Category Archives: Canadian Press
Keino says charges against him dropped, has been released
NAIROBI, Kenya - Running great Kip Keino said Friday that charges against him in a Kenyan Olympic corruption case have been dropped and he has been released. The honorary IOC member tells The Associat...
Oct 19, 2018
Stadium vendor seen in pizza spitting video pleads guilty
DETROIT - A young man who was fired from his job as a food vendor at the Detroit Tigers’ home stadium after video surfaced showing him spitting on a pizza has pleaded guilty in the case. Court r...
Oct 19, 2018
Endorsements in municipal races a double-edged sword, observers say
If red, orange and blue were the dominant colours of Ontario’s last political season, anything goes this time around. Municipal elections project their professed neutrality with an array of brig...
Oct 19, 2018
New trial ordered for cop acquitted of sexually assaulting intoxicated woman
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - A new trial has been ordered in the high-profile case of a Newfoundland police officer acquitted of sexually assaulting an intoxicated woman he drove home from a bar while on ...
Oct 19, 2018
Ex-Interpol leader's wife: "Everybody in China is at risk"
LYON, France - The wife of the former Interpol president who is being detained in China on bribery charges says she’s been contacted by Chinese diplomats, who have told her they’re holding...
Oct 19, 2018
Campus brawl leads to charge against Saskatchewan university football player
REGINA - A player with the University of Regina Rams football squad has been suspended from all team activities after he was charged with assault causing bodily harm following a brawl outside a campus...
Oct 19, 2018
Final report on 2017-18 spending shows $19-billion federal deficit last year
OTTAWA - The red ink on the federal government’s budget showed no signs of fading as the annual financial report card revealed a $19-billion deficit for the second straight fiscal year. Expenses...
Oct 19, 2018
Feds dead set against 'ridiculous' quotas to replace steel, aluminum tariffs
WASHINGTON - Canada is not about to agree to quotas or other limits on its exports in order to get the United States to lift punishing tariffs on steel and aluminum, says a source close to the ongoing...
Oct 19, 2018
Cardi B hands out free winter coats in New York
NEW YORK - Hundreds of people have lined up in New York City as rapper Cardi B handed out free winter coats. The Bronx-born rapper met with residents and fans on Thursday evening at the Marlboro House...
Oct 19, 2018
Here's a list of September inflation rates for selected Canadian cities
OTTAWA - Canada’s national annual inflation rate was 2.2 per cent in September, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may have fluct...
Oct 19, 2018