Category Archives: Canadian Press
Malaysia defiant despite being stripped of Paralympic event
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysia’s government has remained defiant despite losing the right to host the World Para Swimming Championships after it banned Israelis from competing in the event, a...
Jan 28, 2019
Australian Open champ Osaka is Asia's 1st No. 1 in tennis
MELBOURNE, Australia - Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka is the first player from Asia to top the men’s or women’s tennis rankings while Canada’s Bianca Andreescu jumped 38 positi...
Jan 28, 2019
African Cup pushed back 6 days because of Ramadan
CAIRO - This year’s African Cup of Nations in Egypt has been pushed back by six days to cater for Ramadan and allow Muslim players time to rest and recover after a month of fasting. The Confeder...
Jan 28, 2019
Agent: Anthony Davis tells New Orleans that he wants a trade
NEW ORLEANS - Anthony Davis wants out of New Orleans. And if a trade happens, it’ll be on the Pelicans’ schedule. The five-time All-Star has told the Pelicans that he wants to be traded to...
Jan 28, 2019
'VH1 Trailblazer Honors' celebrates director Ava DuVernay
NEW YORK - “VH1 Trailblazer Honors” will pay tribute to Academy Award-nominated director Ava DuVernay to kick off Women’s History Month. The 46-year-old’s screenwriter includes...
Jan 28, 2019
Underwater search for plane to begin in Channel this weekend
LONDON - The man leading a private search of the missing plane carrying Argentine soccer player Emiliano Sala said on Monday there was a “very good chance” of finding the aircraft. David M...
Jan 28, 2019
Trump doubts negotiators will strike budget deal he'd accept
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said the odds congressional negotiators will craft a deal to end his border wall standoff with Congress are “less than 50-50.” As hundreds of thousands ...
Jan 28, 2019
UN rights envoy comes to Turkey to study Khashoggi killing
ISTANBUL - A U.N. human rights expert has arrived in Turkey for a weeklong visit over the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Special Rapporteur Agnes Callamard and her team of experts on ext...
Jan 28, 2019
French police investigate theft of Banksy art at Bataclan
PARIS - A French judicial official says police are investigating the theft of an artwork by the British artist Banksy that was painted as a tribute to the victims of the 2015 terror attacks at the Bat...
Jan 28, 2019
UK leader under new pressure to secure EU Brexit concessions
LONDON - Pro-Brexit British lawmakers were mounting a campaign Monday to rescue Prime Minister Theresa May’s rejected European Union divorce deal in a parliamentary showdown, as major retailers ...
Jan 28, 2019