Category Archives: Canadian Press

Western Ontario's football program placing an emphasis on player safety
Winning is important to longtime football coach Greg Marshall, but not at the expense of player safety. Marshall has won plenty in the game. He captured the 1980 Hec Crighton Trophy as a running back ...
Mar 08, 2019
'It's all I know:' Canadian driver Robert Wickens says he will return to racing
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Robert Wickens says he will be in a race car again, saying it’s “all I know.” Sitting in a wheelchair and looking to be in good spirits, the Canadian driver ta...
Mar 08, 2019

Freeland thanks U.S. lawmakers for bipartisan support on Meng arrest
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland applauded Friday a bipartisan American political effort backing Canada in its fight with China over its detention of Huawei’s chief financial ...
Mar 08, 2019
Bill Shine resigns White House communications post
WASHINGTON - Former Fox News executive Bill Shine has resigned as White House communications director and has joined President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign as a senior adviser. White Hous...
Mar 08, 2019

Puerto Rico's Farruko pleads guilty to not declaring cash
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Puerto Rican singer Farruko has pleaded guilty to not declaring nearly $52,000 in cash discovered in his luggage and shoes when he arrived in the U.S. territory from the Domini...
Mar 08, 2019

Navy spy Jeffrey Delisle granted full parole: federal board
HALIFAX - Convicted spy Jeffrey Delisle, who sold Western military secrets to Russia, has been granted full parole. A decision from the Parole Board of Canada said it was satisfied that the risk posed...
Mar 08, 2019

Gilbert Rozon sex crime hearing draws protesters but accused doesn't show
MONTREAL - Protesters gathered outside the Montreal courthouse today for a scheduled appearance by Gilbert Rozon on sex crime charges, but the Just for Laughs founder never showed, choosing to be repr...
Mar 08, 2019
'Zorba the Greek' composer Theodorakis hospitalized
ATHENS, Greece - “Zorba the Greek” composer Mikis Theodorakis has undergone surgery in Athens to have a pacemaker installed. A hospital statement says Theodorakis, who is 94, had the opera...
Mar 08, 2019
Underage forward granted early entry into Ontario Hockey League draft
TORONTO - Shane Wright has become the sixth player to be admitted early entry into a Canadian Hockey League draft under the exceptional-player rule. The Ontario Hockey Federation announced Friday that...
Mar 08, 2019

House OKs election, ethics overhaul; Senate to slam door
WASHINGTON - Newly empowered House Democrats approved a centerpiece of their agenda Friday, a sweeping plan to reduce the role of big money in politics, ensure fair elections and strengthen ethics sta...
Mar 08, 2019