Category Archives: Canadian Press
Olivia Munn thanks support from outside 'Predator' family
LOS ANGELES - Despite knowing she could be facing a big backlash, actress Olivia Munn nonetheless blew the whistle on a fellow actor after she learned he was a registered sex offender. Her actions - a...
Sep 13, 2018
Political commentator Schmidt joins Showtime's 'The Circus'
NEW YORK - Political commentator Steve Schmidt says he’ll take some inspiration from former NFL players who become television analysts when he starts appearing on Showtime’s “The Cir...
Sep 13, 2018
It's been a great start to '18 NFL season for Canadian Duvernay-Tardif
It was the perfect season opener for Canadian Laurent Duvernay-Tardif. The 27-year-old offensive guard kicked off the 2018 NFL campaign by helping Kansas City earn a 38-28 road win over the Los Angele...
Sep 13, 2018
Interspecies friendship blooms as young narwhal swims with St. Lawrence belugas
MONTREAL - With its dark grey skin and prominent tusk, the young narwhal stands out from the pod of snowy white belugas it has joined in the St. Lawrence River, some 1,000 kilometres from home. But ag...
Sep 13, 2018
Medical pot users will seek 'alternative' sources if post office can't deliver
OTTAWA - Canada’s largest licensed producer of medical marijuana says a work stoppage at Canada Post could leave many of its customers without their medications, resulting in some looking for un...
Sep 13, 2018
Meeting hears more rolling stock, staff, track, will void grain shipment snags
SASKATOON - They’re not guaranteeing improved grain transportation by this winter, but Canada’s two biggest railways say they believe new locomotives, hopper cars and extra staff will make...
Sep 13, 2018
Booming sales for Woodward's 'Fear,' Trump presidency book
NEW YORK - Bob Woodward’s “Fear” is spreading quickly. Woodward’s account of a dysfunctional Trump White House has already sold more than 750,000 copies, Simon & Schuster a...
Sep 13, 2018
Airport fracas charge against singer Gretchen Wilson dropped
ENFIELD, Conn. - Country singer Gretchen Wilson has agreed to donate $500 to charity to settle a criminal charge related to a disturbance at a Connecticut airport last month. The Grammy-winning “...
Sep 13, 2018
Quarterback Johnny Manziel back at practice and wondering why he's not playing
MONTREAL - A healthy Johnny Manziel is wondering why he’s not starting for the Montreal Alouettes. The Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback returned to practice on Thursday and set the cat among t...
Sep 13, 2018
More Canadian university and college campuses going smoke-free: report
TORONTO - A growing number of university and college campuses across the country are now fully smoke-free - both indoors and out, says a report by the Canadian Cancer Society released Thursday. The re...
Sep 13, 2018