Category Archives: Canadian Press
Sen. Birch Bayh, author of Title IX law, dies at age 91
INDIANAPOLIS - Former U.S. Sen. Birch Bayh, who championed the Title IX federal law banning discrimination against women in college admissions and sports, died at his home Thursday at age 91. Bayh was...
Mar 14, 2019
Jussie Smollett pleads not guilty to lying about attack
CHICAGO - “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges accusing him of lying to the police about being the victim of a racist and homophobic attack in downtown Chi...
Mar 14, 2019
Singer Pink adopts pup named Nash while on tour in Tennessee
NASHVILLE - The pop star Pink added another member to her family this week when she adopted a puppy while in Tennessee on her “Beautiful Trauma” tour. The Tennessean reports the pup has be...
Mar 14, 2019
Netflix says Lac-Megantic footage will be removed from 'Bird Box' movie
OTTAWA - After initially refusing, Netflix has agreed to remove images of the 2013 Lac-Megantic disaster from its blockbuster film, “Bird Box.” “Netflix and the filmmakers of ‘...
Mar 14, 2019
Wolves prove resilient, but proposal could curtail expansion
BILLINGS, Mont. - A proposal to strip grey wolves of their remaining federal protections could curtail their rapid expansion across vast swaths of the U.S. West and Great Lakes, yet the predators alre...
Mar 14, 2019
3 Saudi women activists receive PEN Freedom to Write Award
NEW YORK - Three Saudi women’s rights activists whose arrests last year have been condemned worldwide are being honoured by PEN America. Nouf Abdulaziz, Loujain al-Hathloul and Eman al-Nafjan ha...
Mar 14, 2019
O'Rourke begins 2020 bid with big crowds, centrist message
BURLINGTON, Iowa - Democrat Beto O’Rourke jumped into the 2020 presidential race Thursday, shaking up the already packed field and pledging to win over voters from across the political spectrum ...
Mar 14, 2019
Goat elected as honorary mayor sworn in for first term
FAIR HAVEN, Vt. - The new honorary mayor of Fair Haven, Vermont - a 3-year-old goat named Lincoln - was officially sworn into office this week. Lincoln was dressed in a sash reading “Mayor”...
Mar 14, 2019
In the news today, March 14
Four stories in the news for Thursday, March 14 --- TORONTO MAN LATEST CANADIAN VICTIM ID’D IN PLANE CRASH A 72-year-old Toronto man was the latest Canadian victim identified after a plane crash...
Mar 14, 2019
Indigenous guardians sound alarm about climate change impacts in Canada
VANCOUVER - Growing up in a small, remote First Nations community in northwestern British Columbia, Jarett Quock found he faced racism and stereotypes from non-Indigenous people whenever he left the r...
Mar 14, 2019