Category Archives: Canadian Press
Canadian international teenager Liam Millar scores winner for Kilmarnock
PAISLEY, Scotland - Canadian international Liam Millar’s late goal gave Kilmarnock a 1-0 win over St. Mirren in Scottish Premiership play Monday. The 19-year-old from Brampton, Ont., on loan fro...
Mar 11, 2019
MMA fighter Conor McGregor arrested in South Florida
MIAMI - Mixed martial artist and boxer Conor McGregor has been arrested in South Florida for stealing the cellphone of someone who was trying to take his photo, authorities said. According to a Miami ...
Mar 11, 2019
Police commissioner confirmed for Baltimore's troubled force
BALTIMORE - The Baltimore City Council voted unanimously Monday to confirm Michael Harrison as the city’s new police commissioner, formally putting him in command of a deeply troubled police for...
Mar 11, 2019
Creditor protection given to cigarette maker suspends order to pay billions to victims
MONTREAL - The Quebec Council on Tobacco and Health said Monday that smokers who won a recent court victory are being denied justice after an Ontario judge granted cigarette maker JTI-Macdonald Corp. ...
Mar 11, 2019
Google paid former exec $35 million after harassment claim
SAN FRANCISCO - Google paid former search executive Amit Singhal $35 million in an exit package when he was reportedly forced to resign after a sexual assault investigation, according to court documen...
Mar 11, 2019
Drive to ratify new North American trade deal gets lift from U.S. TV exposure
OTTAWA - The push for the speedy passage of the new NAFTA is getting a boost from a big advertising campaign in the United States. An alliance of U.S. companies, trade associations and lobbyists launc...
Mar 11, 2019
Quinn Hughes an important part of Canucks bright, young future: Benning
Vancouver general manager Jim Benning expects recently signed defenceman Quinn Hughes to be a big part of the Canucks future. For now, though, he just wants the 19-year-old to get a taste of the NHL. ...
Mar 11, 2019
CFL, CFLPA meet in first collective bargaining session in Toronto
TORONTO - For Jeff Keeping and the CFL Players’ Association, it was a good opening day. The players and CFL held their first collective bargaining session Monday. The two sides are scheduled to ...
Mar 11, 2019
Crown, attorney general to appeal mosque gunman Alexandre Bissonnette's sentence
MONTREAL - Quebec’s Crown prosecutors’ office and the provincial attorney general will appeal the sentence handed down to the gunman who killed six worshippers in a Quebec City mosque in J...
Mar 11, 2019
Chance the Rapper marries longtime girlfriend
LOS ANGELES - Chance the Rapper tied the knot with his longtime girlfriend in a star-studded ceremony. The Chicago-based rapper posted several photos of him and Kirsten Corley on his Instagram and Twi...
Mar 11, 2019