Category Archives: Canadian Press
James Franco's high school removes his art after allegations
SAN FRANCISCO - James Franco’s former high school has taken down a mural he painted and plans to remove other art donated by the celebrity alumnus who is facing allegations of sexual misconduct ...
Feb 01, 2018
NY opera fires stage director for 'inappropriate behaviour'
New York’s Metropolitan Opera said Thursday that it had fired world-renowned British stage director John Copley for what the company called “inappropriate behaviour” during a rehears...
Feb 01, 2018
Recording academy announces task force for gender balance
LOS ANGELES - Recording Academy chief Neil Portnow said Thursday the organization is creating a task force to uncover unconscious biases and other barriers that impede women’s success in the mus...
Feb 01, 2018
Wrongful death suit against Jim Carrey dismissed
LOS ANGELES - A wrongful death lawsuit filed against Jim Carrey by the husband and mother of his ex-girlfriend has been dismissed. The suit was dismissed on January 25 in Los Angeles Superior Court. M...
Feb 01, 2018
Ex-Mountie found guilty in five indecent assault cases by B.C. judge
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A B.C. Supreme Court judge has found a former RCMP officer guilty of five counts of indecently assaulting five boys in the late 1970s and early ’80s. Alan Davidson was found not...
Feb 01, 2018
CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie addresses contract issue in statement
TORONTO - Commissioner Randy Ambrosie reiterated the CFL’s stance on players under contract wanting to be released so they could pursue NFL opportunities Thursday. Earlier this month, running ba...
Feb 01, 2018
Judge in Meek Mill case hires attorney, threatens lawsuit
PHILADELPHIA - A Philadelphia judge who has become a target after sentencing Meek Mill to prison on a probation violation has hired her own lawyer who’s threating to sue for defamation. Attorney...
Feb 01, 2018
California prosecutors dropping, reducing pot convictions
SAN FRANCISCO - With pot now legal in California, prosecutors in San Francisco and San Diego are moving to erase thousands of marijuana convictions en masse, a step that could prove life-changing for ...
Feb 01, 2018
Regulators reject hydropower project over tourism concerns
CONCORD, N.H. - State regulators unanimously rejected an application for a hydropower project that would have provided clean energy to Massachusetts but was seen as an eyesore by critics who feared it...
Feb 01, 2018
Officers cleared after arresting suspect in B.C. constable's death
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - British Columbia’s police watchdog has cleared officers of wrongdoing after a man suspected of fatally shooting a constable was injured during his arrest. Const. John Davidson...
Feb 01, 2018