Category Archives: Canadian Press
Former Mountie who sexually assaulted teenage boys gets six years in prison
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A former Mountie and youth sports coach who a judge says used his authority and trust to groom teenage boys before sexually assaulting them has been sentenced to six years in prison. ...
Apr 25, 2018
B.C. moves to restrict ownership, use of pharmaceutical pill presses
VICTORIA - British Columbia is cracking down on pill presses in a bid to ease the ongoing opioid overdose crisis gripping the province. The provincial government says in a news release that it has int...
Apr 25, 2018
Little says Jets are slight underdogs in anticipated series with Predators
WINNIPEG - Bryan Little believes the Winnipeg Jets are hungry underdogs heading into their highly anticipated second-round playoff series with the Nashville Predators. The veteran forward agrees the t...
Apr 25, 2018
E. coli outbreak linked to pork products from Alberta meat shop, 1 dead, 35 sick
EDMONTON - Investigators have linked an E. coli outbreak that has sickened 36 people, including a person who is likely to have died from the bacteria, to pork products from a meat shop south of Edmont...
Apr 25, 2018
Venues reject Cynthia Nixon campaign event. She blames Cuomo
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Cynthia Nixon thinks Andrew Cuomo was behind the refusal by two venues to host her campaign’s first stop in the state’s second-largest city. The Democratic candidate for Ne...
Apr 25, 2018
Sore shoulder keeps backup guard VanVleet out of Raptors playoff game again
TORONTO - Raptors backup guard Fred VanVleet sat out for a third straight game Wednesday due to a right shoulder injury. The six-footer from Wichita State has played just two minutes 49 seconds of Tor...
Apr 25, 2018
Sides agree to drop rape lawsuit against Russell Simmons
LOS ANGELES - A lawsuit from a Los Angeles woman who alleged music mogul Russell Simmons raped her is being dropped. A federal court filing Wednesday says the two sides have agreed that the suit, file...
Apr 25, 2018
DeLorean widow sues for 'Back to the Future' payments
NEWARK, N.J. - The widow of maverick automaker John DeLorean alleges a Texas company has illegally received money from the “Back to the Future” movies that used his iconic car. The car was...
Apr 25, 2018
'BlacKkKlansman' star hopes Lee film starts a conversation
LAS VEGAS - Denzel Washington’s son John David Washington has technically worked with Spike Lee before. When he was 7-years-old he had a bit part in “Malcolm X,” which his dad starre...
Apr 25, 2018
ConocoPhillips wins $2 billion arbitration against Venezuela
CARACAS, Venezuela - ConocoPhillips said it won a $2 billion arbitration award against Venezuela’s state oil company, compounding the financial woes of the socialist-run nation as it struggles t...
Apr 25, 2018