Category Archives: Canadian Press
Hall of Fame ballot newcomers: Jones, Thome, Vizquel
NEW YORK - Chipper Jones, Jim Thome and Omar Vizquel are among 19 first-time candidates on the Baseball Writers’ Association of America ballot for baseball’s Hall of Fame. They are joined ...
Nov 20, 2017
Uber Canada's service animal policy criticized by some disability rights advocates
TORONTO - Uber Canada has launched a new policy on how its drivers deal with customers who have service animals, but some disability rights advocates say exemptions built into the rules could still le...
Nov 20, 2017
Prosecutor seeks probe of US personnel in Afghanistan
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The International Criminal Court prosecutor asked for authorization Monday to investigate reported human rights abuses in Afghanistan, including allegations of rape and tortur...
Nov 20, 2017
US declares NKorea a terror sponsor; new sanctions expected
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump announced Monday the U.S. is putting North Korea’s “murderous regime” on America’s terrorism blacklist, despite questions about Pyongyang...
Nov 20, 2017
New York Times reporter suspended in harassment probe
NEW YORK - The New York Times says it has suspended White House reporter Glenn Thrush while it investigates charges that he made unwanted advances on young women while he worked as a reporter at Polit...
Nov 20, 2017
Harrison Ford comes to the rescue after car accident
SANTA PAULA, Calif. - Harrison Ford came to the real-life rescue of a woman who was involved in a car accident north of Los Angeles. Santa Paula, California, police tell the Ventura County Star that t...
Nov 20, 2017
Ex-Tulsa officer gets prison in daughter's boyfriend's death
TULSA, Okla. - A white ex-Oklahoma police officer was sentenced Monday to 15 years in prison for the fatal off-duty shooting of his daughter’s black boyfriend, after four trials spanning nearly ...
Nov 20, 2017
No appeal in fatal police shooting of New Brunswick store owner: prosecutors
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick prosecutors won’t attempt to revive manslaughter charges in the police shooting of a businessman. In a statement released Monday, Public Prosecution Services says it ...
Nov 20, 2017
Trump promises Americans 'huge tax cut' for Christmas
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Monday promised a tax overhaul by Christmas, a day after the White House signalled its willingness to strike a health care provision from Senate tax legislation ...
Nov 20, 2017
Roy Moore accuser says she was not paid to tell her story
WASHINGTON - A woman accusing Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore of initiating sexual contact when she was 14 said Monday she was “absolutely not” paid to tell her story publicly. The decl...
Nov 20, 2017