Category Archives: Canadian Press
'Downton Abbey' movie to shoot this summer
NEW YORK - Three years after going off the air, “Downton Abbey” is coming back as a movie. Focus Features said Friday that it will this summer begin production on a “Downton” f...
Jul 13, 2018
Canadian Gabriela Dabrowski and Yifan Xu of China ousted in Wimbledon semis
LONDON - Gabriela Dabrowski’s run at Wimbledon is over. The Canadian and partner Yifan Xu of China, seeded sixth, lost 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 to No. 12 seeds Nicole Melichar of the U.S., and Kveta Peschk...
Jul 13, 2018
New Cyclone helicopter takes to the skies before first international deployment
HALIFAX - Two CH-148 Cyclones soared over Halifax harbour on Friday, marking a critical step in the oft-delayed rollout of the Canadian military’s fleet of new maritime helicopters. The state-of...
Jul 13, 2018
Roy Moore says he's among political figures duped by TV show
GADSDEN, Ala. - Defeated Senate candidate Roy Moore is talking about a defamation suit after discovering that he too was duped by actor Sacha Baron Cohen for his upcoming television series. In a state...
Jul 13, 2018
Supreme Court affirms privacy protections in tobacco health data case
OTTAWA - British Columbia does not have to give a tobacco company access to detailed provincial health databases to help it mount a defence in a multibillion-dollar damages trial, the Supreme Court of...
Jul 13, 2018
Trash talk expected as Whitecaps battle former teammates in D.C.
VANCOUVER - All friendships will be left on the sidelines this weekend when the Vancouver Whitecaps take the pitch in Washington against D.C. United. Vancouver defender Sean Franklin expects to hear a...
Jul 13, 2018
Papa John's starts pulling founder's image from marketing
NEW YORK - Papa John’s, which has featured founder John Schnatter as a spokesman in logos and TV ads, has begun pulling his image from its marketing and pledged to assess its diversity practices...
Jul 13, 2018
How to qualify Canada for the World Cup. Start early, have fun and share info
TORONTO - Once again Canada is watching the World Cup from the sidelines. The Canadian men, currently ranked 79th in the world, have qualified just once for the World Cup, in 1986 when they lost to Fr...
Jul 13, 2018
Analysis: Iran role in Syria key item at Trump-Putin summit
BEIRUT - When President Donald Trump meets Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Monday, the Syrian conflict will be one of the most immediately pressing issues on a wide-ranging and colorful agenda. As fi...
Jul 13, 2018
Kids fleeing Venezuela left hungry, sick and even abandoned
CUCUTA, Colombia - On a recent humid evening in the Colombian border city of Cucuta, a Venezuelan woman wrapped her newborn daughter in a pale yellow blanket and left her with a note alongside a car p...
Jul 13, 2018