Category Archives: Canadian Press
St. Louis officer charged after deadly game with revolver
ST. LOUIS - A male St. Louis police officer was charged Friday with involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of a female officer during what was described as a deadly game with a revolver. Circu...
Jan 25, 2019
Man found guilty of sexually assaulting wife under threat of deportation
WINDSOR, Ont. - A Windsor, Ont., man abused his wife's precarious immigration status by continuously using the threat of deportation to pressure her to perform sex acts she would not otherwise have co...
Jan 25, 2019
Jamie Lee Curtis working to get stand-in LGBTQ mom onscreen
OKLAHOMA CITY - Actress Jamie Lee Curtis is trying to tell the story of an Oklahoma woman whose pledge to stand in as a mom at same-sex weddings went viral. In a statement Friday, Curtis confirmed tha...
Jan 25, 2019
Wisconsin county: No additional charges for Closs suspect
SUPERIOR, Wis. - A Wisconsin prosecutor said Friday he has no plans “in the immediate future” to file additional charges against the man accused of kidnapping Wisconsin teenager Jayme Clos...
Jan 25, 2019
Calgary city council talking new home for Calgary Flames again
Calgary city council will discuss Monday how to prioritize and pay for mega-projects, including an event centre that would be the new home of the NHL’s Calgary Flames. The event centre, estimate...
Jan 25, 2019
McCallum says dropping Meng extradition would be 'great' for Canada: report
VANCOUVER - A media report is quoting Canada’s ambassador to China as saying it would be “great for Canada” if the United States drops an extradition request against a Huawei executi...
Jan 25, 2019
Puck and player tracking coming to NHL next season
Puck and player tracking is coming to the NHL next season. A sneak preview is coming up this weekend, too. Commissioner Gary Bettman announced the long-expected news Friday during All-Star Weekend in ...
Jan 25, 2019
Bianca Andreescu crushes Eugenie Bouchard in all-Canadian quarterfinal
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. - It didn’t take long for Bianca Andreescu to continue her dream start to 2019. The sixth-seeded Andreescu needed only 53 minutes to defeat No. 3 Eugenie Bouchard 6-2, 6-0 ...
Jan 25, 2019
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman defends Edmonton Oilers organization
SAN JOSE, Calif. - NHL commissioner Gary Bettman has a simple message for Edmonton Oilers fans: don’t panic. Bettman was asked about the struggling Oilers at his state of the league address on F...
Jan 25, 2019
Roger Stone: A Trump ally known for dirty tricks
NEW YORK - It was vintage Roger Stone: The longtime Republican operative flashed a Nixonesque double-armed victory sign after being indicted Friday for lying to federal investigators. Stone, with his ...
Jan 25, 2019