Category Archives: Canadian Press
'Hamilton' exhibit to debut in Chicago this fall
CHICAGO - Lin-Manuel Miranda and the producers of his hit Broadway musical “Hamilton” are bringing an exhibit to Chicago about the musical’s Founding Father namesake. “Hamilton...
May 07, 2018
Waffle House hero raises more than $225,000 for victims
NASHVILLE - A man being hailed as a hero for wrestling an assault-style rifle away from a gunman at a Tennessee Waffle House has raised more than a quarter of a million dollars for the victims. James ...
May 07, 2018
Syria's Kurds put IS on trial with focus on reconciliation
QAMISHLI, Syria - The “Defence of the People” Court is an almost intimate place. Three judges - two men and a woman - sat behind a large desk. The defendant, a former Islamic State group f...
May 07, 2018
Military eyes child sex-assault solution without Congress
WASHINGTON - U.S. military officials have sought to ward off congressional efforts to address child-on-child sexual assaults on bases, even as they disclose that the problem is larger than previously ...
May 07, 2018
From prison to politics: Chelsea Manning runs for US Senate
NORTH BETHESDA, Md. - Chelsea Manning is no longer living as a transgender woman in a male military prison, serving the lengthiest sentence ever for revealing U.S. government secrets. She’s free...
May 07, 2018
Iranians say uncertainty over nuclear deal is bringing fear
TEHRAN, Iran - On the streets of Tehran, every day seems to bring more worry and fear ahead of President Donald Trump’s decision this week on whether to pull America out of the nuclear deal with...
May 07, 2018
Mom of Waffle House victim receives diploma at commencement
NASHVILLE - A woman whose daughter was fatally shot at a Nashville Waffle House has accepted her diploma during a commencement ceremony. News outlets report Shirl Baker received a standing ovation as ...
May 07, 2018
Cannes: Bruce Willis to play famed Tyson trainer Cus D'Amato
CANNES, France - Bruce Willis has signed on to play famed boxing trainer Cus D’Amato in a film titled “Cornerman.” The project was announced Monday at the Cannes Film Festival, where...
May 07, 2018
Med school beckons, Calgary Stampeders quarterback Andrew Buckley retires
CALGARY - Playing football and following his parents into medicine were Andrew Buckley’s childhood passions. Two years into his pro football career with the Calgary Stampeders, the 24-year-old q...
May 07, 2018
Crown drops sex assault charge against cabbie, saying conviction not realistic
HALIFAX - A sexual assault charge against a Halifax taxi driver has been dropped, after the Crown said there was no realistic prospect of conviction. Farset Mohammad's judge-alone trial, in relation t...
May 07, 2018