Category Archives: Canadian Press
Kingston man charged in 2014 sex assaults, police say
KINGSTON, Ont. - A 46-year-old Kingston, Ont., man is facing charges in a series of alleged sexual assaults from four years ago. City police say the alleged victim in the case was sexually assaulted t...
Oct 23, 2018
Toronto Maple Leafs learning to deal with having a target on their back
TORONTO - Mike Babcock says life at the top isn’t for everyone. The head coach of the Maple Leafs no doubt enjoyed his team’s fast start to the season - an early surge that saw Toronto sco...
Oct 23, 2018
Canadian troops, families take shelter in hotel after Florida hurricane
OTTAWA - Thirty Canadian military members and their families were forced to evacuate their Florida homes and are now living in a hotel after a hurricane ripped through the U.S. air force base where th...
Oct 23, 2018
QuickQuotes: reaction to Ottawa's carbon rebate plan announced Tuesday
OTTAWA - Some of what was said Tuesday about the federal government’s move to send tax rebates directly to residents in provinces subject to an additional carbon levy from Ottawa. “Let me ...
Oct 23, 2018
Yahoo to pay $50M, other costs for massive security breach
SAN FRANCISCO - Yahoo has agreed to pay $50 million in damages and provide two years of free credit-monitoring services to 200 million people whose email addresses and other personal information were ...
Oct 23, 2018
Tracy Chapman sues Nicki Minaj for copyright infringement
LOS ANGELES - Rapper Nicki Minaj is being sued for sampling a Tracy Chapman song without permission. Chapman filed a copyright infringement lawsuit Monday in a Los Angeles federal court. The Grammy-wi...
Oct 23, 2018
Vancouver Canucks rookie Elias Pettersson 'feeling good' after concussion
VANCOUVER - Elias Pettersson hopes he never has to go through the NHL’s concussion protocol again. “It’s been very boring. I’d like to not do it again in my career,” the ...
Oct 23, 2018
Rome escalator accident injures 20 Russian soccer fans
ROME - At least 20 people were injured when an escalator in the Rome metropolitan system collapsed Tuesday night. A video shown on Sky TG24 shows the escalator accelerating suddenly, and the people ri...
Oct 23, 2018
Former Saskatchewan Roughrider charged with assault, other offences
REGINA - Former Saskatchewan Roughrider Justin Cox faces a new assault charge. Regina police issued a warrant for Cox's arrest on Oct. 5. Police say officers were sent to a home on Sept. 25 after repo...
Oct 23, 2018
New battle over transgender rights erupts as U.S. midterms draw near
WASHINGTON - The transgender rights movement in the United States has suddenly found itself thrust into the battle for control of Capitol Hill. With U.S. midterms just two weeks away, an internal Depa...
Oct 23, 2018