Category Archives: Canadian Press

Hello Kitty to make her big screen debut
NEW YORK - Hello Kitty might not have a mouth but she’s got a movie deal. Warner Bros.’ New Line Cinema announced Tuesday that it has acquired film rights to Hello Kitty from the Japanese ...
Mar 05, 2019
Legal battle involving Ont. govt, Rob Ford and his sister's ex come to an end
TORONTO - The Ontario government says a legal battle involving the province, the late Rob Ford and his sister’s ex-boyfriend has come to an end. The Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional...
Mar 05, 2019
Who is Gerald Butts? A look at Trudeau's former top aide
OTTAWA - Gerald Butts, who resigned as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s top aide last month, is to testify on Wednesday about his discussions with former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould abo...
Mar 05, 2019
Booming snow goose population affecting shorebird habitat in Nunavut: study
Ontario researchers say a booming snow goose population is affecting the habitat and behaviour of arctic-breeding snowbirds, leaving them vulnerable to predation. Scott Flemming, a doctoral research c...
Mar 05, 2019

Ex-NYC Mayor Bloomberg won't run for president in 2020
WASHINGTON - Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire former New York City mayor, announced Tuesday that he will not join the crowded field of Democrats running for president in 2020. Instead, Bloomberg sai...
Mar 05, 2019
Smoak hits three-run homer in first inning as Jays down Tigers 5-2
LAKELAND, Fla. - Justin Smoak hit a three-run homer and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. added a solo shot as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Detroit Tigers 5-2 in pre-season baseball action Tuesday. Smoak put the ...
Mar 05, 2019

Duke's Williamson out for 4th straight game with knee injury
DURHAM, N.C. - Duke star freshman Zion Williamson will miss his fourth straight game because of a mild right knee sprain. The school made the announcement about four hours before the fourth-ranked Blu...
Mar 05, 2019

FDA chief Scott Gottlieb steps down after nearly 2 years
WASHINGTON - Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb is stepping down after nearly two years leading the agency’s response to a host of public health challenges, including the o...
Mar 05, 2019
Chelsea Manning, Parkland teens docs to debut at Tribeca
NEW YORK - A documentary about Chelsea Manning, Werner Herzog’s latest and a film about Parkland students in the aftermath of the Florida high school massacre are among the selections that will ...
Mar 05, 2019

SNC-Lavalin CEO urged cabinet to change policies 'expeditiously' in 2017 letter
OTTAWA - The head of SNC-Lavalin told the Canadian government it had to change its anti-corruption rules “as expeditiously as possible” in a 2017 letter to the minister in charge of procur...
Mar 05, 2019