Category Archives: Canadian Press
Here we go again: ABBA records first new songs in 35 years
LONDON - Mamma Mia! The members of ABBA announced Friday that they have recorded new material for the first time in 35 years. The Swedish pop supergroup said it had recorded two new songs, including o...
Apr 27, 2018
CNN's Gupta urges Sessions to back medical marijuana
NEW YORK - CNN’s medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta has taken the unusual step of publicly urging Attorney General Jeff Sessions to reconsider his opposition to medical marijuana, particular...
Apr 27, 2018
Serial killer search led to wrong man in 2017
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Investigators hunting down the so-called Golden State Killer used information from genetic websites last year that led to the wrong man, court records obtained Friday by The Assoc...
Apr 27, 2018
'He's not listening': Teachers and Arizona governor at odds
PHOENIX - As thousands of teachers and supporters gathered at the Arizona Capitol to protest inadequate public school funding for a second day Friday, Gov. Doug Ducey again skipped the chance to addre...
Apr 27, 2018
Four Canadian teams in mix to land Rasmus Dahlin in NHL draft lottery
The Rasmus Dahlin sweepstakes are set to go. The fate of the flashy Swedish defenceman - the consensus choice to be selected first overall in the NHL draft in June - will be decided at the NHL draft l...
Apr 27, 2018
Nine months after hamstring injury, De Grasse makes return at Drake Relays
TORONTO - It’s been nine long months since Andre De Grasse folded his sinewy frame into the starting blocks of a race. The 23-year-old from Markham, Ont., finally makes his competitive return Sa...
Apr 27, 2018
Fast-rising water flooding parts of Fredericton: 'Time to get prepared'
FREDERICTON - Crews packed sandbags around the New Brunswick legislature Friday as flood waters rose fast in the capital, submerging neighbourhoods along the St. John River and forcing a handful of re...
Apr 27, 2018
Turn down that loud music if you're cruising Miami Beach
MIAMI - Police will be cracking down on drivers blasting loud music as they cruise around Miami Beach. The Miami Herald reports a special police squad will begin pulling over cars with loud music blar...
Apr 27, 2018
Sailboat captain jailed 13 years for smuggling cocaine into Nova Scotia
HALIFAX - A potential payoff of more than $500,000 motivated a Canadian sailboat captain to smuggle 250 kilograms of cocaine into Nova Scotia from a small Caribbean island, a judge said Friday as he s...
Apr 27, 2018
Japanese actress accuses director, starts #MeToo group
TOKYO - A Japanese actress who won a settlement last week from a director she said sexually harassed her said Friday that she plans to use the money to start a #MeToo group for Japan’s entertain...
Apr 27, 2018