Category Archives: Canadian Press
Oscar nominations skip Cooper for director, Mr. Rogers doc
LOS ANGELES - The rollercoaster of the 2019 awards season continued Tuesday with a batch of Oscar nominations that few could have predicted. Sure, there were some shoo-ins that made it, like “Bl...
Jan 22, 2019
Singer who won rights case against comedian exits social media following threats
MONTREAL - A singer embroiled in a legal battle with a Quebec comedian says he is shutting down his social media accounts after receiving “a significant number of hate messages,” including...
Jan 22, 2019
Feds target low-income seniors with tax mailings to boost benefit take-up
OTTAWA - Seniors’ mailboxes will be blitzed in the coming weeks with federal reminders to file their taxes on time as part of a government bid to get more low-income seniors into an old age bene...
Jan 22, 2019
Ice proves an unlikely challenge for top figure skaters after N.B. storm
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - Some of Canada’s top figure skaters were stranded in New Brunswick by weather this week, scrambling to find a way home and suffering some less-than-graceful routines on the ic...
Jan 22, 2019
Netflix apologizes to Lac-Megantic for using rail disaster footage in 'Bird Box'
MONTREAL - Netflix is apologizing to the people of Lac-Megantic after actual footage of the 2013 rail disaster that devastated the town was used in dramas on the streaming service. The company says it...
Jan 22, 2019
Fox News host Bret Baier, family survive motor vehicle crash
Fox News host Bret Baier and his family survived a motor vehicle crash in Montana after the television anchor’s sport-utility vehicle slid on an icy road, collided with a pickup truck and turned...
Jan 22, 2019
Winnipeg Blue Bombers sign OL Michael Couture to contract extension
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers signed Canadian offensive lineman Michael Couture to a one-year extension Tuesday. The six-foot-four, 295-pound native of Burnaby, B.C., was scheduled to become a free agent ...
Jan 22, 2019
Kevin Gilmore takes over for Joey Saputo as president of Montreal Impact
Montreal Impact owner Joey Saputo is stepping down as president of the MLS club, handing those duties to Kevin Gilmore. A 54-year-old Saguenay, Que. native, Gilmore has worked in executive roles with ...
Jan 22, 2019
Canada missing Milos Raonic, Vasek Pospisil for Davis Cup tie in Slovakia
MONTREAL - Canada will be short-handed for a Davis Cup qualifier in Slovakia next month. Milos Raonic is not on the list of players to represent Canada in the clay-court tie Feb. 1-2. The Thornhill, O...
Jan 22, 2019
Italy senator apologizes for tweet citing anti-Semitic text
MILAN - A senator with Italy’s governing 5-Star Movement has apologized for a tweet citing a century-old anti-Semitic conspiracy theory, which he later deleted. Elio Lannutti came under fire aft...
Jan 22, 2019