Category Archives: Canadian Press

MILWAUKEE - A former Milwaukee television reporter has reached a plea deal for punching a reporter from another station at a Brewers baseball game. Former WITI-TV reporter Adair “A.J.” Bay...

MEREDITH, N.H. - A life-size bronze statue of a red-haired, freckle-faced Archie is now greeting visitors at a New Hampshire town in honour of a local man who drew the comic book character and his gro...

CALGARY - When Courtney Kessel was named head coach of the Toronto Furies, general manager Sami Jo Small says she received Twitter messages asking her why she hired Phil Kessel’s sister. So to c...

TORONTO - Kate Van Buskirk turned down a chance to race the 5,000 metres at the 2015 Pan American Games in her hometown. Instead, she flew to Europe to chase the Olympic standard in the 1,500 metres a...

NEW YORK - Samsung’s new smartphone illustrates the limits of innovation at a time when hardware advances have slowed. The new phone, the Galaxy Note 9, will be faster and will last longer witho...

NEW YORK - Demi Lovato has cancelled the rest of her fall tour to focus on her recovery. The singer was scheduled to perform in Mexico in September and in South America in November, but announced Thur...

TORONTO - Former inmates and their supporters planned to use Prisoners Justice Day on Friday to renew a push for a memorial at the now defunct Kingston Prison for Women. The infamous penitentiary in K...

WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister said government culture has to change after a study showed hundreds of civil servants experienced sexual harassment while working but most did not report it...

HALIFAX - A Halifax judge has rebuked the Nova Scotia government, waiving its solicitor-client privilege with a former Crown lawyer who is planning to sue the province and its premier for constructive...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - State and federal officials are asking Exxon Mobil to pay more than $1.8 million in compensation for a 2013 oil spill in Arkansas. The state Game and Fish Commission proposed the s...