Category Archives: Canadian Press
Toronto Defiant announces Overwatch feeder team in Montreal
The Toronto Defiant is going to field a Montreal-based esports team in the Overwatch Contenders League. OverActive Media, the Defiant’s parent company, will own the Quebec feeder team with Mirag...
Feb 14, 2019
Vodka company CEO scratching his head over Newfoundland iceberg water heist
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - The remarkable theft of about 30,000 litres of iceberg water from a vodka company warehouse in Newfoundland has bewildered the firm’s owners. Iceberg Vodka CEO David Mey...
Feb 14, 2019
Plaque that calls Native Americans 'savage enemies' removed
YARMOUTH, Maine - A Maine town has removed a 90-year-old cemetery plaque that referred to Native Americans as “savage enemies.” Yarmouth Town Manager Nat Tupper says the historical marker ...
Feb 14, 2019
Prominent art dealer sentenced to prison for tax fraud
NEW YORK - A prominent New York City art dealer once accused by Alec Baldwin of fraud was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison Thursday for evading over $3 million in federal taxes, a crime that left he...
Feb 14, 2019
Reconciliation outlasts Wilson-Raybould: Indigenous senators
OTTAWA - Indigenous parliamentarians say Jody Wilson-Raybould’s controversial exit from the cabinet doesn’t signal the end of reconciliation efforts between the federal government and Indi...
Feb 14, 2019
B.C. proposes stronger security for witnesses testifying at criminal trials
VICTORIA - British Columbia is proposing changes to its witness protection program in order to strengthen security for people who could provide police with information on serious crimes. Public Safety...
Feb 14, 2019
Spielberg, Gaga, sign get-well card for Ruth Bader Ginsburg
LOS ANGELES - Steven Spielberg, Lady Gaga, Spike Lee and Glenn Close have a message for Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Get well soon. They and three dozen Hollywood A-listers, from Bradley...
Feb 14, 2019
Avenatti says he has new video evidence against R. Kelly
CHICAGO - Attorney Michael Avenatti said Thursday he has given Chicago prosecutors new video evidence of R&B star R. Kelly having sex with an underage girl. Avenatti said the video isn’t the...
Feb 14, 2019
Boren's attorney describes university probe as 'persecution'
OKLAHOMA CITY - An attorney for former University of Oklahoma President David Boren said Thursday Boren denies any inappropriate behaviour during his more than 20 years at OU and described a universit...
Feb 14, 2019
Canadian Mike Weir surges into contention at Web.com Tour event
LAKEWOOD RANCH, Fla. - Canada’s Mike Weir was tied for fifth Thursday as the opening round of the Web.com Tour’s LECOM Suncoast Classic was suspended due to darkness. The 48-year-old from ...
Feb 14, 2019