Category Archives: Canadian Press
Paraguay judge approves extradition of soccer official Leoz
ASUNCION, Paraguay - A judge in Paraguay approved the extradition of Nicolas Leoz, the former president of South America’s soccer confederation, on Thursday. The 89-year-old Leoz is charged in a...
Nov 16, 2017
Dead boy's father posts Facebook response after Appeal Court upholds conviction
CALGARY - A father whose conviction was upheld for failing to provide the necessaries of life to his son has posted a Facebook response critical of the judges and prosecutors on the case along with th...
Nov 16, 2017
Historic cabin where Dionne quintuplets were born to be moved Sunday
A yearlong grassroots campaign to keep the birth home of the Dionne quintuplets in a northeastern Ontario city will come to fruition this weekend as the house-turned-museum is uprooted and transported...
Nov 16, 2017
Tories express shock, sadness at sudden death of first Filipino-Canadian senator
OTTAWA - Tobias Enverga Jr., the first Filipino-Canadian ever appointed to the Senate, has died while on a parliamentary visit to Colombia. Conservatives on Parliament Hill flooded social media with c...
Nov 16, 2017
Manfred: MLB pace changes will happen with or without union
ORLANDO, Fla. - Major League Baseball will change rules to speed games next year with or without an agreement with the players’ association. Management proposed last off-season to institute a 20...
Nov 16, 2017
California woman leads officers on second chase in 2 days
LOS ANGELES - Authorities say the same woman led officers on vehicle chases through Southern California on back-to-back days. The Orange County Register reports that a day after leading officers from ...
Nov 16, 2017
After failed appeal, Toronto awaits disciplinary committee review of tunnel melee
TORONTO - After its failed appeal of Jozy Altidore’s red card, Toronto FC is waiting for the other shoe to drop. Major League Soccer confirmed Thursday that its disciplinary committee is reviewi...
Nov 16, 2017
Melania Trump to accept White House Christmas tree on Monday
WASHINGTON - Christmas is coming to Donald Trump’s White House a bit early this year. Melania Trump is set to accept the official White House Christmas tree on Monday. First ladies typically rec...
Nov 16, 2017
Infrastructure bank could help build Indigenous projects, chairwoman says
OTTAWA - The chairwoman of a new federal agency that will help finance the construction of new highways, transit systems and electricity grids says it could also help fund multiple, smaller projects t...
Nov 16, 2017
Witness says he paid $160M in bribes to soccer officials
NEW YORK - A former marketing executive from Argentina testified Thursday at a U.S. trial that he and his company arranged to pay 30 soccer officials about $160 million in bribes over the course of se...
Nov 16, 2017