Category Archives: Canadian Press
'Billions' star Damian Lewis to play Rob Ford but director says it's not a biopic
TORONTO - “Billions” and “Homeland” star Damian Lewis will portray the late Toronto mayor Rob Ford in a film called “Run This Town,” but writer-director Ricky Tollm...
Apr 10, 2018
Dems: No evidence of credible threats against EPA's Pruitt
WASHINGTON - Confidential security assessments in the Environmental Protection Agency show no evidence of specific, credible, physical threats against Administrator Scott Pruitt, despite claims that a...
Apr 10, 2018
Stock indexes rally as China's president eases trade fears
NEW YORK - Stocks jumped Tuesday after Chinese President Xi Jinping said Beijing would reduce tariffs on imported cars and improve intellectual property protection, steps that could ease trade tension...
Apr 10, 2018
Ottawa Redblacks president Jeff Hunt to step down at end of the year
Ottawa Redblacks president Jeff Hunt plans to step down from the role at the end of the year, the Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group said Tuesday. Hunt, an OSEG ownership partner, will continue to ...
Apr 10, 2018
Trump, May, Obamas not on guest list for royal wedding
LONDON - It will be friends and family, rather than politicians and world leaders, at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding next month. Kensington Palace says “it has been decided that ...
Apr 10, 2018
Rio Tinto closely watching industry impact of U.S. sanctions on Russian rival
MONTREAL - The head of Rio Tinto’s aluminum division said Tuesday he is closely watching the industry impact of U.S. sanctions on its Russian rival, Rusal, one of the world’s largest alumi...
Apr 10, 2018
Montreal sets up hotline for citizens to report coyote sightings
MONTREAL - After almost 400 reported sightings of coyotes on the island of Montreal over the past nine months, authorities announced on Tuesday a new hotline citizens can use if they spot the wild ani...
Apr 10, 2018
Day after Bolton takes over, homeland security aide is out
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump’s homeland security adviser Thomas Bossert resigned Tuesday in the latest White House shakeup. White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a st...
Apr 10, 2018
Not a rumour: Lindsey Buckingham, Fleetwood Mac part ways
LOS ANGELES - Lindsey Buckingham will have to go his own way. The singer-guitarist is out of Fleetwood Mac. The band said in a statement Monday that Buckingham will not be on their new tour. The annou...
Apr 10, 2018
Canadian teenage swimmer Taylor Ruck wins eighth medal at Commonwealth Games
GOLD COAST, Australia - Canadian teenage swimmer Taylor Ruck wrapped up a fairy-tale Commonwealth Games on Tuesday with a record-tying eighth medal - a silver in the 4×100 medley relay - then ret...
Apr 10, 2018