Category Archives: Canadian Press
Second lawsuit filed on behalf of another Brazilian mom
CHICAGO - Just days after a federal judge ordered the release of a Brazilian boy from a Chicago-area shelter, immigration lawyers from Boston filed a second lawsuit asking the same court to free yet a...
Jul 2, 2018
Australian bishop sentenced to year's detention for coverup
CANBERRA, Australia - The most senior Roman Catholic cleric to be convicted of covering up child sex abuse was sentenced to 12 months in detention by an Australian court Tuesday in a landmark case wel...
Jul 2, 2018
Lawyer with MMIW inquiry resigns, citing government interference
VANCOUVER - A lawyer for the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls has announced he’s resigned, and in a statement cites government interference among his reasons...
Jul 2, 2018
Smith, Warner fail to fire again in Canada tournament
KING CITY, Ont. - Runs remained elusive for Steve Smith and David Warner as the former Australian captain and vice-captain played on opposing sides Monday in Canada’s Global Twenty20 cricket tou...
Jul 2, 2018
Joe Jackson buried in same LA-area cemetery as son Michael
LOS ANGELES - Jackson family patriarch Joseph Jackson has been buried in the same Southern California cemetery as his late son Michael. A source close to the family who is not authorized to speak publ...
Jul 2, 2018
Biggest names are off the market, but work still to be done by NHL GMs
TORONTO - The NHL draft is in the rearview mirror and the biggest names are already off the free-agent market, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t more work to be done by general managers be...
Jul 2, 2018
Alouettes pick Johnstone in supplemental draft, forfeit 1st round pick in 2019
The Montreal Alouettes have selected offensive lineman Tyler Johnstone in the supplemental draft, forfeiting their first round pick in the 2019 CFL draft, the team announced Monday. The 25-year-old st...
Jul 2, 2018
Family and friends mourn loss of two men from Toronto's rap scene
TORONTO - Friends and family of two men gunned down in Toronto’s Entertainment District over the weekend said the two emerging artists in the city’s rap scene will be remembered for their ...
Jul 2, 2018
Margarita-loving bear takes a dip in a California hot tub
Mark Hough had barely taken a sip of his Friday afternoon margarita when he heard twigs snapping and leaves rustling in his lush Altadena, California, backyard. At first he brushed it off as the sound...
Jul 2, 2018
DC United hoping Wayne Rooney can turn its fortunes
WASHINGTON - There is a new international star in Washington. Major League Soccer’s D.C. United introduced former Manchester United, Everton and England captain Wayne Rooney on Monday. He will w...
Jul 2, 2018