Category Archives: Canadian Press
Montreal protesters march to protest racism, denounce new government
MONTREAL - A diverse crowd of protesters took to the streets of Montreal on Sunday to march against racism and denounce the newly-elected Coalition Avenir Quebec government. Muslim families pushing st...
Oct 07, 2018
Cosby lawyers ask court to void conviction, prison sentence
PHILADELPHIA - Bill Cosby’s lawyers have asked a Pennsylvania court to overturn the actor’s conviction and three- to 10-year prison sentence because of what they call a string of errors in...
Oct 07, 2018
'Venom' sets October record with $80M; 'Star Is Born' soars
NEW YORK - In a weekend of perfect counterprogramming for Hollywood, the comic-book movie “Venom” shrugged off bad reviews to shatter the October box-office record with an $80 million debu...
Oct 07, 2018
McConnell says Senate 'not broken' after Kavanaugh fight
WASHINGTON - Picking up the pieces after a contentious nomination battle, the Senate’s majority leader said Sunday that the chamber won’t be irreparably damaged by the wrenching debate ove...
Oct 07, 2018
Comedian Katt Williams jailed on assault charges in Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. - Comedian Katt Williams has been arrested on suspicion of assaulting a hired driver during an argument about taking him and his dog from the Portland, Oregon, airport to a performance ...
Oct 07, 2018
Interpol president resigns amid Beijing probe
LYON, France - Interpol says a Chinese official who was reported missing has resigned as head of the international police agency. The update came after Beijing announced Meng Hongwei was under investi...
Oct 07, 2018
Kings' Jonathan Quick sustains lower-body injury in practice
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. - Los Angeles Kings goalie Jonathan Quick was placed on injured reserve Sunday after sustaining a lower-body injury in practice the previous day. Jack Campbell will start against th...
Oct 07, 2018
Liverpool, City in Anfield stalemate, Hazard lifts Chelsea
LONDON - Premier League title favourites Liverpool and Manchester City can usually be relied on to provide open and expansive games with goals aplenty. Sunday’s 0-0 draw at Anfield, however, was...
Oct 07, 2018
Northeastern US seeks to prevent arrival of deer disease
MONTPELIER, Vt. - Deer biologists across northern New England are dusting off their plans for dealing with a fatal disease that has been spreading across North America for a half-century and was recen...
Oct 07, 2018
Reid kneels, says Kaepernick 'robbed' of dream to play again
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Eric Reid called his return to the NFL on Sunday “bittersweet,” saying it still hurts that his friend Colin Kaepernick has been “robbed” of his dream to play ...
Oct 07, 2018