Category Archives: Canadian Press
Actor says he feared speaking out about Argento assault
LOS ANGELES - A young actor who alleged in legal documents that Italian actress and filmmaker Asia Argento sexually assaulted him when he was 17 said Wednesday that his trauma resurfaced when Argento ...
Aug 22, 2018
Lost Jagger-Simon duet found after more than 45 years
LONDON - A lost Mick Jagger duet with Carly Simon has been found more than 45 years after it was first recorded. The song, apparently never heard in public, appears to have been recorded in 1972 and w...
Aug 22, 2018
Convicted Canadian spy who sold secrets to Russia granted day parole
DORCHESTER, N.B. - A former Canadian naval intelligence officer convicted of spying for Russia has been granted day parole and could be living in a halfway house this fall, the Parole Board of Canada ...
Aug 22, 2018
B.C. works to safeguard livestock during another tough wildfire season
VICTORIA - British Columbia’s agriculture minister says critical lessons learned from last year’s wildfires that had ranchers and producers suffering devastating losses will help save anim...
Aug 22, 2018
Nova Scotia man fighting perception he is sex offender who has the same name
TRURO, N.S. - A Nova Scotia contractor who shares the exact name of a recently released sexual predator says it has created a case of mistaken identity that is costing him business. In an interview We...
Aug 22, 2018
Ontario cities face tight timelines for 'opting out' of hosting cannabis shops
OTTAWA - With just weeks before legalization of cannabis for recreational use takes effect across Canada, municipalities are raising concerns over how pot sales will be regulated and who will foot the...
Aug 22, 2018
One dead, one injured in Kitchener, Ont., house explosion: police
KITCHENER, Ont. - A woman was killed and a man was airlifted to hospital after an explosion destroyed a home and started a fire in Kitchener, Ont., early Wednesday, authorities said as they worked to ...
Aug 22, 2018
'It's the right time:' Humboldt Broncos president steps down from executive
HUMBOLDT, Sask. - The man who became the public face of the Humboldt Broncos in the days after the Saskatchewan junior hockey team’s bus crashed in April has stepped down as president of the org...
Aug 22, 2018
Key decision coming in battle over Greater Toronto Area real estate data
TORONTO - The end might be near for a seven-year battle that has kept the public from easily finding sales data for homes in the Greater Toronto Area. The Supreme Court of Canada said it will announce...
Aug 22, 2018
Canada's Friesen in field as NASCAR Truck Series comes north for playoff race
Canada’s Stewart Friesen has made big strides since adding full-time racing duties in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series to his already busy calendar. His next stop on the circuit will be a p...
Aug 22, 2018