Category Archives: Canadian Press
No relief in sight as gasoline price hits four-year high over $1.33 per litre
CALGARY - Canadians celebrating the onset of summer driving season have been dismayed by another spring phenomenon - rising gasoline prices across the country. According to GasBuddy.com, the average p...
Apr 30, 2018
More than 100 people defrauded of $6 million in securities scam, RCMP say
LONDON, Ont. - The Royal Canadian Mounted Police say a Toronto man is charged with defrauding more than 100 people across the country of more than $6 million. The Mounties say the investigation began ...
Apr 30, 2018
'Empire' actor acquitted of Chicago domestic violence charge
CHICAGO - An actor on the television show “Empire” has been acquitted of domestic battery in Chicago. Morocco Omari took the stand during a two-day trial that ended with his acquittal Frid...
Apr 30, 2018
Pelicans crash California graduation, 1 lands on red carpet
MALIBU, Calif. - A pair of pelicans majoring in curiosity crashed a graduation ceremony at Pepperdine University in Malibu. The brown, dive-bombing birds joined the class of 2018 on Saturday as gradua...
Apr 30, 2018
On tax deadline day, hotels urge government to force Airbnb to pay up
OTTAWA - Canada’s hotels are asking the federal Liberal government to take a heavier hand with online rental services like Airbnb and force the platforms to collect and remit sales tax. The Hote...
Apr 30, 2018
This is only a test; trial run coming next week for emergency alert system
OTTAWA - Millions of cellphones, tablets and other portable devices will sound off across the country next week to test Canada’s new public emergency alert system. The country’s broadcast ...
Apr 30, 2018
Time's Up takes aim at R. Kelly over sex misconduct claims
NEW YORK - The Time’s Up campaign is taking aim at R. Kelly over allegations he has sexually abused women. The organization devoted to helping women in the aftermath of sexual abuse issued a sta...
Apr 30, 2018
Toronto Maple Leafs say Lamoriello will not return as GM next season
TORONTO - Lou Lamoriello will be moving from general manager to a senior adviser role with the Toronto Maple Leafs, as the two sides had always planned. What remained unclear Monday is who might repla...
Apr 30, 2018
Officials warning B.C. flooding this year may be worse due to 2017 wildfires
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Emergency officials in British Columbia’s southern Interior warn that devastating wildfires that charred thousands of square kilometres of timber and bush last year now hav...
Apr 30, 2018
Rugby sevens star Jen Kish calls it quits after sacrificing her body for Canada
TORONTO - After sacrificing her body for Canada for 13 years, Jen Kish called it quits Monday. The former Canadian rugby sevens skipper had planned to retire in July at the end of the season. But hip ...
Apr 30, 2018