Category Archives: Canadian Press
Italy makes 12 vaccines mandatory for school-age children
MILAN - The Italian government on Friday made 12 vaccines mandatory for children attending school up to age 16 in an effort to combat what it characterizes as misinformation about vaccines. The new me...
May 19, 2017
Iowa man pleads guilty to killing 2 cops during ambushes
DES MOINES, Iowa - An Iowa man on Friday admitted to killing two Des Moines-area police officers who were ambushed as they sat in their patrol cars. Scott Michael Greene withdrew his not guilty plea a...
May 19, 2017
Canadian musical 'Come From Away' to launch North American tour in 2018
NEW YORK - Canadian musical “Come From Away” will embark on a North American tour beginning next year. The award-winning show will launch its tour at Seattle’s 5th Avenue Theatre in ...
May 19, 2017
Feds urge airlines to end bumping of passengers before law takes effect
MONTREAL - The federal transport minister is urging the country’s airlines to live up to the spirit of its passenger bill of rights legislation, even before it comes into force as expected next ...
May 19, 2017
Judge confirms Prince's 6 siblings as heirs to his estate
MINNEAPOLIS - A judge confirmed Prince’s six siblings to be his rightful heirs in a ruling released Friday, bringing them a big step closer to collecting their shares of the music legend’s...
May 19, 2017
No charges after police investigate case of badly injured muskrat in Ontario
HAMILTON - An investigation into a badly injured muskrat found in a diaper box by an Ontario lake has ended with no criminal charges laid. Ontario Provincial Police had been looking into the circumsta...
May 19, 2017
Referee Steinhaus promoted as 1st women in Bundesliga
FRANKFURT - Referee Bibiana Steinhaus has been promoted to the Bundesliga for next season and will be first women working games in Germany’s top division. In an interview published on the German...
May 19, 2017
Police department names new K-9 after Patriots' Gronkowski
ATHOL, Mass. - Gronk will soon be tracking down criminals, sniffing for drugs and acting as the furry face of a Massachusetts police department. No, not New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski. ...
May 19, 2017
Beach volleyball hopes ESPN draws Olympic fans
Beach volleyball has a new ally as it tries to grow from an Olympic phenomenon to an every-year attraction: ESPN. The sports network will broadcast the World Series of Beach Volleyball, an internation...
May 19, 2017
Maria Sharapova to enter Wimbledon qualifying tournament
LONDON - Maria Sharapova will play in the Wimbledon qualifying tournament. The 2004 champion at the All England Club, who returned last month from a 15-month doping ban, said Friday in a post on her w...
May 19, 2017