Category Archives: Canadian Press
Shiltz to become 12th post-Calvillo starter for Alouettes; Pipkin also to play
MONTREAL - The long list of quarterbacks who have taken snaps for the Montreal Alouettes in the past four years is about the stretch a little farther. Rookie Matt Shiltz is to get his first Canadian F...
Oct 31, 2017
Canadian prisoner in China has been re-educated, sentence cut: party official
OTTAWA - A Canadian imprisoned in China for more than a decade had his life sentenced reduced because he took part in a re-education program, a top Chinese Communist party official said Tuesday. Husey...
Oct 31, 2017
NYC votes to repeal 91-year-old law banning dancing in bars
NEW YORK - Cut loose! New York City lawmakers voted Tuesday to legalize dancing in bars, repealing a 91-year-old law that banned boogieing at most city nightspots. The anti-dancing law was first enact...
Oct 31, 2017
100 Days Out: A look at five Canadian athletes to watch at the Pyeongchang Games
The 100-days-out mark for the Pyeongchang Games arrives Wednesday. Pending official qualification and assuming that any injuries are kept to a minimum, here’s a list of five Canadian athletes to...
Oct 31, 2017
Saskatchewan proposes lawsuits should be allowed if intimate images shared
REGINA - Saskatchewan Justice Minister Don Morgan has introduced a bill that would allow people to sue for compensation if their intimate images have been shared without their permission. A victim wou...
Oct 31, 2017
The Tuesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Tuesday, Oct. 31 --- FEDS DEFEND INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING DELAY: Opposition parties say a plan to delay more than $2 billion worth of federal infrastructure spending p...
Oct 31, 2017
Ontario woman plans to sue Weinstein over alleged sex assaults
TORONTO - An Ontario actress plans to launch a civil suit against Harvey Weinstein, alleging the disgraced Hollywood producer sexually assaulted her nearly two decades ago. The woman’s proposed ...
Oct 31, 2017
Opposition boos don't faze Toronto FC's Jozy Altidore, Michael Bradley
HARRISON, N.J. - Opposition fans may want to reconsider their booing of Toronto FC’s Jozy Altidore and Michael Bradley. As a deterrent, it is clearly not working. Altidore and Bradley, continuin...
Oct 31, 2017
2 Indianapolis officers won't be charged in fatal shooting
INDIANAPOLIS - Two Indianapolis police officers who fatally shot an unarmed black motorist after he fled a traffic stop won’t face criminal charges in the killing, in part because the officers t...
Oct 31, 2017
'Cowardly act of terror': Truck driver kills 8 on bike path
NEW YORK - A man in a rented pickup truck mowed down pedestrians and cyclists along a busy bike path near the World Trade Center memorial on Tuesday, killing at least eight and seriously injuring 11 i...
Oct 31, 2017