Category Archives: Canadian Press
Rome opera hires Gatti, who lost job over #metoo allegations
Rome’s opera house on Friday defended hiring conductor Daniele Gatti, who was fired by an Amsterdam-based orchestra last summer over sexual misconduct allegations. Teatro dell’Opera di Rom...
Dec 07, 2018
UN says civilian casualties in Yemen average 123 per week
RIMBO, Sweden - The United Nations’ refugee agency said Friday there were nearly 1,500 civilian casualties in Yemen from August through October, the latest grim tally to emerge from a four-year ...
Dec 07, 2018
US: Trump lawyer met Russian offering 'political synergy'
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen, was in touch as far back as 2015 with a Russian who offered “political synergy” with the Trump election campaign, ...
Dec 07, 2018
France girds for weekend protests, fearing more violence
PARIS - Anticipating a fourth straight weekend of violent protests, France on Friday mobilized armoured vehicles and thousands of police, cordoned off Paris’ broad boulevards and made plans to s...
Dec 07, 2018
Heather Nauert likely to be quizzed on her diplomatic resume
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump’s pick to be America’s ambassador at the United Nations is likely to face questions about her thin diplomatic resume during an upcoming Senate confirmat...
Dec 07, 2018
Factory worker gets 5 years for putting glass shards in cups
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - A Kentucky man caught placing glass shards into shipments of plastic foam cups to fast-food restaurants has been sentenced to five years in prison. A statement from U.S. Attorney ...
Dec 07, 2018
Lamar leads Grammy noms, where women make a comeback
NEW YORK - The music of “Black Panther,” with Kendrick Lamar in its starring role, officially owns the 2019 Grammy Awards, where women are heavily represented in the major four categories ...
Dec 07, 2018
Hopkins: website error blocked sexual misconduct complaints
BALTIMORE - Johns Hopkins University says a website error stopped 18 sexual misconduct complaints filed online from reaching its Title IX office since 2016. The Baltimore Sun reports frustration is gr...
Dec 07, 2018
Disputed House race puts spotlight on 'ballot harvesting'
HELENA, Mont. - An investigation into whether political operatives in North Carolina illegally collected and possibly stole absentee ballots in a still-undecided congressional race has drawn attention...
Dec 07, 2018
Lawyer: Trump resort hired undocumented workers
NEW YORK - Two women who cleaned rooms set aside for President Donald Trump at one of his golf resorts in New Jersey say they used false papers to get hired, their supervisors knew it and that many em...
Dec 07, 2018