Category Archives: Canadian Press
Police fatally shoot 19-year old in northern Quebec after stabbings leave 3 dead
MONTREAL - A 19-year-old man was shot and killed by police in northern Quebec early Saturday morning after a series of stabbings that left three people dead and two injured, Quebec’s police watc...
Jun 10, 2017
Cosby on trial: Gripping testimony, brisk pace mark Week 1
NORRISTOWN, Pa. - Bill Cosby’s sexual assault trial in Pennsylvania has moved at a brisk pace and produced gripping testimony along with moments of levity. The case could reach the jury early th...
Jun 10, 2017
Alberta man charged with leaving threatening message for public safety minister
CALGARY - An Alberta man has been charged with making threats in a phone message that police say was left for Canada’s public safety minister. RCMP allege the threats were made against Ralph Goo...
Jun 10, 2017
Alleged Italian mobster-drug kingpin detained in Brazil
ROME - A fugitive ‘ndrangheta Italian crime clan boss, accused of international drug trafficking, was taken into custody at a Brazil airport, authorities said Saturday. Italian Interior Minister...
Jun 10, 2017
Adam West learned to embrace Batman role he couldn't shake
LOS ANGELES - Before Michael Keaton, Val Kilmer, George Clooney, Christian Bale and Ben Affleck donned Batman’s cape in a stream of Hollywood blockbusters, there was Adam West. West’s dead...
Jun 10, 2017
Authorities: Driver flees crash with hydrant stuck to car
PARSIPPANY, N.J. - New Jersey authorities say a driver fled the scene of an accident with a fire hydrant stuck to his car and then tossed it in the trash. Parsippany police say the motorist drove off ...
Jun 10, 2017
Celebrities react to the death of actor Adam West at 88
LOS ANGELES - Celebrities reaction to the death of actor Adam West, who died late Friday at age 88: ___ “Stellar, exemplar, a king to the end. He was bright, witty and fun to work with. I will m...
Jun 10, 2017
'The Grand Tour' host Richard Hammond injured in car crash
GENEVA - Richard Hammond, a presenter of Amazon’s car-themed TV show “The Grand Tour,” escaped serious injury Saturday in a fiery crash while filming in Switzerland. Program-makers s...
Jun 10, 2017
Batman forever: Original TV Batman Adam West dead at 88
LOS ANGELES - “Batman” only aired for three seasons in the 1960s, but Adam West would remain associated with the role forever. “You get terrible typecast playing a character like tha...
Jun 10, 2017
All crew aboard distressed ships in transatlantic race safe
HALIFAX - All crew aboard four storm-battered vessels that had been racing across the Atlantic Ocean are safe, the Halifax-based joint rescue co-ordination centre said Saturday. A spokeswoman for the ...
Jun 10, 2017