Category Archives: Canadian Press
WHL's Kootenay Ice to relocate to Winnipeg for 2019-20 season
CRANBROOK, B.C. - The Western Hockey League’s Kootenay Ice will relocate to Winnipeg before the start of the 2019-20 season. The league officially announced the move at a media conference in Cra...
Jan 29, 2019
Weinstein lawyers argue against sex trafficking claim
NEW YORK - Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers said the movie mogul is not a sex trafficker, despite claims in a class-action lawsuit. The lawyers in a court filing late Monday urged U.S. District Judge ...
Jan 29, 2019
Former gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum to join CNN
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Former Florida Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum is joining CNN as a political commentator. The cable network announced the move Tuesday. The former Tallahassee mayor ...
Jan 29, 2019
Reaction to Bruce McArthur pleading guilty to 8 counts of first-degree murder
TORONTO - Here’s a look at reaction to serial killer Bruce McArthur pleading guilty to eight counts of first-degree murder: ___ “Bruce McArthur has pled guilty, and that’s closure. I...
Jan 29, 2019
Bryce Dallas Howard honoured by Harvard's Hasty Pudding
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Actor, producer and director Bryce Dallas Howard has been named 2019 Woman of the Year by Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals. The nation’s oldest collegiate ...
Jan 29, 2019
Sheriff: Suspect confesses to killing 5 with dad's gun
BATON ROUGE, La. - A young man from Louisiana has confessed to killing his parents, his girlfriend, and two of her family members who had taken him in after he was kicked out of his house, authorities...
Jan 29, 2019
A glance at the eight victims of Toronto serial killer Bruce McArthur
TORONTO - Here is a glance at the victims of serial killer Bruce McArthur, who has pleaded guilty to eight counts of first-degree murder: MAJEED KAYHAN The 58-year-old Toronto man was killed on or abo...
Jan 29, 2019
Five-year-old polar bear showing signs of illness dies at Winnipeg zoo
WINNIPEG - An orphaned polar bear rescued in northern Manitoba has died at a zoo in Winnipeg after being put under anaesthetic to investigate an apparent illness. The five-year-old bear named Blizzard...
Jan 29, 2019
Murder trial hears of lover's panicked attempts to reach Richard Oland
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - The woman Richard Oland was having an extramarital affair with has described the anger and then the panic she felt as she tried in vain to reach her multimillionaire lover in the ho...
Jan 29, 2019
Blue Jays sign infielder Freddy Galvis to one-year contract
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have signed free agent infielder Freddy Galvis to a one-year contract. The deal, announced by the team Tuesday, is worth US$4 million and includes a club option for the...
Jan 29, 2019