Category Archives: Canadian Press
Trial for Montreal man accused in U.S. airport stabbing put off until November
FLINT, Mich. - The trial of a Montreal man facing charges stemming from an airport stabbing attack in Michigan in June 2017 has been put off until November. Tunisian native Amor Ftouhi was in court Mo...
Jul 31, 2018
Egyptian poet gets 3 years for insulting security forces
CAIRO - A rights lawyer says an Egyptian military court has sentenced a poet to three years in prison for insulting the country’s security forces. The lawyer, Mokhtar Mounir, said Tuesday that G...
Jul 31, 2018
Ontario family recalled for philanthropy, business success after crash deaths
Joe Robertson helped create a dental supply firm and sold it for millions before he turned 40, and then with his wife Anita became a major philanthropist in southern Ontario. The couple, both 58, and ...
Jul 31, 2018
Phoenix 'disaster' due to government culture of avoiding responsibility: Senate
OTTAWA - The pay “fiasco” affecting federal government employees was largely the result of a bureaucratic culture of avoiding responsibility that will require closer political oversight be...
Jul 31, 2018
Judge blocks release of blueprints for 3D-printed guns
SEATTLE - A federal judge on Tuesday stopped the release of blueprints to make untraceable and undetectable 3D-printed plastic guns as President Donald Trump questioned whether his administration shou...
Jul 31, 2018
Correction: Music Festival Deal story
NEWPORT, R.I. - In a story July 28 about a deal to keep two renowned music festivals in Newport, The Associated Press erroneously reported when the first festival was held. The Newport Jazz Festival b...
Jul 31, 2018
Vikings, Diggs reach deal on 5-year extension
EAGAN, Minn. - The Minnesota Vikings have secured yet another core player with a long-term contract, signing wide receiver Stefon Diggs to a five-year extension and moving the star of the “Minne...
Jul 31, 2018
Billy Talent to host benefit concert for victims of Danforth shooting with
TORONTO - Canadian rockers Billy Talent will host a benefit concert next month in Toronto to support the victims of the deadly shooting on Danforth Avenue. The band say they’ll join fellow music...
Jul 31, 2018
Made Up in America? Philly mayor tweets photo with Jay-Z
PHILADELPHIA - The mayor of Philadelphia and Jay-Z have apparently made up after the Made In America Festival controversy earlier this month. Mayor Jim Kenney tweeted a photo of himself with Jay-Z bef...
Jul 31, 2018
NFL's Detroit Lions bring two unique Canadians to training camp
ALLEN PARK, Mich. - Luke Willson grew up in one of the few Canadian regions where the CFL held little relevance. T.J. Jones grew up Canadian entirely because of the CFL. Together, these two unique Can...
Jul 31, 2018