Author Archives:
Workers escorted away during Border Services probe at Vancouver horse track
VANCOUVER - Several people were removed form a Vancouver horse racing track this week as part of an investigation by the Canada Border Services Agency. Border services agents arrived at...
Aug 20, 2019
Australian court upholds cardinal's child sex convictions
MELBOURNE, Australia - An Australian court has upheld convictions against the most senior Catholic to be found guilty of children sex abuse. The Victoria state Court of Appeal by a 2-1 majority ruling...
Aug 20, 2019
Cowboys' Elliott won't face criminal charge in Vegas scuffle
LAS VEGAS - Dallas Cowboys star running back Ezekiel Elliott won't face criminal charges after scuffling with a music festival security guard in Las Vegas. Prosecutor Steve Wolfson said Tuesday the fi...
Aug 20, 2019
Henderson back to defend CP Women's Open title, 12-year-old Liu also in field
AURORA, Ont. - Brooke Henderson remembers being rather star-struck when she made her first appearance at the CP Women's Open. It's a feeling that fellow Canadian Michelle Liu is ex...
Aug 20, 2019
Trump acknowledges China polices may mean US economic pain
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump acknowledged Tuesday his aggressive China trade policies may mean economic pain for Americans but insisted they're needed for more important long-term benefits. He ...
Aug 20, 2019
LA Opera names lawyer to lead Placido Domingo investigation
SAN FRANCISCO - Los Angeles Opera said Tuesday it will immediately open a 'thorough and independent investigation' into allegations of sexual harassment against the opera star Placido Domingo, the com...
Aug 20, 2019
Larry King seeks divorce from seventh wife after 22 years
LOS ANGELES - Larry King has filed for divorce from his seventh wife, Shawn King, after 22 years. The 85-year-old talk show host filed a petition to end the marriage Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Co...
Aug 20, 2019
Philadelphia police commissioner resigning, mayor says
PHILADELPHIA - The mayor of Philadelphia says the police commissioner is resigning over new allegations of sexual harassment and racial and gender discrimination against others in the department. Mayo...
Aug 20, 2019
Kathleen Blanco, Louisiana's governor during Katrina, dies
BATON ROUGE, La. - Former Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco, who became the state's first female elected governor only to see her political career derailed by the devastation of Hurricane Katri...
Aug 20, 2019
Alberta to limit oil production to end of 2020 as pipeline delays persist
CALGARY - The Alberta government says some oil companies will have to limit their production until the end of 2020 as pipeline delays persist. Energy Minister Sonya Savage says the current l...
Aug 20, 2019