Category Archives: Canadian Press
Songwriters group sues bars over unlicensed music
BALTIMORE - Songwriters and music publishers are suing bars around the country, saying they infringed on musical copyrights. The Baltimore Sun reports the American Society of Composers, Authors and Pu...
Feb 27, 2019
Canada women dominate but have to settle for 0-0 draw with Iceland at Algarve Cup
PARCHAL, Portugal - Canada dominated play, but had to settle for a 0-0 draw with Iceland at the Algarve Cup women’s soccer tournament Wednesday. It was largely one-way traffic at Estadio Municip...
Feb 27, 2019

British Columbia school board votes to provide students free tampons, pads
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A British Columbia school board believes it is one of the first in the country to provide free feminine hygiene products in washrooms. Members of the New Westminster school boa...
Feb 27, 2019

US pending home sales rebounded 4.6 per cent in January
WASHINGTON - More Americans signed contracts to buy homes in January as lower mortgage rates appeared to give the real estate market a boost. The National Association of Realtors said Wednesday its pe...
Feb 27, 2019
Michael Jackson's brothers say accusers' film neglects facts
LOS ANGELES - The family of Michael Jackson had a feeling the years-old child molestation allegations against the pop superstar would resurface at some point. So they say they weren’t entirely s...
Feb 27, 2019
New Philip Pullman 'Book of Dust" novel coming Oct. 3
NEW YORK - Philip Pullman’s next novel will bring us an older and more independent Lyra Silvertongue, his longtime literary heroine. “The Secret Commonwealth” will be published Oct. ...
Feb 27, 2019

Dellacamera, Wagner Fox's lead team for Women's World Cup
LOS ANGELES - JP Dellacamera and former U.S. midfielder Aly Wagner will be Fox’s lead broadcast team for the Women’s World Cup. Making its announcement 100 days before the tournament opens...
Feb 27, 2019
Canadians 'stand together' against bullying on annual Pink Shirt Day
Today is Pink Shirt Day in many Canadian schools, communities and workplaces. Pink Shirt Day originated in 2007 after two Nova Scotia teenagers encouraged their fellow students to wear pink T-shirts i...
Feb 27, 2019
Ash loggers race against time before beetles get them all
WALTON, N.Y. - Loggers in snowy forests are cutting down ash like there’s no tomorrow, seeking to stay one step ahead of a fast-spreading beetle killing the tree in dozens of states. The emerald...
Feb 27, 2019
Chicago will elect a black woman as its mayor for first time
CHICAGO - A former federal prosecutor and a county board leader will face each other in a runoff to become Chicago’s first black female mayor after leading a large field Tuesday that included a ...
Feb 27, 2019