Category Archives: Canadian Press
Milwaukee mayor urges peaceful protest after ex-cop cleared
MILWAUKEE - A Milwaukee jury on Wednesday acquitted a former police officer in the on-duty shooting of a black man last year that ignited riots on the city’s north side. Jurors found that Domini...
Jun 21, 2017
Grey Cup rematch highlights the opening week of CFL regular season
Dave Dickenson isn’t sure the CFL has done the Calgary Stampeders any favours. Calgary opens the 2017 season with a home-and-home series against the Ottawa Redblacks, the defending Grey Cup cham...
Jun 21, 2017
Appeals court reinstates Terrence Howard's divorce judgment
LOS ANGELES - A California appeals court has reinstated Terrence Howard’s divorce judgment to his second wife after finding the actor was not coerced into signing it. A three-justice panel of th...
Jun 21, 2017
Conservative MP asks ethics watchdog to reconsider OK'ing Husky Energy hire
OTTAWA - Conservative MP Blaine Calkins wants the federal ethics watchdog to reconsider her decision to allow the former chief of staff to Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr to go work for a Calgary-...
Jun 21, 2017
The Wednesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Wednesday, June 21 --- TRUDEAU RENAMES LANGEVIN BLOCK BUILDING: The federal government is renaming the Langevin Block building, which sits across from Parliament Hill...
Jun 21, 2017
Former NFL head coach Jon Gruden praises Argos coach Marc Trestman
TORONTO - Jon Gruden is one reason why Marc Trestman is still a football coach. Trestman, in his first season as the Toronto Argonauts head coach, credits the former Super Bowl-winning head coach with...
Jun 21, 2017
Some Nova Scotia deaths that have led to calls for public inquests
HALIFAX - Some Nova Scotia deaths that have led to calls for public inquests: Lionel Desmond, 33; Shanna Desmond, 31; Aaliyah, 10; Brenda Desmond, 52. Jan. 3, Upper Big Tracadie, N.S. Afghan veteran L...
Jun 21, 2017
Ont. premier disappointed with New York's Buy American agreement on steel
TORONTO - The premier of Ontario says she’s disappointed that New York lawmakers have reached an agreement on legislation that would require state construction projects to use American iron and ...
Jun 21, 2017
Henderson returns home to recharge as she prepares for busy stretch on tour
OTTAWA - Canadian Brooke Henderson returned home Wednesday to recharge after her first LPGA Tour victory of the season and help promote this summer’s CP Women’s Open near her hometown. Her...
Jun 21, 2017
Alouettes ditch school bus rides to practice, look forward to charter flights
MONTREAL - There will be no more travelling to practice in yellow school buses for the Montreal Alouettes. The CFL club practised this week on a soccer field a five-minute walk from their locker-rooms...
Jun 21, 2017