Category Archives: Canadian Press

NEWARK, N.J. - Mary J. Blige, Naomi Campbell and Judith Jamison are among the recipients of the 2018 Black Girls Rock awards. Queen Latifah will host the show, which will be taped Sunday at the New Je...

Canada coach Kenneth Heiner-Moller has summoned a blend of experience and youth for a Sept. 2 soccer friendly with Brazil in Ottawa in advance of the October CONCACAF Women’s Championship. Capta...

RALEIGH, N.C. - Three Confederate monuments will remain on the North Carolina Capitol grounds, but with newly added context about slavery and civil rights. That’s the decision from a state histo...

HONOLULU - A Hawaii-based Army soldier accused of attempting to support the Islamic State group will plead guilty, his lawyers told The Associated Press on Tuesday. Birney Bervar, one of Sgt. 1st Clas...

ORLANDO, Fla. - A former Florida deputy has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for receiving child pornography after the RCMP reported his online activity to American authorities. Court reco...

KAMPALA, Uganda - A pop star-turned-lawmaker is in “a lot of pain” after being beaten while in custody, the deputy speaker of Uganda’s parliament said Wednesday, as dozens of top mus...

HALIFAX - The stepfather of a Montreal-born businesswoman and yoga instructor has denounced the “misogyny and entitlement” of the Halifax man who was ordered Wednesday to serve at least 15...

NORFOLK, Va. - The U.S. Navy says a sequel to the 1986 blockbuster “Top Gun” is filming this week aboard a Norfolk-based aircraft carrier. Naval Air Force Atlantic spokesman Cmdr. Dave Hec...

HALIFAX - Medical residents from Saudi Arabia studying at Dalhousie University have been given more time to leave Canada. Saudi Arabian students across the country have been told to leave by Aug. 31 b...

OTTAWA - The Prime Minister’s Office is refusing to say precisely when - or even if - Justin Trudeau knew he was dealing with an alt-right activist when he denounced her questions about the cost...