Category Archives: Canadian Press
Sons of Apollo Creed and Ivan Drago face off in 'Creed II'
LOS ANGELES - The sons of Apollo Creed and Ivan Drago will pick up where their fathers left off more than 30 years ago. MGM and Warner Bros. Pictures on Wednesday released the first trailer for “...
Jun 20, 2018
Apple signs deal with Sesame Workshop for kids' shows
LOS ANGELES - Apple is getting into business with the prestigious Sesame Workshop. Apple said Wednesday it has given a multiple-series order to the non-profit organization. The shows will be part of a...
Jun 20, 2018
Police: Thief tried paying waitress with her own stolen card
PINE BLUFF, Ark. - Authorities say an Arkansas thief got his just deserts when he tried to pay for a meal using the waitress’ stolen credit card. Police spokesman Lt. David De Foor said in a new...
Jun 20, 2018
Inquest into homeless man's death in Toronto recommends increased social services
TORONTO - An inquest examining the systemic factors that caused a homeless man to die in a fire while seeking shelter from the cold has recommended social supports be more accessible to those in need....
Jun 20, 2018
Vancouver Island's 'tectonic dance' revealed by hundreds of tiny tremors
VICTORIA - Hundreds of tiny tremors, felt only by sensitive monitors, have shivered under southern Vancouver Island in the last 48 hours, leading one scientist to predict they may signal what he calls...
Jun 20, 2018
Trump's claims Canadians smuggle shoes to avoid tariffs 'laughable,' experts say
U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim Canadians are smuggling shoes across the border to avoid “massive” tariffs on American goods doesn’t make sense, experts say. “It̵...
Jun 20, 2018
Liberal government announces six member pharmacare advisory council
OTTAWA - The Liberal government has unveiled a six-member advisory council that will consult Canadians and inform plans for a national pharmacare program - but it offered few details on the process We...
Jun 20, 2018
Human tableau re-creates 1919 painting depicting effects of mustard gas
CALGARY - A 1919 painting depicting the impact of mustard gas on soldiers fighting in the First World War is being re-created as a human tableau. The original painting “Gassed” by American...
Jun 20, 2018
Council of Europe asks Russia to release jailed filmmaker
MOSCOW - The head of Europe’s human rights body is calling on Russia to release an imprisoned Ukrainian filmmaker who has been on hunger strike for a month. Thorbjorn Jagland, secretary of the C...
Jun 20, 2018
Film starring Kevin Spacey to be released in August
NEW YORK - Kevin Spacey was erased from “All the Money in the World” and booted from “House of Cards,” but a movie starring the disgraced actor is going forward with a summer r...
Jun 20, 2018