Category Archives: Canadian Press
Dobson scores winner, Canadians down Swiss 3-2 at world juniors
VANCOUVER - MacKenzie Entwistle may be the 13th forward on Canada’s junior hockey team, but the 19-year-old right-winger isn’t concerned about his spot in the lineup. “I don’t ...
Dec 27, 2018
Forest Whitaker files for divorce from Keisha Nash-Whitaker
LOS ANGELES - Forest Whitaker has filed for divorce from his wife of 22 years, Keisha Nash-Whitaker. The 57-year-old “Black Panther” actor cites irreconcilable differences in the divorce f...
Dec 27, 2018
Franklin attorney: $3 million in back taxes paid to IRS
DETROIT - Aretha Franklin’s estate has paid at least $3 million in back taxes to the IRS since her death in August, an attorney for the late Queen of Soul’s estate said Thursday. The estat...
Dec 27, 2018
Police north of Toronto charge 59-year-old man with historical sex offences
PORT COLBORNE, Ont. - York Regional Police in Ontario have charged a 59-year-old man with historical sex offences allegedly involving two children. Police say Richard Rose of Port Colborne, Ont., was ...
Dec 27, 2018
Bemstrom scores twice to lead Sweden past Slovakia 5-2 at world juniors
VICTORIA - Emil Bemstrom scored twice, including the eventual winner, as Sweden topped Slovakia 5-2 at the world junior hockey championship on Thursday. Erik Brannstrom, Lucas Elvenes and Isac Lundest...
Dec 27, 2018
Work still to be done after Canada's 14-0 world junior hockey win: coach
VANCOUVER - A catchy tune by rapper Pitbull may be stuck in the heads of many Canadians after it was played 14 times in the country’s first win at this year’s world junior hockey champions...
Dec 27, 2018
As nasty 2019 campaign looms, Polievre rejoices in agitating Liberal front bench
OTTAWA - Longtime Conservative MP and finance critic Pierre Poilievre heads toward the 2019 federal election as one of his party’s chief agitators, relishing the task of getting under the skins ...
Dec 27, 2018
'The Voice' finale helps NBC to weekly ratings win
LOS ANGELES - The season finale of NBC’s “The Voice” helped boost the network to a weekly ratings win. According to Nielsen figures out Thursday, nearly 10 million viewers saw 16-yea...
Dec 27, 2018
Florida toddler injured after crashing motorcycle into fence
MIAMI - Authorities say a Florida toddler was seriously injured after crashing her father’s three-wheel motorcycle into a fence. The Miami Herald reports that the crash occurred Wednesday evenin...
Dec 27, 2018
Clarification: Police Standoff-Cookies and Carols story
POTTSTOWN, Pa. - In some versions of a story Dec. 27, The Associated Press reported that a Pennsylvania police department relied on a song by Bing Crosby to end a Christmas standoff. The story should ...
Dec 27, 2018