Category Archives: Canadian Press
Chelsea Manning jailed for refusing to testify on Wikileaks
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning, who served years in prison for leaking one of the largest troves of classified documents in U.S. history, has been sent to jail for ...
Mar 08, 2019
Montreal Impact look to notch first victory in Houston
MONTREAL - Given the Montreal Impact’s continued struggles on the road, goalkeeper Evan Bush wanted to give his side a leg up - so he probed the opposition. Bush reached out to former teammate D...
Mar 08, 2019
Fate of Kate's pregnancy is centre stage on 'This Is Us'
LOS ANGELES - “This Is Us” routinely brings viewers to tears. Next week, it’s taking them to the theatre. The hit NBC series will air an episode modeled on a one-act play and confine...
Mar 08, 2019
'Simpsons' producers pull iconic Michael Jackson episode
LOS ANGELES - The producers of “The Simpsons” are removing a classic episode that featured the voice of Michael Jackson after HBO aired a documentary in which two men claim they were sexua...
Mar 08, 2019
Trudeau apologizes for government's past mistreatment of Inuit with TB
IQALUIT, Nunavut - James Eetoolook is a 72-year-old tuberculosis survivor among a family of survivors. He and seven of his relatives were stricken with TB, including his mother, sisters and brother, w...
Mar 08, 2019
In deceit proposal: Feds say man wed stranger to stay in US
RALEIGH, N.C. - Prosecutors say a couple was panhandling along a North Carolina road when a foreigner pulled over with a proposal for the woman: Marry him so he could stay in the country, and theyR...
Mar 08, 2019
Lawyer for double murderer urges judge against 'custodial death sentence'
CALGARY - The lawyer for a Calgary man convicted of killing a Calgary mother and her young daughter says 50 years in prison before any chance of parole would be tantamount to a death sentence. A jury ...
Mar 08, 2019
Actor drops 'Carlton Dance' suit against video game maker
LOS ANGELES - “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” star Alfonso Ribeiro has dropped a lawsuit against the makers of the video game “Fortnite” over its use of the “Carlton”...
Mar 08, 2019
California harassment investigations cost taxpayers $1.8M
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The California Legislature racked up more than $1.8 million in legal costs from sexual harassment investigations during 2018 and the first month of this year when at least nine cu...
Mar 08, 2019
'This team is never going to give up': Whitecaps prep for first road test
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps know that playing on the road isn’t easy. Travel can be gruelling, especially for squads that call the West Coast home. A stadium full of opposing fans can be...
Mar 08, 2019