Category Archives: Canadian Press
Two Canadians among those sought by U.S. authorities over attack on protesters
WASHINGTON - Two Canadians are among more than a dozen people sought in connection with a violent attack on protesters during an official visit by Turkey’s president to the U.S. capital last mon...
Jun 15, 2017
Suicide bomber strikes near Shiite mosque in Kabul, 4 dead
KABUL - A suicide bomber struck outside a Shiite mosque in the Afghan capital Kabul late Thursday night, killing four people, including a leader of Afghanistan’s ethnic Hazaras, Hajji Ramazan Hu...
Jun 15, 2017
Jury questions posed during Bill Cosby's sex assault trial
The jury in Bill Cosby’s sexual assault trial declared Thursday that it was deadlocked after 30 hours of deliberations, but a judge ordered the panel to keep trying to reach a unanimous decision...
Jun 15, 2017
CNN chief: Alex Jones interview worthy, but NBC mishandled
NEW YORK - Some top people at CNN have come to Megyn Kelly’s defence in the wake of criticism she’s received for interviewing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, but say NBC News hasn’t ...
Jun 15, 2017
Veteran football coach Jeff Reinebold feels he's found a home in Hamilton
HAMILTON - Jeff Reinebold is a football lifer. At age 59, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats’ colourful defensive co-ordinator is on the 18th stop of coaching odyssey that began in 1981 and has spanned bot...
Jun 15, 2017
Boxing champion Wilder charged with marijuana possession
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Heavyweight boxing champion Deontay Wilder has been charged with marijuana possession. Tuscaloosa, Alabama, police said in a statement that they arrested Wilder on Wednesday after t...
Jun 15, 2017
Desmond's sisters call for inquiry, six months after high-profile murder suicide
ANTIGONISH, N.S. - Twin sisters Cassandra and Chantel Desmond lost their mother, only brother and his entire family in a murder-suicide almost six months ago, and in that time their debilitating sense...
Jun 15, 2017
Bombardier expects to be on the hot seat about trade complaints at Paris air show
MONTREAL - Bombardier is steeling itself for scrutiny at the International Paris Air Show next week about its disputes with Brazil and rival aircraft manufacturer Boeing over its signature CSeries pas...
Jun 15, 2017
Illinois governor calls special session to force budget deal
CHICAGO - Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has called state legislators back to the Capitol for a special session starting next week to hammer out a budget deal and end an unprecedented impasse that could e...
Jun 15, 2017
Pitino outraged at NCAA penalties, Louisville will appeal
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The NCAA didn’t feel Louisville went far enough with its self-imposed sanctions following a sex scandal investigation, so the governing body Thursday handed down a few more. An...
Jun 15, 2017