Category Archives: Canadian Press

Encore run of 'A Star Is Born' features more footage, songs
LOS ANGELES - Can’t stop watching Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper’s Oscar-night performance of “Shallow”? You’re in luck: Warner Bros. is bringing a special encore version o...
Feb 27, 2019

NHL Notebook: Tavares prepared for what's to come in Long Island return
John Tavares seems resigned to his fate. The heart and soul of the New York Islanders for nine seasons, the team’s former captain bolted for the Toronto Maple Leafs in free agency last summer af...
Feb 27, 2019

Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson disappointed with Senators owner in arena dispute
Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson has expressed disappointment in Senators owner Eugene Melnyk now that a proposed new downtown arena for the NHL team is in jeopardy. Speaking after the National Capital Commiss...
Feb 27, 2019

Canadian golfer Mike Weir returns to full-time play on Web.com Tour
Most golfers on the Web.com Tour don’t get to play Augusta National on their weeks off. Mike Weir is the exception, however. The 2003 Masters champion is planning on playing a full schedule on t...
Feb 27, 2019
Songwriters group sues bars over unlicensed music
BALTIMORE - Songwriters and music publishers are suing bars around the country, saying they infringed on musical copyrights. The Baltimore Sun reports the American Society of Composers, Authors and Pu...
Feb 27, 2019
Canada women dominate but have to settle for 0-0 draw with Iceland at Algarve Cup
PARCHAL, Portugal - Canada dominated play, but had to settle for a 0-0 draw with Iceland at the Algarve Cup women’s soccer tournament Wednesday. It was largely one-way traffic at Estadio Municip...
Feb 27, 2019

British Columbia school board votes to provide students free tampons, pads
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A British Columbia school board believes it is one of the first in the country to provide free feminine hygiene products in washrooms. Members of the New Westminster school boa...
Feb 27, 2019
Michael Jackson's brothers say accusers' film neglects facts
LOS ANGELES - The family of Michael Jackson had a feeling the years-old child molestation allegations against the pop superstar would resurface at some point. So they say they weren’t entirely s...
Feb 27, 2019

US pending home sales rebounded 4.6 per cent in January
WASHINGTON - More Americans signed contracts to buy homes in January as lower mortgage rates appeared to give the real estate market a boost. The National Association of Realtors said Wednesday its pe...
Feb 27, 2019
New Philip Pullman 'Book of Dust" novel coming Oct. 3
NEW YORK - Philip Pullman’s next novel will bring us an older and more independent Lyra Silvertongue, his longtime literary heroine. “The Secret Commonwealth” will be published Oct. ...
Feb 27, 2019