Category Archives: Canadian Press
IOC president says Kim committed to Tokyo, Beijing Olympics
PYONGYANG, Korea, Democratic People’s Republic Of - International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach met with Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang on Friday and said the North Korean leader is committe...
Mar 30, 2018
Nova Scotia RCMP dog joins search for missing 10-year-old Montreal boy
MONTREAL - Police are continuing the search for a missing 10-year-old Montreal boy with the help of a specially trained dog on loan from the Nova Scotia RCMP. The search for Ariel Jeffrey Kouakou resu...
Mar 30, 2018
Deported Canadian-Kenyan opposition figure says he was 'marooned' in Dubai
NAIROBI, Kenya - A Canadian-Kenyan opposition figure who claims he was drugged and forcibly deported to Dubai said Friday he was “marooned” at the airport there but intends to return to Ke...
Mar 30, 2018
Model Olivia Culpo confirms split with NFL's Danny Amendola
LOS ANGELES - Sports Illustrated swimsuit model and former Miss Universe Olivia Culpo and NFL player Danny Amendola are no longer a couple. Culpo told “Access Hollywood” on Wednesday that ...
Mar 30, 2018
Que., Ont. budgets reveal different approaches to government, elections: experts
TORONTO - In Canada’s largest provinces, two Liberal governments on the ropes as they gear up to fight for re-election have made their last fiscal plays to score points with voters - but with tw...
Mar 30, 2018
Devotees nailed to crosses on Good Friday in Philippines
SAN PEDRO CUTUD, Philippines - Seven Filipino Roman Catholic devotees, including a woman, were nailed to wooden crosses in a Good Friday reenactment of Jesus Christ’s suffering that was watched ...
Mar 30, 2018
Why NCAA sexual assault policy stops short of punishment
SAN ANTONIO - In October of 2016, not long after a sexual assault scandal at Baylor swept out the football coach, athletic director and president of the university, the NCAA convened a commission to c...
Mar 30, 2018
Widow of Orlando nightclub gunman is acquitted in the attack
The widow of the gunman who slaughtered 49 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, was acquitted Friday of helping to plot the attack and lying to the FBI afterward - a rare and stinging defeat...
Mar 30, 2018
Boston officials postpone vote on Yawkey Way name change
Boston officials have postponed a vote on whether to change Yawkey Way to its original name, Jersey Street. The Boston Public Improvement Commission agreed to delay the vote to April 12 after a two-ho...
Mar 30, 2018
Jennifer Lopez visits Alex Rodriguez during opening day
LOS ANGELES - Alex Rodriguez received a special opening day visit during his first official broadcast with the ESPN Sunday night baseball team. His girlfriend, Jennifer Lopez, dropped by the booth at ...
Mar 30, 2018