Category Archives: Canadian Press
Court martial for 'racial slur,' striking superior begins at N.S. base
KENTVILLE, N.S. - A Nova Scotia court martial heard contrasting views from witnesses Monday on whether a white reservist’s use of the word “nappy” to describe a black co-worker’...
Jul 31, 2017
Census data on language show tip of statistical iceberg about Canada's diversity
OTTAWA - Reis Pagtakhan emphasizes the plural when he talks about the Filipino grocery stores, restaurants, newspapers and radio programs that now populate Winnipeg, decades after his family first cam...
Jul 31, 2017
Study says films exclude women, Hispanics
LOS ANGELES - In 2016 “Moonlight” won best picture and “Hidden Figures” was the 14th highest grossing film of the year, but popular Hollywood films remained as white and male-d...
Jul 31, 2017
Stars react to the death of actor-playwright Sam Shepard
NEW YORK - Reaction to the announcement Monday that actor-playwright Sam Shepard died last week at age 73: - “A great man of the theatre has passed. Thank you, Sam Shepard. RIP.” - Actor J...
Jul 31, 2017
Clooney Foundation to open schools for Syrian refugees
NEW YORK - George Clooney’s foundation is planning to open seven public schools for Syrian refugee children. The Clooney Foundation for Justice announced a new partnership Monday with Google, HP...
Jul 31, 2017
Canadian basketball star R.J. Barrett to jump a year ahead to join Class of 2018
Whether it was starring for Canada, or at the prestigious Nike Hoop Summit and the Basketball Without Borders game at the NBA’s all-star weekend, R.J. Barrett has proven he can more than hold hi...
Jul 31, 2017
Banff's Sunshine Village closes again as fire on Alberta-B.C. boundary rages
BANFF, Alta. - A resort in Banff National Park will be closed indefinitely as a wildfire burns in the wilderness close to the Alberta-B.C. boundary. Sunshine Village, a popular ski hill that has summe...
Jul 31, 2017
A victim, a lawmaker, a judge: Voices in juvie reform debate
Former teen offenders around the U.S. are seeking new sentences after their life-without-parole terms were ruled unconstitutional. Each case involves many others, from victims and their relatives to l...
Jul 31, 2017
Sam Shepard, Pulitzer-winning playwright, is dead at 73
NEW YORK - Sam Shepard, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, Oscar-nominated actor and celebrated author whose plays chronicled the explosive fault lines of family and masculinity in the American We...
Jul 31, 2017
UFC boss says St-Pierre will face middleweight champion Michael Bisping after all
TORONTO - The UFC has decided against matching Georges St-Pierre with current title-holder Tyron (The Chosen One) Woodley, opting instead to return to its original plan and have the Canadian star make...
Jul 31, 2017