Category Archives: Canadian Press
French strikes cause railway chaos and challenge Macron
PARIS - A major French railway strike brought the country’s famed high-speed trains to a halt Tuesday, leaving passengers stranded or scrambling for other options - and posing the biggest test s...
Apr 3, 2018
Market still waiting for Spotify's first public trade
SAN FRANCISCO - Spotify is still waiting to find out whether investors view its music streaming service as a budding superstar or a flash in the pan. The Swedish company will make its stock market deb...
Apr 3, 2018
Judge to decide if Nazi 'troll storm' is protected speech
MISSOULA, Mont. - Attorneys for a neo-Nazi website publisher and a Montana woman will ask a judge Tuesday to decide whether the white nationalist had a First Amendment right to unleash a “troll ...
Apr 3, 2018
Migrant caravan, raising concerns in US, halts in Mexico
MATIAS ROMERO, Mexico - The caravan of Central American migrants that angered U.S. President Donald Trump was sidelined at a sports field in southern Mexico with no means of reaching the border even a...
Apr 3, 2018
Demi Lovato ends US tour in seductive kiss with Kehlani
NEWARK, N.J. - Demi Lovato ended the U.S. leg of her “Tell Me You Love Me” tour in a seductive kiss with her opening act Kehlani. Kehlani sneaked on stage in Newark on Monday night and gra...
Apr 3, 2018
British show's take on rendang curry riles Southeast Asians
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Judges on a popular British cooking show are being ridiculed for ignorance of Asian food after insisting a Malaysian contestant’s chicken rendang curry should have been cris...
Apr 3, 2018
As whales fade, movement they spawned tries to keep up hope
PROVINCETOWN, Mass. - Regina Asmutis-Silvia, a biologist who has dedicated her career to saving right whales, is cleaning out a file cabinet from the early 1990s, and the documents inside tell a famil...
Apr 3, 2018
Suspect sings 'Cops' theme following chase and arrest
HAWORTH, N.J. - A teenager sang the theme from the television show “Cops” after he was arrested following a chase in New Jersey. Haworth police tell The Record the 16-year-old was driving ...
Apr 3, 2018
B.C.'s Adam Hadwin focused ahead of second Masters appearance
With a whirlwind year behind him, Adam Hadwin feels better positioned to take a second shot at the Masters. The 30-year-old from Abbotsford, B.C., made his first appearance at Augsta National last yea...
Apr 3, 2018
Despite fractured shoulder, Canadian Joanna Brown ready for games triathlon
GOLD COAST, Australia - Canadian Joanna Brown is gearing up for the Commonwealth Games triathlon with a smile on her face. The 24-year-old from Carp, Ont., loves the heat, especially after experiencin...
Apr 3, 2018