Category Archives: Canadian Press
Christie nearing settlement in nurse's Ebola quarantine
NEWARK, N.J. - New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is nearing a settlement in a lawsuit filed by a nurse who was quarantined in 2014 after working in Sierra Leone during the deadly Ebola outbreak, accordin...
Jun 04, 2017
Canada's Raonic ousted in fourth round of French Open by Spain's Carreno Busta
PARIS - Too many errors spelled the end of Milos Raonic’s run at the French Open. The No. 5 seed from Thornhill, Ont., was upset by Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-7 (6), 6-4, 8-6, ...
Jun 04, 2017
Muguruza, Venus out; French Open to have 1st-time Slam champ
PARIS - Garbine Muguruza did not take kindly to the way spectators pulled for her opponent - her French opponent, mind you - at the French Open. So after her title defence ended with a 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 l...
Jun 04, 2017
Rejected NDP leadership candidate heads to court; wants to run in contest
TORONTO - A federal New Democrat is calling on the courts to order the party to let him run in its contest to replace Tom Mulcair as leader, court filings show. In his application to Ontario Superior ...
Jun 04, 2017
Manchester Police release man arrested after concert blast
LONDON - Police in Manchester, England have released a 23-year-old man who had been arrested as part of the investigation into the attack on an Ariana Grande concert that killed 22 people. Greater Man...
Jun 04, 2017
Suspect in Portland attack made life about hate after prison
PORTLAND, Ore. - The suspect charged with fatally stabbing two Portland men who tried to stop his anti-Muslim tirade against two teenage girls built a life around hate speech and his right to use it. ...
Jun 04, 2017
UK election pauses, for second time, after London attack
LONDON - For the second time in two weeks, Britain’s election campaign paused Sunday for grief and reflection in the aftermath of a deadly attack - and the issue of security vaulted back to the ...
Jun 04, 2017
Frequency allocation to make room for wireless means some TV stations must move
Years after TV stations in Canada’s larger cities were required to switch from analog to digital transmission, many broadcast towers that serve smaller areas continue to pump out signals that bl...
Jun 04, 2017
Solving clearance conundrums a major, but little known, job in film and TV
CALGARY - Someone on the set of the TV series “Fargo” liked the pop of colour a vintage clown game gave to an ominous scene in a dank, cluttered basement, so they moved it forward in the s...
Jun 04, 2017
Canadian accused in Yahoo hack appeals decision to deny bail
TORONTO - Lawyers for a Canadian accused in a massive hack of Yahoo emails will be in an Ontario court Monday to fight a judge’s decision to deny the man bail. Karim Baratov is appealing an Apri...
Jun 04, 2017