Category Archives: Canadian Press
Toronto Arrows forwards Mike Sheppard, Peter Milazzo make MLR team of the week
Toronto Arrows forwards Mike Sheppard and Peter Milazzo have been named to Major League Rugby’s First XV for Week 6. The Glendale Raptors, who blanked the Arrows 22-0 in the Colorado chill, won ...
Mar 05, 2019
Parents of teen killed in Winnipeg home invasion came to Canada for better life
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba politician says the parents of a teenager killed during a random home invasion came to the province looking for the Canadian dream - a better life for their only child. “Wh...
Mar 05, 2019
Canadian RJ Barrett nominated for NCAA top shooting guard honour
DURHAM, N.C. - Duke freshman RJ Barrett has been named one of five finalists for the 2019 Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award. The native of Mississauga, Ont., entered Tuesday’s action a...
Mar 05, 2019
Lawsuit on 'takeover' of Miss America pageant is withdrawn
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - A lawsuit claiming “an illegal and bad-faith takeover” of the Miss America Organization was withdrawn Monday for financial reasons, with the pageant responding it pro...
Mar 05, 2019

Hello Kitty to make her big screen debut
NEW YORK - Hello Kitty might not have a mouth but she’s got a movie deal. Warner Bros.’ New Line Cinema announced Tuesday that it has acquired film rights to Hello Kitty from the Japanese ...
Mar 05, 2019
Ex-police officer charged with planting gun near injured man
BALTIMORE - A retired Baltimore police sergeant is charged with planting a pellet gun at the scene of an arrest and telling another officer who is currently behind bars for corruption to lie about the...
Mar 05, 2019
Teacher wins $10K for reading fine print in insurance policy
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - A Florida travel insurance company has awarded a Georgia high school teacher $10,000 for reading the fine print in a policy she recently purchased. A Squaremouth statement says ...
Mar 05, 2019
Legal battle involving Ont. govt, Rob Ford and his sister's ex come to an end
TORONTO - The Ontario government says a legal battle involving the province, the late Rob Ford and his sister’s ex-boyfriend has come to an end. The Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional...
Mar 05, 2019
Who is Gerald Butts? A look at Trudeau's former top aide
OTTAWA - Gerald Butts, who resigned as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s top aide last month, is to testify on Wednesday about his discussions with former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould abo...
Mar 05, 2019
Booming snow goose population affecting shorebird habitat in Nunavut: study
Ontario researchers say a booming snow goose population is affecting the habitat and behaviour of arctic-breeding snowbirds, leaving them vulnerable to predation. Scott Flemming, a doctoral research c...
Mar 05, 2019