Category Archives: Canadian Press
Hungary: 'Porgy and Bess' cast asked to be African American
BUDAPEST, Hungary - The Hungarian State Opera has asked the Hungarian cast members in its production of “Porgy and Bess” to self-identify as African American. The opera’s decision to...
Apr 09, 2019
Police: Man buys $8 million island then steals from Kmart
KEY WEST, Fla. - A man who had just bought an $8 million island off of Key West was arrested Saturday for participating in what police described as a scheme to steal $300 in household items from Kmart...
Apr 09, 2019
Centre Eric Moreland returns to Toronto Raptors
MINNEAPOLIS - The Toronto Raptors have signed centre Eric Moreland. The six-foot-10, 240-pound Moreland is back for a second go-around with the Raptors. He signed a 10-day contract with the team on Ma...
Apr 09, 2019
Toronto Wolfpack make Hakim Miloudi loan deal with Hull a permanent move
TORONTO - The Toronto Wolfpack have turned French international back Hakim Miloudi’s loan deal into a permanent move. The transatlantic rugby league team picked up the 25-year-old last week on l...
Apr 09, 2019
Equifax fell short of privacy obligations to Canadians, says privacy commissioner
Equifax contravened Canada’s privacy law and fell short of its obligations to Canadians during and after a global data breach in 2017, federal privacy commissioner Daniel Therrien said Tuesday. ...
Apr 09, 2019
3rd juvenile charged in fire at American Shakespeare Theatre
STRATFORD, Conn. - Police say a third juvenile has been charged in connection with a fire in January that destroyed a long-closed Connecticut theatre where Katharine Hepburn, Christopher Plummer, Jame...
Apr 09, 2019
25 years later, TCM still abides (so movie lovers pray)
NEW YORK - There is always an asteroid, real or imagined, bearing down on Turner Classic Movies . Fears that something might befall the commercial-less bastion of classic Hollywood films aren’t ...
Apr 09, 2019
Trump: Not looking to reinstate family separation policy
WASHINGTON - Facing bipartisan pushback to his immigration shake-up, President Donald Trump said Tuesday he’s not looking to revive the much-criticized practice of separating migrant children fr...
Apr 09, 2019
Quebecor to scramble TVA Sports signal to Bell subscribers for playoff hockey
MONTREAL - Quebecor says it will follow through with its threat to scramble the signal of its TVA Sports channel for television subscribers of its competitor, Bell. The action will start Wednesday nig...
Apr 09, 2019
Alberta's Notley urges senators to toss tanker ban bill 'in the garbage'
CALGARY - Alberta’s two political heavyweights have renewed their challenge to Ottawa over legislation they call a gut punch to the province’s oil industry. NDP Leader Rachel Notley and Ja...
Apr 09, 2019