card can. So how does it actually stack up? It looks different from a traditional credit card - there’s no numbe...
Mar 26, 2019
Toronto FC pro gamer suspended for violating soccer game's code of
conduct
TORONTO - Phil Balke, the first pro gamer hired by Maple Leafs Sports & Entertainment, has been suspended for the remainder of the FIFA 19 competitive season for violations of the soccer video gam...
Mar 26, 2019
A timeline of events for Joshua Boyle, Caitlan Coleman and their family
OTTAWA - Canadian Joshua Boyle, his American wife Caitlan Coleman and their three young children were held captive for five years after the couple disappeared in Afghanistan. Here is a timeline of the...
Mar 26, 2019
Royal couple visit UK-linked sites on second day in Cuba
HAVANA - Prince Charles and his wife Camilla briefly drove a classic British car, visited a statue of John Lennon and cut the ribbon on a British renewable energy project Tuesday, the royal coupleR...
Mar 26, 2019
Toronto Raptors sign guard Jodie Meeks for rest of season
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have signed guard Jodie Meeks for the remainder of the season. The six-foot-four, 210-pound Meeks signed a 10-day contract with the Raptors on Feb. 20. He averaged 7.5 po...
Mar 26, 2019