Category Archives: Canadian Press
IRS recalling 46,000 workers to handle taxes
WASHINGTON - The Internal Revenue Service is recalling about 46,000 of its employees furloughed by the government shutdown - nearly 60 per cent of its workforce - to handle tax returns and pay out ref...
Jan 15, 2019
Bruce Springsteen surprises Irish pub patrons in Boston
BOSTON - Bruce Springsteen made an unexpected visit to a Boston pub last week. Tommy McCarthy, owner of The Bebop, says Springsteen walked into the bar with his wife and another woman to spend some ti...
Jan 15, 2019
Drug trafficker tells of bribe to ex-president of Mexico
NEW YORK - A Colombian drug trafficker testified Tuesday that Mexican cartel leader Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman boasted about paying a $100 million bribe to the former president of Mexico to...
Jan 15, 2019
Bouchard back? Former Wimbledon finalist is in form ahead of Serena showdown
It can be easy to forget that Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard may very well have a long and fruitful tennis career ahead of her. A seemingly endless slump sent her tumbling down the rankings but there...
Jan 15, 2019
Q&A: 'Free Solo' directors on the climbing movie's palm-sweating Imax debut
TORONTO - Willingly hanging onto the edge of a massive cliff without a safety harness might seem like sheer insanity, but for free climber Alex Honnold it’s merely what gets his adrenaline pumpi...
Jan 15, 2019
Mother of newborn apprehended in Winnipeg hopeful reunion will happen soon
WINNIPEG - A mother seen crying in social media videos as her newborn baby was taken from her in hospital says she is hopeful the child will be reunited with family soon. The mother says she had made ...
Jan 15, 2019
Las Vegas home of mobster portrayed in 'Casino' is for sale
LAS VEGAS - The Las Vegas home of legendary Chicago mob enforcer Tony “The Ant” Spilotro is for sale. Spilotro, who was portrayed by Joe Pesci in the 1995 film “Casino,” and hi...
Jan 15, 2019
Canucks rookie Elias Pettersson 'day-to-day' with knee injury: coach
Vancouver Canucks coach Travis Green says he’s not ruling out the possibility of Elias Pettersson returning to the lineup on Wednesday. The star rookie has missed three games after suffering a k...
Jan 15, 2019
Murphy on Gardiner boos: 'When you're losing, that's just the way it works'
TORONTO - Larry Murphy knows what it’s like to hear the boos raining down from Maple Leafs fans. The Hall of Fame defenceman was mercilessly jeered by Toronto crowds during the lost 1996-97 seas...
Jan 15, 2019
Quebec entertainer Eric Salvail charged with sexual assault, confinement, harassment
MONTREAL - A well-known Quebec entertainer is facing criminal harassment, forcible confinement and sexual assault charges stemming from incidents alleged to have occurred almost 26 years ago. The Crow...
Jan 15, 2019