Category Archives: Canadian Press
Uber admits stiffing NYC drivers by millions of dollars
NEW YORK - Uber on Tuesday admitted to underpaying its New York City drivers tens of millions of dollars for the past 2 1/2 years. “We are committed to paying every driver every penny they are o...
May 23, 2017
Venezuela regional election date set amid opposition rebuke
CARACAS, Venezuela - Electoral officials in Venezuela are scheduling long-delayed regional elections for December, though the apparent olive branch may never come to fruition, as a special assembly to...
May 23, 2017
AP Interview: Kofi Annan says Trump should talk to Iran
Former U.N. chief Kofi Annan said Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trump should reach out and talk to Iran, which by signing a nuclear deal with six major powers and re-electing President Hassan Rou...
May 23, 2017
Prosecutors: Investigator tried to get Trump tax details
A private investigator in Louisiana unsuccessfully tried to obtain President Donald Trump’s federal tax information through a government website, and “even sounded proud of what he had don...
May 23, 2017
Mark Zuckerberg, wife visit Massachusetts high school
QUINCY, Mass. - Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has visited the Massachusetts high school where his wife attended. The 33-year-old billionaire and his wife, Priscilla Chan, stopped by Quincy High School ...
May 23, 2017
Grieving father says nine-year-old son slipped on rock and drowned
WINNIPEG - The father of a nine-year old Winnipeg boy who died in Ontario’s Rushing River Provincial Park this weekend says his son slipped on a rock and drowned. Trevor Thomas tells CTV Winnipe...
May 23, 2017
Ottawa Fury down Toronto FC 2-1 in first leg of Voyageurs Cup semifinal
OTTAWA - No one was more shocked than Ottawa Fury coach Paul Dalglish. Ryan Williams and Sito Seoane scored second-half goals as Ottawa rallied to a 2-1 win on Tuesday in their first-ever meeting with...
May 23, 2017
Canadian band Broken Social Scene plays Manchester show one day after attack
MANCHESTER, United Kingdom - Canadian indie rock band Broken Social Scene has played the first show of their European tour in Manchester. The performance comes a day after a suicide bombing at an Aria...
May 23, 2017
Parole Board of Canada says release revoked for Edmonton hostage taker
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The Parole Board of Canada says a man who took nine people hostage at gunpoint in Edmonton will remain in custody for breaching the conditions of his parole, including using methamp...
May 23, 2017
Tom Cruise reveals 'Top Gun 2' to start filming soon
SYDNEY, Australia - The Danger Zone may have gotten old and dusty, but Tom Cruise says he’s about to fly back in. The 54-year-old actor says the long-discussed sequel to “Top Gun” is...
May 23, 2017