Category Archives: Canadian Press
Liberals write off $163 million in student loans feds will never collect
OTTAWA - The federal government is writing off more than $163 million in outstanding student-loan payments that officials will never be able to collect. New spending documents show the government is g...
Jan 28, 2019
Trump, Pelosi agree on Feb. 5 for State of the Union address
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Monday accepted House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s invitation to deliver his State of the Union speech on Feb. 5, a week later than originally scheduled because ...
Jan 28, 2019
U.S. levels 13 charges against Huawei for stealing secrets, evading sanctions
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Justice laid out its case Monday against Canada’s most famous corporate detainee, unsealing 13 criminal counts of conspiracy, fraud and obstruction against Ch...
Jan 28, 2019
US charges Chinese tech giant Huawei, top executive
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department unsealed criminal charges Monday against Chinese tech giant Huawei, a top company executive and several subsidiaries, alleging the company stole trade secrets, misl...
Jan 28, 2019
Newlywed Case set to join Canadian team for Pan Am Games baseball qualifier
Andrew Case didn’t want to miss a chance to play for Canada on the international stage, even if the timing wasn’t perfect. Case, a Blue Jays pitching prospect from Saint John, N.B., had to...
Jan 28, 2019
Roseanne Barr says show cancelled over her support for Israel
TEL AVIV, Israel - Comedian and divisive former television star Roseanne Barr says her sitcom was cancelled last year because of backlash against her support for Israel. Barr spoke Monday at an event ...
Jan 28, 2019
Man gets life for killing girl but case dismissed in another B.C. girl's murder
VANCOUVER - A judge called Garry Handlen a sexual predator and sentenced him to life in prison for killing a 12-year-old girl in 1978 but moments later dismissed a case involving allegations that the ...
Jan 28, 2019
Canadian forward RJ Barrett wins ACC Freshman of the Week honours
DURHAM, N.C. - Rising Canadian basketball star RJ Barrett has been named ACC Freshman of the Week for the third time this season. The forward from Mississauga, Ont., averaged 25 points, eight rebounds...
Jan 28, 2019
Canadian Rory MacDonald to face Jon Fitch in April at Bellator Grand Prix
Canadian Rory (Red King) MacDonald will defend his 170-pound title against veteran Jon Fitch on April 27 in the fourth and final opening-round matchup of the Bellator Welterweight World Grand Prix. Th...
Jan 28, 2019
Before it hits Netflix, Sundance previews 'Velvet Buzzsaw'
PARK CITY, Utah - Dan Gilroy’s satirical contemporary art world thriller “Velvet Buzzsaw” will be available to Netflix subscribers worldwide this Friday, but he and his team gave aud...
Jan 28, 2019